Articles from Financial Executive (May 1, 2008)

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Title	Author	Type	Words
APEX Analytix.		Brief article	305
Are your internal controls sufficient? Companies have made Herculean efforts to improve their internal controls to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404, but the improvements sometimes go wanting. Some believe a lapse of a Societe Generale magnitude could happen in thousands of other companies.	Cheney, Glenn		1855
Assessment: the key to good boards.			673
Cash advance providers ride to the credit rescue: when banks are unwilling or unable to provide the funding that small to mid-sized business owners need, cash advances can provide a lifeline by providing capital against future credit card receivables.	Jundanian, Lee J.		1016
Chapter focus: Arizona.	Heffes, Ellen M.		589
Christopher Niezgodzki.	Heffes, Ellen M.		609
Committee on Benefits Finance.			82
Committee on Government Business.			40
Committee on Small and Mid-Sized Public Companies.			73
Committee on Tax.			95
Conference schedule.			53
Considering listing on AIM? Consider risks & rewards: London's Alternative Investment Market has been successful in drawing companies, with more than 1,680 currently listed. U.S. companies seeking escape from the more restrictive and regulated U.S. exchanges need to scrutinize both the pros and cons of an AIM listing.	Partigan, John C.; Kamlet, Bradley T.		1786
Crossword.			279
Delivering financial research to every member.			411
Duff & Phelps joins FEI Strategic Partner program.		Brief article	112
Editor's page.	Marshall, Jeffrey		542
FCPA survey finds hike in probes, prosecutions.	Marshall, Jeffrey; Heffes, Ellen M.		192
FEI Financial Reporting blog 'Smart Web Stop'.			65
FERF's Chapter Challenge Program.			587
Followership: How Followers are Creating Change and Changing Leaders.	Marshall, Jeffrey	Book review	515
From crunching numbers to counting human capital: "manage what you measure" holds true as organizations compete for talent amid a shrinking workforce. Those that develop measures for assessing their human capital can better manage and value what they have.	Schiemann, William A.	Company overview	1646
Global accounting firm CEOs on challenges--transitioning from GAAP to IFRS, and more.	Heffes, Ellen M.		2307
Hotlines helpful for blowing the whistle: required for public companies under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, corporate hotlines for whistleblowers have become a big weapon against fraud--more effective than internal audits. Yet, research shows that companies may not deem them highly effective.	Sweeney, Paul		2130
In quotes.	Robertson, David C.		41
IQ BackOffice.			310
Lessons from the abyss: the credit market meltdown and risk management; As the subprime mortgage malaise and related woes continue to roil the credit markets, issues of risk management and regulation are getting new attention. Hard lessons will be learned, many of which are just now beginning to be understood.	Marshall, Jeffrey; Millman, Gregory J.	Cover story	5178
Managing FX risk from the bottom up.	Edens, Corey		756
Matt Miller.		Brief article	82
More big companies agree to disclose political spending.	Marshall, Jeffrey; Heffes, Ellen M.		396
Names in the news.			515
New Accounting Standards impact financial statements.	Daisy, Bill		756
Oversight Systems Inc.			344
Patricia Gordon.		Brief article	29
Pension Dumping: The Reasons, the Wreckage, the Stakes for Wall Street.	Marshall, Jeffrey	Book review	287
Risks, wagering and financial markets.	Cangemi, Michael P.		801
SaaS gains, but customers want more.	Marshall, Jeffrey; Heffes, Ellen M.	Brief article	290
Survey finds dissatisfaction with exchange listings.	Marshall, Jeffrey; Heffes, Ellen M.		343
SYSPRO and Centage Corp.		Brief article	212
Tech CFOs voice support for compensation votes.	Marshall, Jeffrey		437
The Deloitte scholarship fund.			736
The presidential candidates on healthcare and taxes.	Davila, Serena		782
Top 10 enterprise risk management myths: an executive at a governance and risk technology firm offers a primer on how companies should view enterprise risk, especially from a systems standpoint.	Burnes, Gordon		1658
TriCipher.		Brief article	192
Trustee spotlight: Marsha L. Hunt.			395
Uncertain economy provides opportunity: the current environment is the perfect time to position your company for growth when the economy improves. And, CFOs are best positioned to lead this charge forward, say these consultants from Grant Thornton.	Lyman, Steve; Dee, Jim; Davis, Scott		1990
Why donate to FERF? Chapter leader testimonials.	Boyadjis, George; Hollein, Marie		104
Women in management: new opportunities sought.	Marshall, Jeffrey; Heffes, Ellen M.		315
XBRL: not just for external reporting; If you think XBRL is just for financial reporting by public companies to the SEC, think again. XBRL promises to be for business reporting what the Universal Product Code (UPC) has become for retailers--a means of standardizing, managing and simplifying processes.	Willis, Mike; Sinnett, William M.		2148