http://www.cfo.com/archives/directory.cfm/2984409 The latest finance news, including accounting practices, government investigations, capital-raisings, credit ratings, investor relations, and personnel shuffles. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:11:38 GMT http://www.cfo.com/images/cfo_com_logo_small.gif http://www.cfo.com http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/14617896/?f=rsspage The regulator has imposed its largest penalty, $2 million, on Ernst & Young over the auditor's review of a company–s revenue recognition practices. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:10:00 GMT http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/14616875/?f=rsspage An SEC advisory committee recommends changing the 500-shareholder threshold for when private companies have to publicly share their financial information. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:05:00 GMT http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/14616403/?f=rsspage Clawbacks are becoming a more common mandate in SEC settlements. In the latest case, a finance chief will return $185,000 to his company. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:14:00 GMT http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/14615463/?f=rsspage The regulator's recent disputes with a federal judge over agreements with plaintiffs extend to a Milwaukee courtroom and an embezzlement case involving a former CFO. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:16:00 GMT http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/14615022/?f=rsspage A U.S. Supreme Court decision could present companies with the Herculean task of monitoring and tracking every task performed by every tipped employee, a trade association says. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:56:00 GMT http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/14614796/?f=rsspage The Department of Labor is revisiting a proposal that would change the definition of fiduciary. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:24:00 GMT http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/14612710/?f=rsspage The regulator implies a former CFO's job description should have read: financial professional with extensive consulting, management, and prison experience. Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:34:00 GMT http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/14611888/?f=rsspage Last year's health-care law has given companies a new reason to cut back on their offerings. Those changes will usually be finalized in a courtroom. Wed, 14 Dec 2011 08:56:00 GMT http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/14611326/?f=rsspage Several cases that were brought up or resolved in the past year should serve as warnings for companies as they continually improve their compliance programs. Wed, 07 Dec 2011 08:34:00 GMT http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/14610989/?f=rsspage Facebook, the giant social network, is castigated for serious privacy failings. Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:43:00 GMT