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Son Ends Up in His Father's Old Dorm Room: Mike Robell, a freshman at Michigan State University, got a big surprise when he moved into his dorm room -- he found that it's the same room his father lived in three decades ago. [more]
Judge Throws Out Popcorn Case: Manhattan Civil Court Judge Matthew Cooper has thrown out Steve Kaplan's case against AMC Theatres. [more]
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Private Equity Hunkers Down: Not so long ago private equity firms were awash with money and short of places to park it. [more]
Benefit and Compensation Plans Around the World: For companies that operate on a global scale, fine-tuning benefits and compensation design can be a daunting challenge; here's some help from Mercer. [more]
Top 6 Best Practices for A/R: As companies grapple with growing pressures on cash flow, Accounts Payable automation is drawing plenty of attention. [more]
Speedy Integration Is Key to M&A Success: Merger and acquisition activities have a reputation for destroying shareholder value, but a well-executed integration strategy can boost a deal's chances of success. [more]
How to Move Procurement to the Next Level: CFOs and procurement pros alike are looking for ways to boost the function's contribution. [more]
Financial Crisis 101: How did miscalculations and misdeeds in a small slice of the US mortgage market -- the subprime segment -- end up bringing the financial system of the entire world to its knees? [more]
How To Do IFRS Right: The clock is ticking on the SEC's mandatory transition to international financial reporting standards, and many CFOs are wondering how to make the switch and, hopefully, achieve some efficiencies at the same time. [more]
Steps to a Successful Marriage: Once an M&A deal closes, successfully integrating the companies' finance and accounting functions can be key to the prospect of a long and happy union. [more]
Tips for Thriving in a Recession: Is it possible to improve your organization's financial performance even when the markets are tanking? [more]
Human Capital Goes Global: Imbalances in the world's labor supply will result in a surge of workers across borders in the coming decades. [more]
How a CEO Slows Down To Improve Business: The CEO of insurance brokerage Dawson Cos., who works out of the firm's Naples, Fla., office, describes in this article how he uses "Zen management" to build strong relationships with staff members in Ohio who suffer through winter's chill. [more]
How To Expand and Still Control Costs: Is frugal growth an oxymoron? [more]
Glossary for the Financial Crisis: Turn on the news and you'll hear pundits tossing around words like "mortgage-based securities" and "credit default swap. [more]
An Interview with Citigroup's CFO Gary Crittenden: From Sears Roebuck to Monsanto to American Express, CFO Gary Crittenden pretty much wrote the book on finance transformation. [more]
Finance in the Flat World: Earlier this year, global consulting and services firm Accenture published the latest in a series of studies of high performance in the finance function, focusing on the challenges and opportunities presented by globalization. [more]
Beating the Odds in M&A: The chances of success may be no better than 50-50. [more]
Corporate Decision Support Still Shaky: Efficient decision-making is critical for managing performance, but many organizations struggle to provide reliable information to decision-makers, according to a new Ventana Research report. [more]
SEPA 101: The Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) is now in full swing in Europe and showing every sign of success, but US companies by and large have been slow to reap the potential benefits. [more]
PCAOB Prevails in Lawsuit: The efforts of a Washington-based conservative think tank, the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) to bring down the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) were thwarted by the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. [more]
Are You Ready for Carbon Finance?: John McCain and Barack Obama both want to introduce a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emissions. [more]