Articles from CMA Management (December 1, 2006)

Title	Author	Type	Words
Better controls, better business: Gary Brennan, CMA, FCMA, has spent the past 12 years helping Syncrude develop and enhance its business management and controls systems. While these innovations help control costs, they also create a more strategic finance function.	Colman, Robert		1819
Directors limiting board appointments--good news?			332
Financial services face global transfer pricing risks.			287
Fit In, Stand Out.	Buckley, Patrick	Brief article	293
IFAC public sector exposure draft.			229
IFAC tables guidance on codes of conduct.			328
IFRS: Canadian banks can learn from competitors.			370
Juicing the Orange.			124
Low taxes a competitive advantage, study states.			395
Magna Cum Laude.			164
New software.			33
No Halloween treat for income trusts: the rules have changed once more for income trusts. While they may still be a good investment, it's important to understand how the new tax treatment will work.	Vandebeek, George		885
REITs excluded from income trust tax.			199
Risk--getting the whole picture: management decision makers don't always consider the social and political risks of their actions. This is because those risks are hard to quantify, and there hasn't been a methodology to make it easier to do so. With the publication of a new CMA Canada--AICPA Management Accounting Guideline, this could all change.	Bekefi, Tamara; Epstein, Marc		2596
Risk--the need for new parameters.	Colman, Robert		395
Scorecards and dashboards--partners in performance: the line between these management tools is often blurred. Understanding the goal of each, however, can clarify and enrich an organization's approach to performance tracking.	Lawson, Raef; Stratton, William; Hatch, Toby		3020
Space tech experts: Canada's technology firms find a place in space, with the essential support of the CSA.	Cooper, John		1319
Strategic application: ERP systems and ADC Tools have reached a level that, when implemented effectively, can elevate an organization's information infrastructure and knowledge culture to a strategically higher level.	Rego, Rod		1255
Strategies for shareholder value enhancement: by taking an integrated approach to the examination of key underlying variables that affect organizational growth, management accountants can play an important role in value creation.	Johnson, Howard	Company overview	2408
Wireless style.			83