Articles from Financial Executive (May 1, 2009)

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Title	Author	Type	Words
'More intense' oversight creates an inflection point: in the wake of the financial crisis CFOs and senior management need to understand the sea change in governance to be responsive to the audit committees' need for greater vigilance and increased focus and intensity on the business and management of organizations.	Keizer, Henry R.; McCarthy, Mary Pat		1249
Andre Filion.			24
Baking ethics into company culture: learning from recent lapses of others, many organizations are making genuine efforts to create effective cultures of ethics. However, persistent missteps in this process continue to be seen.	Bauer, Christopher		1903
Barbara Anderson.		Brief article	50
Bryan M. Brooks.			25
Building calm after the storm: getting pension plans back on track and keeping them there will require time, resources and--most importantly--organizational determination. Here's how.	Hess, Carl; Herrmann, Matt; Richards, Jason		1569
Business beware: president Obama's policy priorities.	Miller, Matt		803
Carl Berquist.		Brief article	28
Cash forecasting more challenging: accurately forecasting cash to meet a firm's demands in this economic climate--while keeping both investors and analysts at bay--has become challenging for many treasurers.	Bierck, Richard		1693
Crossword.			296
Daniel J. Riley.		Brief article	41
David Springate.	Raab, Marian	Interview	553
Debbie Lansford.		Brief article	51
Exchange offers can address maturing bond debt: with insufficient corporate cash to repay maturing debt-and few, if any, opportunities to issue new debt-many issuers are looking at exchange offers to capture some of the discount at which their debt might be traded or quoted.	Goodison, Eric		1666
FEI member.			3
Financial close: times demand more automation.	Taylor, David; Schlueter, John		1477
Financial regulatory overhaul looming on the horizon.	North, Cady		462
Ideas from FEI's New Jersey Chapter.			486
If you can't take the heat ...	Hollein, Marie		787
IFRS provides opportunity to transform functions.	Heffes, Ellen M.		433
IFRS reports.		Brief article	302
Improving risk management: process and culture.	Schild, Peter		740
In quotes.		Quotation	54
John A. Leitch.			21
John A. M. Clarke.			22
John Van de Pol.		Brief article	26
Kevin E. Flint.		Brief article	40
Legal considerations in the proposed transition to International Financial Reporting Standards.	Heffes, Ellen M.		1603
Letters to the editor.			269
Looking beyond the headlines: there are job opportunities for financial executives who know where to look and are able to focus their skills on how they can help new employers with their problems.	Raab, Marian		1313
M. Alexis Dow.		Brief article	44
Matthew Keogh.			25
Organizations searching for 'creative' cost reduction.	Heffes, Ellen M.	Survey	349
Private company 'Fly-in' hits 26 congressional offices.	Raab, Marian		662
Randolph Chambers.		Brief article	27
Recession proof your building: financial executives should implement no- and low-cost energy efficiency strategies to reduce energy costs, assess and manage risks in the area of building performance as well as employ appropriate maintenance strategies.	Wash, Larry		1787
Same old is new again.	Heffes, Ellen M.		497
Scott Davison.		Brief article	46
Six steps to restructure GM.	Heffes, Ellen M.	Reprint	319
Starting or selling a business? Remember taxes.	Helfand, Tom; Tuthill, Fred		836
Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else.	Marshall, Jeffrey	Book review	255
Tax audits expected to grow.	Heffes, Ellen M.	Brief article	190
The 100 Best Business Books of All Time: What They Say, How They Matter, and How They Can Help You.	Marshall, Jeffrey	Book review	288
The Fat Tail: The Power of Political Knowledge for Strategic Investing.	Marshall, Jeffrey	Book review	272
The tough game you have to play: offshoring is driving a structural change that is transforming cost structures, value chains and the skill needed to manage global firms While initially drawn to this services shift by labor cost, that's now just the "sideshow".	Kennedy, Robert		2288
Thomas J. Harrington.		Brief article	31
Todd Weintraub.		Brief article	34
Top 10 pricing mistakes most companies make.	Sjofors, Per		343
Trustee spotlight: Michael A. Simons.		Company overview	461
Using foreign exchange gains/losses to reduce costs.	Koester, Wolfgang		810
What's new in research? Emerging technologies.		Report	428
Whose job is corporate governance? U.S. corporations, their shareholders and the federal government are grappling over which entity should govern certain practices and procedures of businesses--corporate management, directors, investors or government laws and regulations.	Sweeney, Paul		3090