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CFO January 30, 2004 Scott Leibs |
New Terrain Post-Enron reforms have made dramatic alterations to the landscape of corporate governance. Boards, their committees, and internal auditors now have greater responsibilities and powers. How will these reforms change the CFO's job? |
CFO September 1, 2010 Sarah Johnson |
So Much for "Death by Committee" Audit committees have expanded their scope, and new rules may force them to broaden it even further. |
CFO January 10, 2007 Joseph McCafferty |
Business Outlook Survey CFOs are feeling better about the prospects for the U.S. economy in 2007. |
Bank Director 3rd Quarter 2010 Jack Milligan |
This Plate Runneth Over Audit committee members are taking hits from all sides these days. |
CFO May 8, 2006 Don Durfee |
What's the Boss Worth? CFOs weigh in on executive compensation. |
CFO January 1, 2005 Julia Homer |
Friends on Board CFOs are spending more time with directors outside the boardroom. |
CFO May 1, 2008 Kate O'Sullivan |
Top 10 Concerns of CFOs CFOs don't lack for worries as the credit markets continue to create uncertainty. |
CIO July 1, 2004 Christopher Koch |
The Sarbox Conspiracy Sarbanes-Oxley compliance efforts are eating up CIO time and budgets. Worse, CIOs are being relegated to a purely tactical role. And that may be the CFO's plan. |
Entrepreneur October 2007 C.J. Prince |
I'm Outta Here With shrinking teams and growing responsibilities, CFOs have it tough these days. What can you do to keep yours from jumping ship? |
CFO July 1, 2007 Scott Leibs |
Five Years and Accounting This story is Part 1 in a three-part series on how corporate finance has changed since the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was passed. |
CFO April 1, 2007 Joseph McCafferty |
Business Outlook Survey With renewed confidence in the economy, companies report that they are investing in their businesses -- ramping up hiring plans and increasing projections for capital spending. |
CFO May 1, 2008 Kate O'Sullivan |
Can This Relationship Be Saved? Auditors and CFOs aren't the friends they once were, but they are working out their differences. |
CFO July 1, 2007 Kate O'Sullivan |
Business Outlook Survey Finance executives entered the summer doldrums early this year as their optimism about the U.S. economy approached a five-year low. |
CIO June 13, 2011 Bill Bulkeley |
What CFOs Care About Besides Your IT Budget CFOs need to understand more than the costs and financial benefits to adopting cloud and consumer technologies. They're also on the hook to protect against risk |
CFO April 1, 2010 Scott Leibs |
Shock and Audits As audit fees drop, what do you need to know to cut a better deal? |
Bank Director 3rd Quarter 2010 Charles Keenan |
Front-burner Issues for the Audit Committee The audit committee's roles and responsibilities continue to broaden as evolving regulation and increasing demands for risk oversight turn up the heat on bank boards. |
CFO February 1, 2008 Roy Harris |
Are We Strategic Yet? Early in a CFO's tenure, the things that matter most often get the least attention. |
CFO March 1, 2007 Joseph McCafferty |
For CFOs, Few Gold Watches The average tenure of big-company finance chiefs is less than five years, according to a recent study. |
Real Estate Portfolio Mar/Apr 2002 Ray Milnes |
Audit Committees -- A Perspective on Utilizing Internal Audit Resources A brisk current of regulatory change is sweeping through America's corporate boardrooms aimed at strengthening the independence and effectiveness of corporate audit committees, including those of REITs and other publicly traded real estate companies... |
CFO January 1, 2008 Kate O'Sullivan |
Business Outlook Survey With worries about the costs of labor, fuel, and credit, CFOs' expectations for the economy hit a new low. |
CFO July 1, 2005 Joseph McCafferty |
Dog Days for the Economy? Hiring and capital spending will slow over the next year, due partly to rising energy and raw-material prices. |
Managed Care April 2005 |
Health Care Costs Remain Top Concern for CFOs Despite all the recent discussion about Social Security reform, chief financial officers in the United States say that rising health care cost remains their top concern, according to a survey. |
CFO September 1, 2004 Joseph McCafferty |
Happy, but Hesitant The attitudes of U.S. CFOs are being influenced by such factors as high oil prices, the continuing fallout in the jobs market, and the upcoming Presidential election. |
CFO September 1, 2008 Kate O'Sullivan |
Roiled by Oil Concern over the cost of crude shoots to the top of CFOs' worry list. |
CIO July 15, 2006 Michael Schrage |
Visibility for the Board With boards of directors under increased scrutiny by regulators and other entities, CIOs should consider creating a digital dashboard that gives them a view into the key performance indicators of the business. |
Real Estate Portfolio Jul/Aug 2002 Kenneth L. Betts |
