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July 27, 2005
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Investing Wisely Q: What are the key issues insurers face in terms of portfolio/investment management, and how are carriers addressing those issues?... Q: How can portfolio management systems and related technologies help insurers better manage, track and report on investments and financial performance?... etc.   |
Insurance & Technology
April 4, 2007
Susana Schwartz |
Risky Business To meet stringent requirements around reporting, security and accountability, insurers are implementing financial modeling tools. |
Insurance & Technology
May 28, 2008
Doug Sheehan |
Enhanced Investment Systems Offer Better Integration of Data The enhanced technical capabilities of external data providers is making it possible for insurers to have better integration with these data sources, having great potential to improve data accuracy, timeliness and efficiency. |
Insurance & Technology
May 28, 2008
Peggy Bresnick Kendler |
Accounting and Financial Systems: Technological Enhancements Offer Promise -- and Questions Insurers' accounting and financial systems -- including billing, annual reporting, portfolio management and investment management platforms -- are becoming increasingly integrated with other enterprise systems. |
Insurance & Technology
August 12, 2005
Peggy Bresnick Kendler |
The Compliance Challenge Industry experts offer opinions on what the biggest challenges carriers currently face in terms of regulatory compliance. |
Wall Street & Technology
January 25, 2010
Penny Crosman |
10 Trends That Are Reshaping the Wall Street Back Office Here are 10 developments that are reshaping Wall Street's operations departments and the technology they use. |
Insurance & Technology
August 26, 2004
Johannah Rodgers |
The Next Generation Numbers Game Increasing sensitivity to compliance and cost issues is resulting in a renewed focus on back-end systems for insurance carriers. |
CFO
September 1, 2008
David M. Katz |
Fair-Value Revolution Historical cost accounting is fading as Corporate America marches into a new era. |
HBS Working Knowledge
January 23, 2006
Cynthia D. Churchwell |
Financial Reporting Goes Global As business goes global, pressure is increasing for adoption of a single set of accounting standards worldwide. Harvard professor Gregory Miller discusses this trend and India's unique position to be a leader in the international accounting environment. |
U.S. Banker
March 2002
Man Yin Li |
Transfer That Risk! With more and more bankruptcies and defaults, many banks can protect themselves with credit derivatives. There are dangers in using them, but if used intelligently, they can be a boon to many banks... |
CFO
November 1, 2010
Marie Leone |
Technical Difficulties As the pace of accounting-rule changes intensifies, can IT systems keep up? |
Financial Advisor
March 2008
Alan Lavine |
Apples To Apples Expect a pop in equity valuations, increased liquidity and lower trading costs as foreign companies list stocks in the United States using International Financial Reporting Standards. |
CFO
May 8, 2006
Linda Corman |
Lost in the Maze Problems with hedge accounting caused a wave of restatements in 2005. Are FASB's rules too hard to follow, or are companies simply too lax? |
CFO
February 1, 2003
Tim Reason |
Questions of Value Is fair-value accounting the best way to measure a company? The debate heats up. |
IndustryWeek
September 1, 2007
Jill Jusko |
Accounting For Lean Tastes Manufacturers are showing growing support for lean accounting, which proponents say more accurately reflects activities of a lean organization. |
IDB America
June 2001
Daniel Drosdoff |
International accounting standards: A good investment A corporate finance expert explains why better accounting standards boost confidence and attract investors... |
CFO
June 1, 2010
Sarah Johnson |
What's New? Don't Ask The pace of accounting rule changes is beginning to wear on finance staffs. |
Insurance & Technology
May 18, 2004
Julie Gallagher |
IT Isn't Tapped for Compliance The insurance industry fails to embrace the full business value of IT when it comes to addressing regulatory requirements and instead relies primarily on manual processes and ad hoc measures |
CFO
April 1, 2008
Alan Rappeport |
One Standard, Many Laws Accounting convergence could be derailed by countries making too many modifications. |
Reason
January 2006
Kerry Howley |
Data: Treat the Rich Some recent number-crunching by the U.S. Small Business Administration reveals that it's mom-and-pop outfits, not big box behemoths, who are hardest hit by complicated accounting rules, tax requirements, and workplace regulations. |
Investment Advisor
February 2008
Papa & Marks |
The New Paradigm Integrating operations and compliance. |
Insurance & Technology
March 30, 2009
Nathan Conz |
Clearwater Analytics Launches Insurance Offering Clearwater Analytics has released Insurance Analytics to address the industry's investment reporting needs. |
National Real Estate Investor
September 1, 2004
Scott Farb |
The Trickle-Down Effect of Sarbanes-Oxley Real estate private equity funds are finding themselves in an overly regulated, ever-changing and immensely complex climate when it comes to financial reporting and accounting issues. |
CFO
September 1, 2006
Ronald Fink |
Will Fair Value Fly? Fair-value accounting could change the very basis of corporate finance. |
Finance & Development
March 2009
James L. Rowe |
When Governments Intervene New IMF reporting standards provide a better gauge of the costs of government financial rescues. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Nov/Dec 2010
Susan H. Nadler |
Mind the GAAP What advantages does the income-tax basis accounting method offer? |
Wall Street & Technology
August 27, 2004
Paul Allen |
