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CFO
June 1, 2008
Kate O'Sullivan |
Time to Buy Economic gloom abounds these days, but there is one ray of sunshine: the mergers-and-acquisitions market.   |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
M&A Activity: Back with a Whimper To some market watchers, a flurry of transactions signals a comeback for the merger and acquisition market, which has been in a slump for the past few years. But Wharton faculty and other experts say the M&A frenzy of the 1990s is unlikely to be repeated this time. |
Bank Director
2nd Quarter 2011
Jack Milligan |
Cautious Optimism: Returns to Bank M&A A gradual improvement in asset quality industry wide, along with unprecedented pressure from regulators, is helping to revive the bank M&A market after three lean years -- although prices might never return to their lofty highs of past cycles. |
CFO
September 1, 2009
Alix Stuart |
Undue Diligence New accounting rules for mergers take a bite out of deal activity. |
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. |
CFO
December 1, 2004
Kris Frieswick |
Is Fair Value Flawed? Some say FASB's reform proposals for merger-and-acquisition expense-reporting could stifle corporate management planning. |
CFO
Roy Harris |
A Lesson Before Buying University executive-education programs tackle one of the business world's toughest jobs: teaching M&A... |
Bank Systems & Technology
June 24, 2008
Thompson & Mataconis |
Banks Must Rely On Their Own Risk Models in Future Long-term, it's clear that banks will have to provide more transparency into their credit and risk decisions -- and do a lot more of the work themselves. |
Financial Advisor
June 2005
Marla Brill |
Fishing For Fallen Angels Putnam's David King shops for bargains among tarnished growth stocks. |
Bank Director
1st Quarter 2011
John Engen |
Eat or Be Eaten Banks that have strong balance sheets, excellent credit quality and first-rate regulatory compliance skills will thrive in today's challenging operating environment. Banks that lack those characteristics may be forced to sell out. |
Investment Advisor
June 2007
Mark Tibergien |
Real Deals There's more activity than actual movement on the M&A front for financial advisory firms. |
Insurance & Technology
January 17, 2006
Maria Woehr |
Constant Change The coming year's regulatory and political agenda could result in requirements for reform and increasing technology investments, which could alter the business environment for property and casualty, life, and health insurers alike. |
Insurance & Technology
June 23, 2010
Nathan Golia |
Reports Find P&C Industry on Solid Financial Footing Profitability returns and reserves are well-stocked, but potential snags could still come, organizations say. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2001
Ashoka Mody & Shoko Negishi |
Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions in East Asia: Trends and Implications Mergers and acquisitions across national borders have increased in East Asia since the onset of the financial crisis. What has caused this new wave of mergers and acquisitions and what advantages might they offer to the region's financially distressed economies? |
Insurance & Technology
April 21, 2010
Anthony O'Donnell |
NAIC Meeting's Emphasis on Solvency Will Drive Insurance IT Spend The NAIC's Solvency Modernization Initiative will drive regulation that supports global regulatory transparency and necessitate risk management and reporting technology modernization, according to Deloitte. |
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
March 1, 2005
Don Durfee |
A Question of Value Over 20 years, technology and technique have greatly improved the ability to price targets accurately for a merger. |
Bank Director
3rd Quarter 2009 |
Considering M&A in 2009? For banks that are considering a possible sale or merger, 2009 could be a good time to put plans and balance sheets in order. |
Wall Street & Technology
June 22, 2009
Melanie Rodier |
The Urgency and High Price of New Cost Basis Reporting Law Even while many financial firms are unaware of new cost basis reporting requirements, the deadline for compliance is fast approaching -- and the cost to comply won't be cheap. |
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. |
Insurance & Technology
April 3, 2008
Katherine Burger |
No Surprises in Insurance Industry's Mixed Reception for Treasury Department's Endorsement of Optional Federal Charter Concerns about competitive advantage inspired the life insurance industry's welcome of the Treasury's call for an optional federal charter as part of broad regulatory reform proposals for financial services. |
CIO
December 23, 2008
David F. Carr |
What IT Leaders Need to Know About Getting Mergers Done Right Whether it's a shotgun merger or a planned acquisition, chances are you're not ready for it. Here's how to change that. |
Food Processing
September 2008 |
Appetite for Food Companies Still Strong Food industry mergers and acquisitions continue to rise amid credit turmoil and foreign investment. |
Financial Planning
October 1, 2008
Stacy Schultz |
The Real Deal More than half of all registered independent advisory (RIA) firms bought or considered buying another advisory firm at least once in the past two years. |
Bank Systems & Technology
July 20, 2010
Matt Gunn |
Data Management at Heart of New Regulation A Deloitte report says data aggregation and integration are key to meeting new regulation. |