Avoiding Enron: Counseling the Audit Committee In general, the role of the audit committee is to review the financial operations and statements of a company and to affirm the integrity and accuracy of the preparation and dissemination of that information. Now audit committees need closer observation, support and liability protection. |
CFO March 1, 2003 Joseph McCafferty |
Boo-hoo Economics CFOs are gloomy about the short-term prospects for the United States. |
CFO March 1, 2004 Joseph McCafferty |
Good, but Not Great Seventy-two percent of U.S. finance executives say they have a positive outlook on the domestic economy over the next year. |
CFO November 1, 2002 Andrew Osterland |
Board Games Boards are supposed to monitor top executives, but too often give them carte blanche. That's why regulators are writing stricter rules for the corporate-governance game. |
CFO April 1, 2011 Robert Pozen |
A Three-Step Plan for CFOs How to help your audit committee work more effectively. |
CFO January 30, 2004 |
Is 10 Years Enough? Did Former Enron CFO Andrew Fastow get all he deserved? Also: why equity research is moving to India; the effect of Medicare reform on retiree benefits; Citigroup in the hot seat, again; the tax-friendly status of online commerce may be in jeopardy; more. |
CFO August 1, 2006 Don Durfee |
More Rules, Higher Profits? New research shows that good governance practices may reduce your cost of capital. |
CFO October 1, 2006 Joseph McCafferty |
Business Outlook Survey U.S. CFOs see trouble ahead. |
CFO February 1, 2009 Scott Leibs |
Moving On, Happily Most CFOs leave their jobs in triumph, not disgrace, a new KPMG study shows. |
CFO December 1, 2002 Alix Nyberg |
Split Decision There's no question that accounting skills are back in vogue for CFOs, given the massive amounts of work associated with the new disclosure and governance rules flooding out of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the stock exchanges. |
CFO November 1, 2008 Kate O'Sullivan |
Top Concerns of CFOs CFOs worry about consumers, credit, and volatile markets. |
CFO September 1, 2002 David M. Katz |
The Insiders Do internal auditors have a bigger role to play in ensuring the integrity of financial reports? |
CFO April 1, 2005 Joseph McCafferty |
A Little Bit Softer Now The declining dollar is among the biggest concerns of U.S. CFOs, due to rising material costs. |
IndustryWeek June 20, 2012 |
Government Can Help Manufacturers by Getting Out of Their Way Most CFOs are optimistic about the economy but see gridlock as a major barrier to growth. |
CFO December 1, 2004 Kate O'Sullivan |
Laying Down the Law By naming compliance officers, companies are putting new focus on regulatory issues -- and giving CFOs a break. |
CFO September 1, 2003 Joseph McCafferty |
Are We There Yet? Our quarterly Global Confidence Survey reveals that finance chiefs are more hopeful about economic prospects over the next year than they have been since December 2000. |
CFO April 1, 2011 Russ Banham |
Disaster Averted? A torrent of bad news for business may be good news for enterprise risk management, as businesses look to prepare for "black swans." |
CFO December 1, 2003 Joseph McCafferty |
And a Happy New Year? In our quarterly Global Confidence Survey, 71 percent of U.S. respondents say they are either "confident" or "very optimistic" about the domestic economy over the next year. |
IndustryWeek April 18, 2012 |
Everything Is Looking Up for Manufacturers... Except Sales CFOs are feeling more optimistic about their companies, but recognize the recovery is still rather fragile. |
CFO January 1, 2006 Tom Leander |
View from Asia: What's Old about ''New'' Japan? The old-guard style, marked by widespread company cross-shareholding and complacent boards, is in retreat. But resistance bubbles beneath the surface. As market reform moves forward, Japan's CFOs may have to shift metaphors from golf to a more openly confrontational sport. |
CFO November 1, 2009 Alix Stuart |
Are You "Strategic"? CFOs have long aspired to that lofty moniker. Is the time at hand when many can lay claim to it? |
Insurance & Technology September 2, 2007 Anthony O'Donnell |
Finance Transformation Needed, BearingPoint Survey Says Technology challenges and opportunities are top of mind for financial services CFOs seeking to transform their companies finance organizations. |
Bank Director 2nd Quarter 2011 Naomi Snyder |
A New Mandate for Risk Management The financial crisis revealed serious risk management deficiencies throughout the banking industry, and now the feds are forcing boards to accept direct responsibility for the risks their institutions take. |
CFO April 1, 2008 Kate O'Sullivan |
Business Outlook Survey CFOs are retrenching as the United States enters what could be a lengthy recession. |
CFO March 15, 2006 Julia Homer |
Going Public Perhaps nothing symbolizes the complete emergence of the CFO as a public figure more than the SEC's decision to require disclosure of CFO compensation in proxy statements. |