CFO.com: Governance News http://www.cfo.com/archives/directory.cfm/2984395 The latest finance news, including accounting practices, government investigations, capital-raisings, credit ratings, investor relations, and personnel shuffles. Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:36:29 GMT CFO.com http://www.cfo.com/images/cfo_com_logo_small.gif http://www.cfo.com Can Your Company Handle an Onrush of Risk? http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/14442280/?f=rsspage It takes methodical planning, and business unit buy-in, to pull off a successful rapid response to serious risk. But experts say the effort is worth it. Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:36:00 GMT Getting (and Giving) the Message http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/14341654/?f=rsspage Internal communications may not be a CFO's top worry, but shoring them up can mitigate all manner of risks, both small and large. Sat, 29 Aug 2009 02:37:00 GMT Feds Oil Up Their Antibribery Machine http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/14118490/?f=rsspage Why should CFOs worry? Their liability for signing off under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act is one reason. Another: their responsibility for corporate compliance. Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:20:00 GMT The End of Comp as We Know It? http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/13849294/?f=rsspage The government stops short of saying it wants to cap executive pay, but signals an ongoing effort to influence broad change across all public companies. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:49:00 GMT Boards to Execs: You're Not Worth It http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/13604912/?f=rsspage Compensation for top management should and will fall over the next two years, board members predict. Wed, 06 May 2009 13:49:00 GMT Hard to Get http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/13402809/?f=rsspage As the challenges facing executives grow, their compensation shrinks. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:58:00 GMT A Sudden Swoon for Executive Comp http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/13313661/?f=rsspage Salary freezes and reduced incentive-grant values are sweeping the corporate landscape, a new survey shows. Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:37:00 GMT "You Sacked Your Group Risk Fellow" http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/13172355/?f=rsspage The conflict between finance and risk is laid bare by an HBOS whistleblower. Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:30:00 GMT Is It the End for Big Director Pay Raises? http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/13095180/?f=rsspage Ever so slightly, shareholders are starting to work up some concern over board compensation, which has risen annually in the double digits in recent years, a new study shows. Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:32:00 GMT Satyam Overlooked Oversight http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/12960159/?f=rsspage No one can stop a cheat from committing a crime. But the fraud at Satyam went undetected for five years, suggesting that governance failures bear some blame. Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:53:00 GMT