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Business Failures Down, but Not Done
Bankruptcy has been in the headlines recently, thanks to the high-profile Chapter 11 filings of companies such as gourmet-food retailer Harry & David and bookseller Borders. But business failures overall have been declining, according to the most recent data from Dun & Bradstreet. Formal ...
By Alix Stuart • March 30, 2011 -
xdfolio. "Policies Standards Compliance" [Illustration]. Retrieved from Pixabay.
Rallying ‘Round the Red Flags
For individuals, identity theft typically involves a modest financial loss and a large headache in denying that they purchased high-end home-theater systems and custom Jaguars.For a company, the consequences are more dire. TJ Maxx, the poster child for mass credit-card theft, estimated the overal...
By Carol E. Curtis • March 1, 2011 -
xdfolio. "Policies Standards Compliance" [Illustration]. Retrieved from Pixabay.
Fat Cats and Fall Guys
If your CEO is living high off the hog, it could be a real problem — for you.Two recent cases brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission put CFOs in the crosshairs for alleged abuse of corporate perks by their bosses. The SEC argues in both cases that the CFOs failed to properly report or ...
By Kimberly Blanton • March 1, 2011 -
xdfolio. "Policies Standards Compliance" [Illustration]. Retrieved from Pixabay.
Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fraud
As a convicted felon, Sam E. Antar, the former CFO for the now-defunct consumer-electronics chain Crazy Eddie, no doubt has regrets. Among them: he is no longer in the game at a time when corporate fraud is experiencing a resurgence. “If I were out of retirement today, I’d be bigger than Bernie M...
By Laton McCartney • March 1, 2011 -
xdfolio. "Policies Standards Compliance" [Illustration]. Retrieved from Pixabay.
Going Public by Accident
Facebook has long been associated with a blurring of the line between private and public. How many people, after all, have joined the social-networking site in order to tighten their ties to an inner circle of friends and family, only to find the details of their Bruce Springsteen obsession or pi...
By Russ Banham • March 1, 2011 -
xdfolio. "Policies Standards Compliance" [Illustration]. Retrieved from Pixabay.
Commodity Prices: High and Volatile
For Catherine D’Amico, CFO of Monro Muffler, relief from the uncertainty of commodity prices came in the form of tires — some $8 million worth.The automotive-service company upped its total inventory by 11% between March and December of 2010, to $95.6 million. Two-thirds of that increase went tow...
By Sarah Johnson • March 1, 2011 -
xdfolio. "Policies Standards Compliance" [Illustration]. Retrieved from Pixabay.
Rallying ‘Round the Red Flags
For individuals, identity theft typically involves a modest financial loss and a large headache in denying that they purchased high-end home-theater systems and custom Jaguars.For a company, the consequences are more dire. TJ Maxx, the poster child for mass credit-card theft, estimated the overal...
By Carol E. Curtis • March 1, 2011 -
xdfolio. "Policies Standards Compliance" [Illustration]. Retrieved from Pixabay.
Fat Cats and Fall Guys
If your CEO is living high off the hog, it could be a real problem — for you.Two recent cases brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission put CFOs in the crosshairs for alleged abuse of corporate perks by their bosses. The SEC argues in both cases that the CFOs failed to properly report or ...
By Kimberly Blanton • March 1, 2011 -
xdfolio. "Policies Standards Compliance" [Illustration]. Retrieved from Pixabay.
Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fraud
As a convicted felon, Sam E. Antar, the former CFO for the now-defunct consumer-electronics chain Crazy Eddie, no doubt has regrets. Among them: he is no longer in the game at a time when corporate fraud is experiencing a resurgence. “If I were out of retirement today, I’d be bigger than Bernie M...
By Laton McCartney • March 1, 2011 -
xdfolio. "Policies Standards Compliance" [Illustration]. Retrieved from Pixabay.
Are Lower Swipe Fees Still in the Cards?
The Dodd-Frank Act’s Durbin Amendment, which calls for the Federal Reserve to cap the interchange or “swipe” fees that financial institutions charge merchants for debit- and credit-card approvals, has provoked no shortage of controversy. Consumer-facing businesses have roundly cheered the measure...
By Alix Stuart • Feb. 28, 2011 -
xdfolio. "Policies Standards Compliance" [Illustration]. Retrieved from Pixabay.
Deal-Breaker: Fear of the FCPA
For companies shifting to growth mode after months of cost-cutting, expanding into emerging markets could be key, particularly through a merger or acquisition. Indeed, a third of M&A activity in 2010 was conducted in emerging markets, according to Thomson Reuters, marking a 76% increase over ...
By Sarah Johnson • Feb. 15, 2011 -
xdfolio. "Policies Standards Compliance" [Illustration]. Retrieved from Pixabay.
The Faces Are New, but the Agenda Is Not
Just in time for The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, CFOs have some new names to learn as two major regulators welcome fresh leadership. In December, the Financial Accounting Foundation, parent of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), named Leslie Seidman as ...
By Kate O'Sullivan • Feb. 1, 2011 -
xdfolio. "Policies Standards Compliance" [Illustration]. Retrieved from Pixabay.
