- 401(k) or Health Care? Take Your Pick
Employees have been staying away in droves from defined-contribution plans, forcing businesses to adopt strategies such as automatic enrollment to overcome a perceived worker inertia. [more]
- Director Paychecks Swell
Corporate director pay climbed an average of 12 percent in 2006, according to the "Board Practices/Board Pay 2007" study by Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). [more]
- Informal Networking Reaps Huge Returns
Knowledge sharing has long swirled beneath the surface in corporate life, but now many companies are organizing or beefing up informal networks to capitalize on the innovations and cost savings generated by these communities of practice. [more]
- Can You Keep a (Trade) Secret?
Intellectual property accounts for an ever-growing slice of companies' total assets. [more]
- Bush Speaks Out on Executive Pay
President Bush scolded corporate America for the high salaries paid to its chiefs in an updated State of the Economy speech at Federal Hall. [more]
- More CFOs Burn Out and Move Out
Stock option backdating scandal, increased responsibility to enforce Sarbanes-Oxley, and genuine burn out are three reasons to blame for high CFO turnover in 2006. [more]
- Capital-Preservation Funds on the Way Out as Default Investments for 401(k) Plans
Employers that now use money-market and stable-value funds as the default investment vehicle for workers automatically enrolled in their 401(k) plans might have to move to more aggressive instruments if regulations proposed by the Department of Labor take effect in February, as expected. [more]
- Free Ride for Nacchio on Legal Fees
Former QWest CEO Joseph Nacchio won't have to spend his own money to defend himself in his upcoming trial for insider trading. [more]
- Treasury Fraud at NBC?
Two instances of fraud involving treasurers came to light last week -- one at GE's NBC Universal unit, and one in the sleepy Michigan county of Alcona. [more]
- Are Star Performers Worth the Big Bucks? In a Word, Yes ...
There's a strong correlation between companies' success at attracting and retaining top talent and their ability to generate higher return on investment and increase shareholder value, according to research by Hewitt Associates. [more]
- The Hunt for Hidden Retirement Plan Fees
With plan beneficiaries on the litigation warpath over excessive fees, the heat is on for companies that offer qualified retirement plans. [more]
- CFO Fails to See the "Softer Side" to Sears
CFO Craig Monaghan, five months on the job, has abruptly resigned from Sears Holdings. [more]
- Taking the Expense Out of Expensing
Companies that reluctantly loosened the purse strings when they began expensing stock options a year ago can now price these options in a new way that promises to reduce those expenses -- with the blessing of the SEC. [more]
- Great Employers Reward Investors Too
If your company treats -- and pays -- its employees better than most, it's likely that your shareholders are also doing very well. [more]
- A Catalyst for Collaboration
Information workers spend up to 30 percent of their working day just looking for data they need, and 15 percent to 25 percent of their time on nonproductive information-related activities, according to Butler Group research. [more]
- ETFs on Track to Breach the 401(k) Market
401(k) plans have been wedded to mutual funds, mostly stock funds, for decades. [more]
- Influencers 2007: Transparency Changes Everything
Business Finance has assembled its annual compendium of the regulators, watchdogs, corporate leaders and academics who are shaping the future of finance and accounting -- and this year, it's all about transparency. [more]
- Coaches Join Forces and Grow Leadership Development Business
The executive coaching industry reaches a milestone with provider of executive human capital solutions Korn/Ferry International's acquisition of leadership development and executive coaching consultancy LeaderSource, LLC. [more]
- Eight Ways to Boost Your Career
The new year has already begun, but it's not too late to make some career-enhancing resolutions. [more]
- CFO Turnover Up 23 Percent in 2006
Overall, CFO turnover was 23 percent greater in 2006 than in 2005, according to management change consultants Liberum Research. [more]
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