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Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
A Preferred Way to Cut Drug Costs
A relatively new but little-used approach to structuring prescription-drug benefits plans could save self-insured companies up to 13% of such plans’ costs, research by consulting firm Milliman indicates.The strategy revolves around using a preferred network of pharmacies rather than allowing acce...
By David McCann • Feb. 22, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
Will New Rules Nudge Up 401(k) Costs?
The cost of 401(k) plans could be poised for an uptick, thanks to proposed legislation in Congress that would require more disclosure from plan providers and sponsors.Sponsored by three U.S. senators, the bill would require 401(k) plans to annually disclose an “annuity equivalent.” This would sho...
By David McCann • Feb. 18, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
CFOs on the Move: Week Ending February 18
The Carlyle Group has appointed Adena Friedman managing director and CFO, effective March 28. She will join the asset-management firm from NASDAQ OMX Group, where she holds the top finance spot.Mark Wise has been selected to lead the finance function at Tango Management Consulting LLC. He comes t...
By Joan Urdang • Feb. 18, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
Will New Rules Nudge Up 401(k) Costs?
The cost of 401(k) plans could be poised for an uptick, thanks to proposed legislation in Congress that would require more disclosure from plan providers and sponsors.Sponsored by three U.S. senators, the bill would require 401(k) plans to annually disclose an “annuity equivalent.” This would sho...
By David McCann • Feb. 18, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
CFOs on the Move: Week Ending February 18
The Carlyle Group has appointed Adena Friedman managing director and CFO, effective March 28. She will join the asset-management firm from NASDAQ OMX Group, where she holds the top finance spot.Mark Wise has been selected to lead the finance function at Tango Management Consulting LLC. He comes t...
By Joan Urdang • Feb. 18, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
Health Coverage: All in the Family
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act generally requires companies to expand health-care coverage; namely, to employees’ adult children up to age 26 who were not previously eligible. But some firms are making their lists and checking them twice before signing off on extending more benefi...
By Alix Stuart • Feb. 17, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
Health Coverage: All in the Family
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act generally requires companies to expand health-care coverage; namely, to employees’ adult children up to age 26 who were not previously eligible. But some firms are making their lists and checking them twice before signing off on extending more benefi...
By Alix Stuart • Feb. 17, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
Whistle-blower Debate Heats Up
You might expect someone like Sherron Watkins, the famous Enron whistle-blower, to be an outspoken supporter of the proposed whistle-blower-friendly rules mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act.You would be wrong. The ex-Enron accountant predicts that the forthcoming final rules fleshing out Congress’s i...
By David McCann • Feb. 11, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
CFOs on the Move: Week Ending February 11
Timothy Sloan has been promoted to finance chief at Wells Fargo & Co. He takes over immediately from Howard Atkins, who will retire in August after an unpaid leave of absence. Sloan had been chief administrative officer.American Apparel Inc. has named John Luttrell to lead the finance functio...
By Joan Urdang • Feb. 11, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
CFOs on the Move: Week Ending February 11
Timothy Sloan has been promoted to finance chief at Wells Fargo & Co. He takes over immediately from Howard Atkins, who will retire in August after an unpaid leave of absence. Sloan had been chief administrative officer.American Apparel Inc. has named John Luttrell to lead the finance functio...
By Joan Urdang • Feb. 11, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
CFOs on the Move: Week Ending February 4
Leonard Rush will retire as CFO of financial-services firm Robert W. Baird & Co. on March 31. He will be succeeded by Dominick Zarcone, who has been a managing director in the company’s investment-banking group since 1995 and chief operating officer for investment banking since 2004.Bob Evans...
By Joan Urdang • Feb. 4, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
CFOs on the Move: Week Ending February 4
Leonard Rush will retire as CFO of financial-services firm Robert W. Baird & Co. on March 31. He will be succeeded by Dominick Zarcone, who has been a managing director in the company’s investment-banking group since 1995 and chief operating officer for investment banking since 2004.Bob Evans...
By Joan Urdang • Feb. 4, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
“We Can’t Get Carried Away by Our Success.”