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. |
InternetNews
March 24, 2006
Paul Shread |
Google, Telecoms Boost Techs Google's long-awaited addition to the S&P 500 and merger talks between Lucent and Alcatel boosted tech shares on Friday... Blue chips edged higher... Palm slipped despite beating estimates... WatchGuard jumped... etc. |
Investment Advisor
December 2009
Mark Tibergien |
Formulas for Success: Prudent Man Rule for Practice Purchases Capital constraints, economic uncertainty, and increased levels of caution characterize the current marketplace in advisory firm M&A. |
The Motley Fool
March 30, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
What the Best Companies Are Doing Right Now Companies that aim to survive and thrive in the coming recovery aren't wasting any time on apocalyptic hype. They're putting cash to work -- and building future shareholder value for years to come. |
CFO
April 1, 2003
David M. Katz |
Holes in the Net? Insurers' woes are mounting -- and your company's coverage may be at risk. |
Investment Advisor
November 2009
D.J. Gannon |
Small World Financial reporting standards will eliminate many of the adjustments investment advisors historically have made to allow companies' financials to be more comparable internationally. |
Insurance & Technology
February 19, 2004
Peggy Bresnick-Kendler |
Technology and the Urge To Merge Whether buying a smaller company at bargain prices or participating in a massive "merger of equals" deal, insurers must carefully evaluate IT compatibilities and costs. |
Chemistry World
May 29, 2014
Derek Lowe |
Messy megamergers There is a good deal to be said about drug company mergers in general. |
Financial Planning
January 1, 2010
Ilana Polyak |
Merge Ahead The Merger Fund doesn't follow the fortunes of the stock market in either good or bad years. |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2005 |
Are Equities Undervalued? Given the risks that exist, analysts aren't planning to overweight equities at this time. But a decline in prices could make a compelling opportunity for a tactical overweight in stocks. |
National Defense
January 2009
Grace V. Jean |
Analysts Predict New Wave of Industry Consolidation Expectations of declining budgets for Pentagon big-ticket weapons and an overall uncertainty about future military spending priorities may set off new rounds of industry mergers and acquisitions, economists say. |
Bank Systems & Technology
February 10, 2004
Paul Kurgan |
Truth & Consequence Don't let compliance foil your business. |
Insurance & Technology
November 10, 2008
Anthony O'Donnell |
IT Will Power Insurance Industry Response to Crisis Technology spending will be a critical factor for insurers wishing to both take advantage of opportunities provided by the current crisis and address heightened compliance and risk management concerns. |
BusinessWeek
December 29, 2010
Xydias & Kisling |
The Stock Rally May Still Have Legs in 2011 Prospects for strong earnings, plus all the cash on balance sheets, have strategists predicting an 11 percent gain for the S&P 500. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Will Mergers & Acquisitions Take Off in Europe? The art of the deal is alive and well in Europe -- yes, traditionally merger-averse Europe -- even if it has entered something of a slump... |
Bank Systems & Technology
January 29, 2005
MacPherson, Perry & Phelan |
Doing Diligence Attempts to buy growth through M&As take forethought and care. At its best, an effective bank merger is a backstage production - smooth, well-orchestrated and invisible to an audience of consumers. |
U.S. Banker
April 2008
Joseph Rosta |
Financial Mergers & Acquisitions Dry Up It's a hostile merger and acquisition world out there and the depressed bank and thrift market has not been spared. |
Inc.
October 1, 2002
Kenneth Klee |
Mergers and Accusations Yes, most mergers are misguided. But savvy investors shouldn't overlook those few companies that get them right. |
The Motley Fool
December 14, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Energy M&A: Who's Next? Investors, these tempting, top-performing companies might be Big Energy's next takeover targets: Apache Corp... ChesapeakeEnergy... Occidental Petroleum... Ultra Petroleum... etc. |
Food Processing
August 2010 |
Food Business Mergers & Acquisitions Fall 30.4% In 2009 The 2009 total of merger and acquisition activity in the food & beverage industry included 263 deals (not all of them yet closed) and is the second annual decline; the 2008 figure broke a trend of three consecutive years of M&A growth. |
Financial Planning
October 1, 2010
John J. Bowen, Jr. |
Rocket Fuel Some advisors are finding that nonorganic options -- acquisitions, in particular -- are an excellent way to ramp up growth and build successful larger firms. |
Insurance & Technology
February 19, 2004
Julie Gallagher |
Tech Could Assist State-Based Reform Acknowledging that legacy technologies are not the only antiquated systems in insurance, carriers, trade associations and commissioners are aggressively approaching the regulatory reform of the insurance industry |
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. |
The Motley Fool
June 3, 2011
Alex Dumortier |
Banks Blindsided by a Housing Double-Dip For the top banks, the hits just keep on coming. |
InternetNews
November 10, 2009 |
Tech Stocks Slip on Sun, Cisco Merger Troubles Merger mania and the stock market both took Tuesday off. |
