What’s Going on in Finance Today
Pharmaceutical company Pfizer shows interest in botox with the acquisition of Allergan for $160B. “The proposed combination of Pfizer and Allergan will create a leading global pharmaceutical company with the strength to research, discover, and deliver more medicines and therapies to more people around the world,” Pfizer’s chairman and chief executive Ian Read said in a press release. Read more.
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Enjoy today’s roundup…
Vanguard Reaches Tax Settlement With Texas
A whistleblower has alleged the mutual-fund giant charged its funds below-market prices for advisory services to reduce its tax liability.
Tax Compliance and Reform: What Can You Expect in 2016?
Five articles on the ins-and-outs of tax compliance and reform, what’s changed, and what’s to come.
Pfizer Buys Allergan for $160B
The companies predict the combined entity would have more than $25 billion in operating cash flow starting in 2018.
Special Report: Supply Chain Update
Growing complexity and expanding regulation raise the stakes for supply chain management.
Big Data: The Latest Rage in Supply Chain Management
A supply chain is rich with data and has a large cost component, making advanced analytics a strategic weapon.
Regenia Sanders and Jason Meil, contributors
How Strategic Is Your Supply Chain?
Here’s how CFOs can contribute to ensuring a strategically sound supply chain operation.
Supplier Audits Rise to the Force – At Least, They Should
Supply chain audits are supposed to uncover vulnerabilities in operations, but they may not go far enough.
Diebold Buys Wincor Nixdorf For $1.8B
The deal values the German ATM maker at a 35% premium to its mid-October share price.
Existing Home Sales Drop in October
But total housing inventory at the end of last month was 4.5% lower than one year ago, according to the NAR.
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