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Downturn Shreds Corporate Forecasts: Finance executives were caught napping by the severity of the downturn; 57 percent say that their company missed its revenue plan in the third quarter. [more]
A Path Through the Economic Swamp: There's no shortage of advice pouring from consulting firms about how to weather the recession, but a new advisory from AT Kearney suggests some actions you may not have thought of. [more]
How Resilient Is the Global Supply Chain?: Global sourcing has become a strategic necessity, but companies don't have a good grip on the risks it poses. [more]
How To Revamp Executive Comp for Tough Times: The downturn has thrown the status quo for executive compensation out the window and thrust pay packages under the microscope. [more]
Private Equity Hunkers Down: Not so long ago private equity firms were awash with money and short of places to park it. [more]
Why Internal Audit Is More Valuable Than Ever: As enterprise leaders survey the wreckage caused by massive failures of risk management models in the financial sector, they should be taking another look at one of their own primary bulwarks against risk: internal audit. [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]
IFRS: What's the Time Frame Now?: Going to a single, global set of accounting standards makes sense, but with the economy in an ongoing state of turbulence, attention is focused elsewhere. [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]
Slouching Toward IFRS: International financial reporting standards are not going away. [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]
Half of Internal Auditors Clueless About XBRL: The worldwide movement toward extensible business reporting language (XBRL) is accelerating, but internal auditors' knowledge of the data format is lagging. [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]
Performance Booster: Total Compensation Management: Compensation processes are key to improving workforce performance, yet most managers who are responsible for these complex practices lack confidence in their organization's ability to handle them effectively. [more]
Driving Operational Innovation Using Lean Six Sigma: Businesses today face mounting pressures to innovate, yet enabling innovation remains a challenge for many. [more]
Create a Telescopic Lens for Your Finance Function: Budget season has arrived at most companies, which means that it's time to integrate operational and financial planning, ratchet up forecast accuracy, fatten your bottom line, and look ever deeper into the future. [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]
What Works and What Doesn't in T&E Cost Control: With travel and entertainment (T&E) costs rising steeply, companies are taking a closer look at the best practices and technologies that can help them manage this important spend category better. [more]