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Fiduciary Liabilities: Are You Covered?

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:44:00 GMT

With lawsuits piling up against pension plan sponsors, individual fiduciary would do well to protect themselves against financial risks, experts say.

Ghosts of Barbarians Limit New NOL Carrybacks

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:14:00 GMT

A specter of the old Barbarians at the Gate era emerges as companies hoping to take advantage of the net-operating-loss tax rules enacted last week may be limited by a 20-year-old law passed after the RJR Nabisco leveraged buyout.

Derivatives: over the Counter, out of Sight

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:33:00 GMT

Derivatives are extraordinarily useful – as well as complex, dangerous if misused and implicitly subsidized. No wonder regulators are taking a close look.

Mergers: When Will Action Replace Talk?

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:26:00 GMT

Due diligence that usually would be three or four months now takes eight or nine months, an M&A lawyer says.

CFOs to CIOs: Get Real

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:18:00 GMT

On their wish lists addressed to IT leaders, finance chiefs want more risk-management awareness and better communication on project delivery.

How to Repatriate Earnings Tax-Free

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:38:00 GMT

Three pieces of IRS guidance issued over the past year provide a roadmap for corporate taxpayers.

Employee-Benefit Cost Pressures Plague CFOs, Survey Finds

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:59:00 GMT

Perhaps in response, 33% said their companies were cutting average per-employee health-care costs and 26% said their employers would reduce their matches of their employees' 401(k) contributions.

Top Tips for Getting Credit

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:17:00 GMT

The key takeaway: do your due diligence on the shrinking universe of lenders as early as you can. And maybe buy some derivatives or credit insurance to make you look less risky.

Derivatives Regulation: Pretty Nitty-gritty

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:53:00 GMT

The crucial details of derivatives reform remain elusive.

When Are Capital Contributions Not Taxable?

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:05:00 GMT

Looking for tax savings? Don't forget this relatively new private letter ruling that expels certain "contributions to capital" from taxable gross income.