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Health-Care M&A Premiums Soaring

Health-Care M&A Premiums Soaring

Strategic buyers are paying hefty prices for growth plays in health-related fields.

By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | March 31, 2015

A Formula for Self-Insurance

Growth Companies

A Formula for Self-Insurance

Using Intrinsic Risk Valuation can help finance chiefs gauge when self-insurance is the best option.

By Rich Michel | June 26, 2014

How Captives Can Cut Supply-Chain, Cyber Insurance Costs

Risk Management

How Captives Can Cut Supply-Chain, Cyber Insurance Costs

With premiums rising for cyber insurance and supply-chain coverage, CFOs and risk managers can curb the expense by self-insuring.

By Jeffrey C. Joy | June 24, 2014

Keeping Big Data Small

Keeping Big Data Small

Beware the temptation of open-ended projects.

By Keith Button | June 13, 2014

How Big Data Brought Good Decisions to Life

How Big Data Brought Good Decisions to Life

A Big Data case study.

By Keith Button | June 12, 2014

Big Data: Where the Money Is

Corporate Finance

Big Data: Where the Money Is

Free-standing Big Data businesses can evolve from the expansion of data gathering and analysis within a single company.

By David Katz | June 12, 2014

Who Will Be the Data Keepers?

Who Will Be the Data Keepers?

As Big Data grows bigger, more complicated, and more difficult to deal with, the choice of which data get retained and which discarded becomes pivotal.

By John Parkinson | June 12, 2014

The Sustainability of Big Data

The Sustainability of Big Data

With the surging prominence of issues related to information technology, IT is gaining ground on the environment as part of the sustainability picture.

By David Katz | March 25, 2014

Do Benefit Corporations Have More Freedom?

Workplace Issues

Do Benefit Corporations Have More Freedom?

A law professor at Cornell argues the opposite.

By Marielle Segarra | March 25, 2014

B Prepared

A growing number of companies are embracing sustainable business practices by becoming Certified B Corporations.

By Marielle Segarra | March 25, 2014

Is Sustainability Reporting Sustainable?

Is Sustainability Reporting Sustainable?

New sustainability frameworks focus on sweeping strategies and narrowly focused metrics.

By David Katz | January 27, 2014

A New Direction for Goodwill

A New Direction for Goodwill

A recently released alternative for goodwill accounting could save private companies money and time.

By Marielle Segarra | January 27, 2014

Special Report: Financial Reporting’s Changing Scene

Management Accounting

Special Report: Financial Reporting’s Changing Scene

The impetus for change in financial reporting has reached levels that haven’t been seen for years, especially in the United States.

By David Katz | January 27, 2014

Compliance Mountains to Climb

Compliance Mountains to Climb

Almost half of finance executives predict they'll have to spend more to follow the rules in 2014.

By David Katz | December 6, 2013

Clouds in the Forecast

Clouds in the Forecast

Finance departments will invest heavily in cloud computing and mobile technologies in the coming year.

By Keith Button | December 6, 2013

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