278 Posts found for Source: CFO Publishing

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Many decisions CFOs make — how to raise capital, where to outsource, whether to expand — are deeply influenced by a network of politicians, financiers, and other individuals around the world. For the first time, CFO Magazine presents its list of fivescore bankers, investors, regulators, and rule-makers — as well as gadflies, opinion leaders, organizations, and forces — that have the greatest influence on the … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Authors: Alix Nyberg Stuart, Lori Calabro | Source: CFO Publishing | Subjects: Finance, People

Only if it is properly governed. From “Capitalism and Its Troubles: A Survey of International Finance.”

Content: Article | Author: Matthew Bishop | Sources: CFO Publishing, The Economist | Subject: Corporate Governance

Why do so many people cling so hard to the notion of efficient markets? Andrew Lo, an economist at MIT, suggests that they may be suffering from a “peculiar psychological disorder known as ‘physics envy’…We would love to have three laws that explain 99% of economic behaviour; instead, we have about 99 laws that explain maybe 3% of economic behaviour. Nevertheless, we like to talk … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Source: CFO Publishing | Subjects: Economics, Finance

If banks have to come clean about their off-balance-sheet leverage, get ready to pay more for money.

Content: Article | Author: Andrew Osterland | Source: CFO Publishing | Subjects: Accounting, Finance | Industry: Finance / Banking

U.S. and international standard setters are coordinating their efforts to craft a common language for business.

Content: Article | Author: Tim Reason | Source: CFO Publishing | Subjects: Accounting, International

University executive-education programs tackle one of the business world’s toughest jobs: teaching M&A.

Content: Article | Author: Roy Harris | Source: CFO Publishing | Subject: Education

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Transaction data doesn’t usually play well with others. Here’s how some companies are getting around the problem.

Content: Article | Author: Marie Leone | Source: CFO Publishing | Subjects: Finance, IT / Technology / E-Business

Web services are getting plenty of buzz, but if they do provide a simple way for applications to talk to each other, the hype may be justified.

Content: Article | Author: Scott Leibs | Source: CFO Publishing | Subject: IT / Technology / E-Business

Coping with the bear market in directors’ and officers’ liability insurance.

Content: Article | Author: Kris Frieswick | Source: CFO Publishing | Subject: Corporate Governance

Acquiring bankrupt assets may seem like a smart move. But valuing distressed intangibles can be a tricky business.

Content: Article | Author: Alix Nyberg Stuart | Source: CFO Publishing | Industry: Finance / Banking

We the people of the United States have a hard time keeping our finances in order. Our corporations may practice the world’s most rigorous financial reporting (some recent debacles notwithstanding), but our government does not. Agencies with such lofty responsibilities as establishing justice, ensuring domestic tranquility, and providing for the common defense have a hard time even producing a financial statement. Those that do produce … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Tim Reason | Source: CFO Publishing | Subject: Finance | Industry: Government

Scenarios are useful not for predicting the future (which can’t be done) but for helping companies become more aware of possible outcomes.

Content: Article | Author: Kris Frieswick | Source: CFO Publishing | Subjects: Best Practices, Strategy

New merger-accouting rules may sharpen investor views of intangibles, but CFOs should also consider the impact of write-offs.

Content: Article | Authors: Jennifer Caplan, Roy Harris | Source: CFO Publishing | Subjects: Accounting, Finance

Many new software applications combine budgeting, forecasting, analytics, business intelligence, and collaboration. About the only thing this software can’t do is make employees use it.

Content: Article | Author: Kris Frieswick | Source: CFO Publishing | Subjects: Finance, IT / Technology / E-Business

Companies are finding a host of reasons to offload components of their e-business operations.

Content: Article | Author: Alix Nyberg Stuart | Source: CFO Publishing | Subjects: Best Practices, IT / Technology / E-Business

Offering company stock in employee 401(k)s may not always be wise. Just ask Lucent.

Content: Article | Author: Russ Banham | Source: CFO Publishing | Subjects: Finance, Human Resources

Multinationals are still choosing to offer options. They just need to be tailored to local tastes.

Content: Article | Author: Andrew Osterland | Source: CFO Publishing | Subjects: Finance, Human Resources