Articles from Financial Executive (May 1, 2005)

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Title	Author	Type	Words
A preventative maintenance approach to ethics: ethical compliance is not just an issue for external review. Financial executives must look inward to identify ethical 'red flags' and ensure their own integrity is not compromised.	Bauer, Christopher		1287
Ask FERF about ... diversity training resources.	Orenstein, Edith		655
Barbara A. Klein.	Heffes, Ellen M.	Biography	691
Better forecasting: know your cash flows.	Hunstad, Michael		797
Boards of directors: expectations elevated.	Heffes, Ellen M.	Cover Story	5720
Boards: independent directors seen more independent.	Heffes, Ellen M.		505
Business intelligence: uncertainty cited as top barrier to growth.	Heffes, Ellen M.	Brief Article	279
Buyers guide.		Buyers Guide	848
C corps vs. S corps: how tax law changes may prompt switching.	Smith, Greg W.		829
CFOs.		Brief Article	39
Choose to be great--"address the complexity factor".	Schulman, Donniel S.		358
Crossword.	Mellor, Myles		288
David A. J. Axson.	Schulman, Donniel S.		362
Earn CPE credits for reading FE magazine.	Lundquist, Karen		93
Ecora Software.			338
EDGAR[R] Online Inc.		Brief Article	278
Ernst & Young.		Brief Article	40
FEI career services sees rise in postings.	Lundquist, Karen		99
Frank H. Brod.	Schulman, Donniel S.	Brief Article	287
From the editor.	Marshall, Jeffrey	Editorial	562
Gender issues addressed at FEI women's forum.	Lundquist, Karen		570
How Section 404 can help deter fraud: more than simply an exercise in compliance, Sarbanes-Oxley's section on internal controls can be a good starting point for reinvigorating measures to identify and halt manipulation of financial reporting and asset misappropriation.	Martin, Alyssa G.		1467
In quotes.			33
Leadership: Greenberg exit puts boards in spotlight.	Heffes, Ellen M.		405
Leasing: mature industry, new wrinkles; Equipment leasing offers time-honored arguments for risk avoidance, balance sheet management and outsourcing-type servicing. Interest rates and concerns over accounting treatment are making an impact in 2005.	Marshall, Jeffrey		1554
Manufacturing companies.			33
Mid-level finance 'careers in motion'.	Lundquist, Karen	Brief Article	104
Names in the news.			458
New option expensing rulings spawn new options: to expense or not expense stock options is no longer the question, but new rulings have raised significant compliance questions, while simultaneously adding a new source of financial expense--two often-conflicting objectives.	Roberts, Thomas		1627
Outsourcing: Gartner expects boom in BPO contracting.	Heffes, Ellen M.		305
Oversight Systems Inc.			407
Privileged tax advice may not be 'privileged' much longer.	Prysock, Mark		787
Retirement; Nearly half would work past 64: survey.	Heffes, Ellen M.		333
Risky business? Not if you set thresholds, manage exposure: experts agree that companies are doing a poor job of assessing and managing risk--either they lack a mandate from executive management or they don't have the necessary discipline. As risk management becomes a still larger focus area, it's time for those that haven't identified and analyzed risk areas to do so.	Marchetti, Anne		1241
Sarbanes-Oxley 2005: reality and relief.	Gazzaway, Trent		1289
Section 404 implementation: is the gain worth the pain?	Heffes, Ellen M.		2053
Strategy: tax impacts often neglected in IT deals.	Heffes, Ellen M.		367
Sybase Inc. and Lumigent Technologies Inc.			310
The business case for diversity: Financial Executives Research Foundation (FERF) finds a four-pronged approach is driving diversity initiatives across Corporate America.	Orenstein, Edith G.		2546
The glass is half full, but that's debatable*.			567
Today's accounting standards: how can anyone keep up?	Cunningham, Colleen		603
Watson Wyatt Worldwide.		Brief Article	30
Weighing the HSA healthcare remedy: health savings accounts are quite new, and their purported advantages aren't well known to many companies. An HSA expert talks about how they work and what they can offer.	Laing, JoAnn Mills		1776
Working capital management: difficult, but rewarding.	Harris, Andrew		1210
XBRL: users and shareholders benefit.	Adams, Greg		449