Articles from Financial Executive (September 1, 2007)

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Title	Author	Type	Words
26th annual FEI[R] Current Financial Reporting Issues.			1636
A return to review of restatements.	Orenstein, Edith		799
A winner.			63
Accounting without borders: has its time come? There's a lot more to International Financial Reporting Standards than simply accounting. As multinationals file in IFRS around the world and U.S. companies consider IFRS for the U.S., every aspect of the business will be affected. Here's what three leading global companies are thinking--and doing.	Heffes, Ellen M.; de Mesa Graziano, Cheryl		3125
Agenda set for conference on convergence.		Conference news	68
Attendance soars at FEI Canada conference.		Conference notes	253
Black Duck Software.			298
Building value by paring environmental risk: investors will reward companies that act to prevent a rise in environmental liabilities and penalize those who don't, writes an environmental attorney.	Rogers, C. Gregory		2454
Business Objects.			287
CFO Strategies Inc.			309
Chapter profile; In focus: FEI's Fort Wayne chapter.			689
Clarity Systems.			276
Committee on Corporate Reporting (CCR).			282
Committee on Finance and Information Technology (CFIT).			86
Committee on Government Business (CGB).			75
Committee on Private Companies (CPC).			107
Conference schedule.		Calendar	59
Coping with a 'culture of waiver': today, governmental agencies expect a company under investigation to broadly waive attorney-client or work-product protections. Without these protections, however, corporations can find themselves at an extreme disadvantage during litigation.	Steinberg, Marty		2043
COSO.			104
Crossword.			338
Dragons at Your Door: How Chinese Cost Innovation Is Disrupting Global Competition.	Marshall, Jeffrey		245
Editor's page.	Marshall, Jeffrey		551
Electronic invoicing gains as adoption barriers fall.	Haq, Shan		1277
FEI members on SEC committee to 'improve financial reporting'.	Heffes, Ellen M.		234
FERF, at your service: FELIX PC.			281
Financial fraud study shows patterns.	Marshall, Jeffrey; Heffes, Ellen M.		292
Golf company CFO eyes private infusion.	Marshall, Jeffrey		444
Group Genius: The Creative Power of Collaboration.	Marshall, Jeffrey		241
Guidelines offered on deferred comp rules.	Marshall, Jeffrey; Heffes, Ellen M.		232
How members learn from other members.			395
In quotes.	Garratt, Bob		54
Internal audit becoming standardized globally.	Marshall, Jeffrey; Heffes, Ellen M.		287
Is the easy credit party over? From euphoria and record deal levels just a few months ago, the corporate loan and bond markets are suffering something like a whopping hangover. The days of "covenant-lite" have ended as investors are shunning riskier loans and demanding tougher terms.	Sweeney, Paul	Cover story	2459
Japanese companies bracing for 'J-SOX'.	Marshall, Jeffrey		375
Location alone can't retain today's workforce: as technology and demographics impact the competition for talent, top companies view workplace real estate from the perspective of not just what or where, but the design, amenities and flexibility it offers.	Reiss, Dale Anne; Costello, Mark R.		1973
Names in the news.			541
Optimize key processes.	Marshall, Jeffrey; Heffes, Ellen M.		104
Private equity: how long can the perfect storm last?	Cangemi, Michael P.	Company overview	766
Ready for convergence?		Calendar	954
Setting shareholder-focused performance targets: setting executive compensation targets has changed. The process now reflects the new environment of heightened shareholder activism, increased disclosure requirements and overall market skepticism.	Turner, Matt		1707
Small Public Company Task Force (SPCTF).			78
Softrax Corp.			218
Tax considerations fan the private equity boom: amid much publicity and debate about the tax advantages of private equity funding, a U.K.-based attorney covers the basic tax issues and compares tax treatment in the U.S. with that in the U.K.	Conway, Kevin		2164
Teri List.			633
The family business: failing to plan is commonplace.	Simmonds, Rich		774
Treasury benchmarking--what's getting in the way?	Newman, Kara		676
Trustee spotlight: Dave Braden.			786
Twin Cities golf outing will benefit FERF.			480
U.S. SMEs should consider commenting on IASB's proposal for SMEs.	Morris, David		1282
West Coast rides the risk curve: venture capital firms in the West remain more willing to take a gamble on unproven companies or technologies, experts say. In Silicon Valley, "it's boring not to take a big swing," says one.	Marshall, Jeffrey		1564
What Were They Thinking? Unconventional Wisdom About Management.	Marshall, Jeffrey		274
Will IFRS experience boost Canadians' pay?	Dzinkowski, Ramona		260
Your expertise is about to expire.	Shafer, Ross		813