Articles from Financial Executive (July 1, 2005)

Title	Author	Type	Words
9 Chapters honored for achievements.		Brief Article	219
An employee benefit plan you've probably not heard of.	Wallach, Lance		680
Ask FERF about ... the seventh annual technology issues survey.	Boltin, Jerry		795
Audit firm CEOs speak at FEI Summit.	Heffes, Ellen M.		1350
Auditing software.		Brief Article	252
Benefits: new bankruptcy law directly impacts plans.	Heffes, Ellen M.	Brief Article	261
Best practice benchmarking: a proven road to world-class performance; Best practice benchmarking has been embraced by a number of leading companies, in both good times and downturns. It can lead to marked improvements in specific metrics--but it is a journey, not an event.	Roth, Richard T.		1425
BPM software.			319
Business intelligence.			307
Buyers guide.		Buyers Guide	848
Canada's CFO of the year talks privatization: Claude Mongeau, CFO of Canada's largest railway company, reflects on its privatization process and broader issues affecting the finance function in a more rigorous regulatory environment.	Dzinkowski, Ramona	Interview	1896
Corporate governance: audit committee chairs concur on best practices.	Heffes, Ellen M.		413
Corporate social responsibility: hard choices on soft issues; Pro-environmental announcements from global giants like General Electric and JPMorgan Chase have spotlighted corporate social responsibility. Yet, there's no mandate to promote such issues in the U.S., where some companies are clearly more proactive than others. Meanwhile, Europeans have brought "green" issues to the forefront.	Marshall, Jeffrey		4892
Crossword.	Mellor, Myles		306
Deborah Turner.	Heffes, Ellen M.		708
Delivering the message of value: as Thomas L. Evans steps into the FEI Canada chairmanship role for 2005-6, he's anticipating reaching out to more new members and adding his record to the legacy of leaders that have come before him.	Heffes, Ellen M.		947
Deloitte.			24
Dramatic workforce trends require planning now: through the confluence of four critical dynamics--20 years of downsizing, the changed employer/employee contract, fewer younger workers and an aging/retiring population--much of the workforce is shrinking, making the landscape for employers vastly different for the foreseeable future.	Heffes, Ellen M.		2499
Enterprise risk management: from compliance to value; A unifying framework can help companies identify and articulate risks consistently across the enterprise and evaluate alternative capital structures to bear those risks.	Shimpi, Prakash		1850
Estate tax repeal: boon for private, smaller companies.	Davila, Serena		728
Executive-level compensation packages: change in use of features, 2005 vs. 2004.		Illustration	38
Five easy pieces: Web-based initiatives CFOs and CIOs can agree on.	Abbott, Kelly		756
Four get awards for Distinguished Service.			433
From the editor.	Marshall, Jeffrey	Editorial	546
Governance: treasury's Snow criticizes shareholder access concept.	Heffes, Ellen M.	Brief Article	262
Healthcare: education, intranets driving decisions.	Heffes, Ellen M.	Brief Article	227
In quotes.		Brief Article	37
Interviewing: positioning yourself to get the offer; A recruiter offers a series of suggestions and tips about approaching a job interview with a "sales mindset," and what to look for and react to during the process.	Rennar, Hank S.		1378
Leadership: qualities that distinguish women; Results from a recent survey provide evidence that women bring distinct personality and motivational strengths to leadership roles--and do so in a style that is more conducive to today's diverse workplace.	Sweeney, Patrick		4940
Markets: investors told to focus on threat from Asia.	Heffes, Ellen M.	Brief Article	273
Marsh.		Brief Article	34
Names in the news.			396
Network security.			311
One career done, another taking shape: longtime Hewlett-Packard executive Robert Walker is a relatively new member of FEI, but, now retired, he has thrown his energies into service for the association and several corporate boards.	Marshall, Jeffrey		1944
Oracle.		Brief Article	30
Pensions: is United deal the tip of the iceberg?	Marshall, Jeffrey		622
Perks: what 2005 proxy statements reveal; With more transparency in financial statements, executive perks are beginning to garner more notice. As a result, many companies are disclosing more information--voluntarily.	Partigan, John C.		1237
Revenue recognition: a perennial problem; Concerns about revenue recognition have intensified, and Financial Executives Research Foundation looks at some current developments affecting FASB's ongoing project--which aims to develop guidance that would apply to both public and private businesses.	de Mesa Graziano, Cheryl		2074
RHI.		Brief Article	34
Ruing Andersen's demise and the loss of audit competition.	Cunningham, Colleen		651
Selecting a lead bank: U.S. and European companies differ.	Bennett, Jay		1542
Wireless software.		Brief Article	125