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From Financial Rounds
January 19, 2008 4:40 PM
- Corporate governance survey conducted (Pakistan)
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From Inside Sarbanes Oxley
January 19, 2008 12:13 AM
- Enron-driven reforms are unraveling
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From Inside Sarbanes Oxley
January 19, 2008 12:06 AM
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- British Women Bolt for Aussie Blokes
- With promises of plentiful sunshine, affordable homes, low crime, good jobs, and lots of single men, Southern Australia is luring Britain's highly skilled, young women to its shores. [more]
- Dolphins With a Weight Problem
- Dolphins at Kinosaki Marine World in western Japan are on a low fat diet after failing to jump as high as they had previously in their aquatic performances. [more]
- Testosterone May Affect Financial Risk Decisions
- Testosterone levels may influence men's willingness to make risky financial decisions, according to a new study. [more]
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Finance Execs Slow to Hedge Weather Risks
May 5, 2008 3:44 PM
The overwhelming majority of senior finance and risk executives (82 percent) believe that climate change will force modifications to their business model, according to a survey by CME Group and Storm Exchange Inc. Thirty-four percent of respondents said that the weather has become more volatile in recent years. Yet only about one-half believe that their organization is well-prepared to cope with current weather-related risks.
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- 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]
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