Custodians Target Compliance Firms that lack the technology, data or manpower to monitor compliance are looking to their custodian services for relief. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
You Say IASB, I Say FASB, You Say... A description of efforts to harmonize U.S. and international accounting standards, and shifts in the accounting profession caused by recent scandals. |
BusinessWeek
December 9, 2010
Yalman Onaran |
An International Spat Over Bank Bookkeeping A dispute between the U.S. and international accounting standards boards is holding up a global agreement. |
HBS Working Knowledge
May 12, 2008
Martha Lagace |
Accounting Information as Political Currency Firms manage accounting numbers to avoid regulatory scrutiny. The implication is that firms manage accounting numbers to influence political decisions. |
Insurance & Technology
November 26, 2003
Cynthia Saccocia |
Placing Your Bets Technology Will insurers ante up on technology investments in front-office or back-office systems in 2004, or hold back? In this exclusive preview, TowerGroup assesses the field. |
CFO
August 1, 2007
Kate O'Sullivan |
The SEC Rules Five years after Sarbanes-Oxley, the SEC is flexing its regulatory muscle as never before. |
CFO
September 1, 2008
Scott Leibs |
A Perfect Storm With fair value, IFRS, and XBRL, finance is experiencing a remarkable sea change. |
Insurance & Technology
May 28, 2008
Dori Dwyer |
Business Intelligence Capabilities Transform Accounting and Financial Systems True business intelligence (BI) capabilities are revolutionizing the value insurers are realizing from their accounting and financial systems. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jan/Feb 2012
Canon & Fenbert |
The Potential Impact of Lease Accounting Changes on Corporate Real Estate Decision-Making With the goal of improving lease information transparency and comparability, the new standards could have residual effects on the way in which companies form decisions regarding their real estate needs. |
CFO
July 15, 2008
Leibs & Reason |
IFRS and When The SEC may decide soon whether and when U.S. companies will switch to international accounting standards. And it's a good thing, as panic from not knowing the date is percolating. |
Insurance & Technology
January 5, 2007
Peggy Bresnick Kendler |
An Eye on the Future Insurance industry association executives speculate on the most important issues and challenges facing the insurance industry in 2007. |
IDB America
June 2001
Daniel Drosdoff |
What do you mean by "profitable"? Why Latin American companies and societies have much to gain from adopting a new set of international accounting standards |
Real Estate Portfolio
Special Issue 2005
Yungmann & Agarwal |
One World, One GAAP Global businesses and international investors are increasingly demanding accounting information that they can understand when running businesses and making investment decisions on a worldwide basis. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
How Foreign Firms Can Attract U.S. Investors: Overcoming 'Home Bias' There are clearly substantial benefits to foreign firms that are able to attract U.S. investors in terms of lowering the cost of capital. |
Insurance & Technology
June 16, 2004
Julie Gallagher |
Look On the Bright Side Rather than letting the clouds of regulation rain on their operations, insurers that look for compliance's silver lining have an opportunity to improve their business processes. |
CFO
September 1, 2012
Kathleen Hoffelder |
Mind the GAAP Alternatives More accounting options for small and mid size companies are on the way. |
PHONE+
May 4, 2009
William Bosco |
Lease Accounting: Changes the IT Industry Should Know The FASB and its sister organization, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), are working jointly to develop a new model for the recognition of assets and liabilities arising under lease contracts. |
U.S. Banker
July 2009
Joseph Rosta |
FASB Waves Goodbye to "Qs" The Financial Accounting Standards Board has decided to eliminate the concept of qualified special purpose entities. |
BusinessWeek
March 1, 2004
Capell & Henry |
When Bankers Keep Saying Non The French are thwarting the adoption of global accounting standards. With the standardization, investors worldwide would finally be able to compare -- and trade -- thousands more companies, be they brewers in Mannheim, Melbourne, or Milwaukee. |
Real Estate Portfolio
May/Jun 2002
Taube & Yungmann |
Promoting Transparency in Joint Venture Financial Reporting and Disclosure Joint venture arrangements have become an integral part of the business model of many real estate companies, and financial statement preparers and users have worked toward achieving a satisfactory level of transparency... |
CFO
October 1, 2007
Michelle Leder |
Rewriting the Rules Everything you thought you knew about accounting is about to change. Is there any reason to smile? This is the third of a three-part series examining the state of accounting five years after passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. |
Insurance & Technology
January 17, 2006
Cynthia Saccocia |
Managing in the Best and Worst of Times The insurance industry leaders - from megaglobal insurers to small regional or niche carriers - are achieving excellence by concentrating on profitable growth and competitive advantage. |
Insurance & Technology
August 10, 2006
Maria Woehr |
Compliance Automation Responding to growing pressure on insurers to comply with federal regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the Federal Information Act and HIPAA, ControlPath launched ControlPath Compliance Suite 3.0. |
Insurance & Technology
May 16, 2007
Peggy Bresnick Kendler |
Effective Vendor Management Enables Insurance Companies to Get the Most Out of Software, IT Services and Outsourcing Contracts Questions and answers about insurer/vendor relationships. |