The recession-induced plunge in consumer spending seems largely to have bypassed sports, at least regarding the young, male, technology-oriented audience that tunes in to sports broadcasts. After some decline in 2009, ESPN, the sports media empire, bounced back strongly last year, no doubt much t...
By David Katz • Feb. 1, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
Space Race
Many companies will move or expand into new facilities in 2011, particularly if the economy picks up steam. Fortunately for them — and for companies that simply want a better deal on their current space — the weak commercial real estate market presents opportunities for significant savings. With ...
By Russ Banham • Feb. 1, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
Looking for the Light
It’s a situation most finance chiefs hope never to be in: sales plunging, cash dwindling, debt-covenant violations looming.Those classic signs of a business in serious trouble are often clear to the CFO long before anyone else at the company understands just how bad things are. As first responder...
By Kate O'Sullivan • Feb. 1, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
Leadership Thought: Could We Just Talk?
Like many CFOs, perhaps you’ve had a recent experience in regard to handling a particular issue in your organization that was marked by disagreement and extended discussion. Discourse during issue resolution often seems counterproductive as we strive to meet deadlines. On some occasions in my pas...
By Bud Kulesza • Feb. 1, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
Leadership Thought: Could We Just Talk?
Like many CFOs, perhaps you’ve had a recent experience in regard to handling a particular issue in your organization that was marked by disagreement and extended discussion. Discourse during issue resolution often seems counterproductive as we strive to meet deadlines. On some occasions in my pas...
By Bud Kulesza • Feb. 1, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
Looking for the Light
It’s a situation most finance chiefs hope never to be in: sales plunging, cash dwindling, debt-covenant violations looming.Those classic signs of a business in serious trouble are often clear to the CFO long before anyone else at the company understands just how bad things are. As first responder...
By Kate O'Sullivan • Feb. 1, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
CFOs on the Move: Week Ending January 28
Luca Maestri has been named CFO of Xerox Corp., effective February 16. Most recently, he headed finance at Nokia Siemens Networks. Maestri replaces Lawrence Zimmerman, who will retire as head of finance next month but stay on in his other role as vice chairman through April 1.RadioShack Corp. fin...
By Joan Urdang • Jan. 28, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
CFOs on the Move: Week Ending January 28
Luca Maestri has been named CFO of Xerox Corp., effective February 16. Most recently, he headed finance at Nokia Siemens Networks. Maestri replaces Lawrence Zimmerman, who will retire as head of finance next month but stay on in his other role as vice chairman through April 1.RadioShack Corp. fin...
By Joan Urdang • Jan. 28, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
Do Social Networks Trump Résumés?
For finance professionals, a carefully crafted résumé has always been vital to landing a job. Now some experts say that social-networking Websites have become just as important to a successful job search, if not more so.Millions of people have posted their credentials on such Websites, and compan...
By David McCann • Jan. 25, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
Your Next (and Most Important) Deal
Finance executives are often integral members of their employers’ deal teams for the most sophisticated and important corporate-level transactions. Whether it is an acquisition, merger, or divestiture, a company’s key finance leaders are usually indispensable in evaluating and negotiating the dea...
By John Martini • Jan. 25, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
Do Social Networks Trump Résumés?
For finance professionals, a carefully crafted résumé has always been vital to landing a job. Now some experts say that social-networking Websites have become just as important to a successful job search, if not more so.Millions of people have posted their credentials on such Websites, and compan...
By David McCann • Jan. 25, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
Your Next (and Most Important) Deal
Finance executives are often integral members of their employers’ deal teams for the most sophisticated and important corporate-level transactions. Whether it is an acquisition, merger, or divestiture, a company’s key finance leaders are usually indispensable in evaluating and negotiating the dea...
By John Martini • Jan. 25, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
CFOs on the Move: Week Ending January 21
Treasurer Jonathan Clark has been promoted to lead the finance function at SLM Corp. (Sallie Mae). He joined the company as senior vice president of corporate finance in 2008.Chris Power has been named finance chief at identity-theft-protection company LifeLock Inc. Most recently, he was chief op...
By Joan Urdang • Jan. 21, 2011
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