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A New Window on Cash

Emerging standards for electronic cash transactions promise to shed more light on liquidity and cash flow.

November 1, 2009

Despite its evocative name, the committee known simply as X9 doesn't have anything to do with secret agents, experimental planes, or mutant superheroes. Yet you might say that it is keenly interested in saving the business world from a villain: inefficiency. Read more...

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The Art of the Double Play
How a CFO runs the finances of two companies at once, why he won't agree to a prepayment penalty past the first two years of a capital-financing deal, and what he has against Starbucks. October 5, 2009
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In the spirit of maintaining customer relationships when few companies can afford to lose business, trade creditors are keeping some delinquent collections work in-house. September 16, 2009
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Governments will need to find new ways of raising tax. September 4, 2009
Need Cash? Go Buy It.
That was one CFO's solution for keeping his small company afloat as it waits for regulatory approval of its product and continues to burn through funds. August 27, 2009
Buyer's Remorse
Treasury departments are still paying a price for auction-rate securities. July 15, 2009
The Picture of Health: Cash at Medical Midcaps
Compared with four other industries – the machinery, software, internet, and semiconductor sectors – health-care companies in the CFO Midcap 1500 produced the highest 2009 first-quarter cash earnings per share. July 8, 2009
Treasurers Cling to Safety
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Study: Free-Cash Rise May Signal Start of Economic Turn
But without revenue strength, cost cutting and tough debt collection can only go so far. June 23, 2009