Any More Bright Ideas?
As the economy has struggled, the calls for America to pull itself out of its recessionary funk with an intensified commitment to innovation have grown louder by the day. Has America lost its R&D edge? Has the overall pace of invention slowed, and, if so, by how much? New figures regarding th...
By CFO Editorial Staff • Feb. 1, 2011 -
xdfolio. "Policies Standards Compliance" [Illustration]. Retrieved from Pixabay.
The Faces Are New, but the Agenda Is Not
Just in time for The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, CFOs have some new names to learn as two major regulators welcome fresh leadership. In December, the Financial Accounting Foundation, parent of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), named Leslie Seidman as ...
By Kate O'Sullivan • Feb. 1, 2011 -
xdfolio. "Policies Standards Compliance" [Illustration]. Retrieved from Pixabay.
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 -
xdfolio. "Policies Standards Compliance" [Illustration]. Retrieved from Pixabay.
Any More Bright Ideas?
As the economy has struggled, the calls for America to pull itself out of its recessionary funk with an intensified commitment to innovation have grown louder by the day. Has America lost its R&D edge? Has the overall pace of invention slowed, and, if so, by how much? New figures regarding th...
By CFO Editorial Staff • Feb. 1, 2011 -
xdfolio. "Policies Standards Compliance" [Illustration]. Retrieved from Pixabay.
In the Minority on Majority Voting
At Apple’s annual meeting next month, the company’s seven directors up for election — including CEO Steve Jobs, who recently took a medical leave of absence — will very likely keep their seats. Six of them have been on the board for at least three years and one board member, Ronald Sugar, former ...
By Sarah Johnson • Jan. 27, 2011 -
xdfolio. "Policies Standards Compliance" [Illustration]. Retrieved from Pixabay.
Does the SEC Care if You’re Green?
One year after issuing controversial guidance for following environmental-risk disclosure rules, the Securities and Exchange Commission appears to have given the matter little attention.In a review of comments to regulatory filings made in 2010, law firm Davis Polk found only six instances of SEC...
By Sarah Johnson • Jan. 24, 2011 -
xdfolio. "Policies Standards Compliance" [Illustration]. Retrieved from Pixabay.
Regulatory Relief on the Horizon?
Last week President Obama issued an executive order that sounds like a dream come true for some companies. In it, he called for an across-the-board regulatory rollback, directing all federal agencies to form a plan for regularly reviewing and culling their current rules.The goal, as he explained ...
By Alix Stuart • Jan. 21, 2011 -
xdfolio. "Policies Standards Compliance" [Illustration]. Retrieved from Pixabay.
Regulatory Relief on the Horizon?
Last week President Obama issued an executive order that sounds like a dream come true for some companies. In it, he called for an across-the-board regulatory rollback, directing all federal agencies to form a plan for regularly reviewing and culling their current rules.The goal, as he explained ...
By Alix Stuart • Jan. 21, 2011 -
xdfolio. "Policies Standards Compliance" [Illustration]. Retrieved from Pixabay.
Boardroom Focus in 2011: Growth
Many CFOs can expect less stressful, more positive board meetings in 2011, with an emphasis on strategy and growth, say corporate-governance experts.Take the issue of cash. For the past few years, anxious directors have been asking finance chiefs how they intend to raise or preserve it. Now, with...
By Sarah Johnson • Jan. 13, 2011 -
xdfolio. "Policies Standards Compliance" [Illustration]. Retrieved from Pixabay.
Best of 2010: Regulation
If 2009 was a year of uncertainty in terms of how far-reaching the inevitable reform of the U.S. financial regulatory system would be, 2010 was a year of answers, starting with the passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Thanks to its 2,300 pages and more than 50...
By CFO Editorial Staff • Jan. 4, 2011 -
xdfolio. "Policies Standards Compliance" [Illustration]. Retrieved from Pixabay.
Best of 2010: Risk Management
Risk came at CFOs from seemingly every corner in 2010. Two major global brands faced reputational disasters, as Toyota’s safety problems and BP’s record-breaking oil spill grabbed headlines. The unstable global economy made news throughout the year, prompting finance chiefs to evaluate their curr...
By CFO Editorial Staff • Dec. 30, 2010 -
xdfolio. "Policies Standards Compliance" [Illustration]. Retrieved from Pixabay.
Executive Comp: Say When
CFOs’ compensation packages will be exposed to shareholders’ scrutiny next year, thanks to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which imposes mandatory advisory votes on publicly traded companies. But how often investors get their so-called say on pay will depend on anot...
By Sarah Johnson • Dec. 17, 2010 -
xdfolio. "Policies Standards Compliance" [Illustration]. Retrieved from Pixabay.
An Offer That Whistle-blowers Can’t Refuse?
By proposing to offer whistle-blowers big cash rewards if they come straight to the Securities and Exchange Commission with information about potential corporate fraud, the SEC will spur companies to tighten their internal controls, risk-management and internal-audit experts say.The Dodd-Frank fi...
By David Katz • Nov. 29, 2010
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