Articles from Financial Executive (April 1, 2005)

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Title	Author	Type	Words
10 critical considerations for your BPO contract: all kinds of potential pitfalls await companies that decide to outsource key business process functions to third parties. Two attorneys offer a list of items to examine as the contract is being drawn up or renewed.	Colangelo, Kevin		1880
Ask FERF about ... implementing FAS 123(R), Share-Based Payments.	Orenstein, Edith		735
Bring on competition in the accounting profession: the CEO of accounting firm Grant Thornton LLP argues for more competition, saying that depending on only the 'Big Four' is risky for financial markets, and that clients should have more choices.	Nusbaum, Edward E.		779
Business intelligence.		Brief Article	231
Buyers guide.		Buyers Guide	816
Capital plenishment: private placements are a time-honored way to raise both small and large amounts of capital. At best, they can offer quicker access to capital and far less red tape than alternative forms of financing.	Marshall, Jeffrey		1939
Cash bonus.		Brief Article	36
CFO authenticity and the skills of leadership.	Cunningham, Colleen		734
CFOs to tech: 'I'll spend for the right technology'.	Cohan, Peter S.		2332
Compensation; Executives get smaller equity share: survey.	Heffes, Ellen M.		402
Compliance.		Brief Article	364
Corporate travel: tighter rules placed on travel, says Amex.	Heffes, Ellen M.		343
Crossword.	Mellor, Myles		283
Disaster recovery.		Brief Article	189
Electronic trading: portal to the future? Technological advances are moving markets toward an all-electronic environment, thanks in part to the growth of electronic exchanges. But the specialist system is far from dead, and some experts see a continuing need for at least occasional human intervention.	Millman, Gregory J.	Cover Story	2713
Eligibility audits: detection helps rein in costs; It's easy for companies to earmark benefits for people who are actually ineligible to receive them. Eligibility audits can be invaluable in preventing such leakage, but relatively few organizations are using them.	Watson, MaryAnne L.		1752
Family-owned business valuation is more art than science.	Smith, Timothy F.		829
FEI's Washington, D.C., office has added two new staffers, Robert Lewis and Serena Davila.		Brief Article	157
Follow these leaders: thoughts and views from Jim Collins; Jim Collins spoke with Managing Editor Ellen M. Heffes in February--three months before his scheduled appearance as a keynote speaker at FEI's annual Summit in Chicago. The general topic: leadership related to today's business environment.	Heffes, Ellen M.	Interview	2897
From the editor.	Marshall, Jeffrey	Editorial	541
Healthcare: communication helps retain top workers.	Heffes, Ellen M.		350
Hotel information.			321
In quotes.			33
International; Multilingual executives preferred: recruiters.	Heffes, Ellen M.	Brief Article	277
John Mahoney.	Heffes, Ellen M.		762
Management: private firms' CEOs skimp on succession.	Heffes, Ellen M.		400
Market Busters: 40 Strategic Moves that Drive Exceptional Business Growth.	Marshall, Jeffrey	Book Review	262
Names in the news.			391
Navigating the Badlands: Thriving in a Decade of Radical Transformation.	Marshall, Jeffrey	Book Review	296
New offerings: blog, "issues in depth".		Brief Article	111
Opportunity for bringing overseas profits home: the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 has bestowed an unprecedented temporary tax break on Corporate America. To use it--or lose it--is the quandary many are finding themselves in. Here is some advice for making the best decision for your company.	Malocha, Shannon T.		1581
Outsourcing: middle market top source of growth.	Heffes, Ellen M.		438
Program.		Calendar	1529
Project Rescue: Avoiding a Project Management Disaster.	Marshall, Jeffrey	Book Review	207
Reducing risk through data auditing: changes to company data could involve simple user errors, but for executives to confidently attest to the integrity of their data, they must ensure that the proper controls and monitoring are in place.	Benanto, Ron		1626
Registration form.			30
Registration information.			549
Risk management.		Brief Article	290
Robert Half International Inc.		Brief Article	26
SEC enforcement division: 'ratcheting up'.	Heffes, Ellen M.		2150
Summit 2005.	Cunningham, Colleen	Letter to the Editor	194
Technical committee profile: Committee on Government Business.	Marshall, Jeffrey		801
Telecom management.			416
Telecommunications Turnaround.		Brief Article	31
Tour information.			423
Watson Wyatt.		Brief Article	33
Why senior executives should care about RFPs.	Parkinson, Kenneth L.		845
Why should private companies implement Sarbanes-Oxley? While public companies must comply with provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, that's not the case for private companies. Financial Executives Research Foundation (FERF) looks at whether private companies are complying anyway--voluntarily.	Wobbekind, Richard		1762