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RISK & COMPLIANCE

Thailand Flooding Leaks into the New Year

Supply chains, earnings, and insurance policies are all affected by the natural disaster. Companies are just now getting a handle on the financial impact.

HUMAN CAPITAL & CAREERS

For McDonald’s, Workers over 60 Are Precious Inventory

Optimizing human-capital inventory is a lot like doing so for traditional inventory: the 80-20 rule applies.

HUMAN CAPITAL & CAREERS

A CFO & His Firm Fight for Disabled Veterans

A brokerage exists to turn a profit that will help it find jobs for disabled former service members like its own finance chief.

RISK & COMPLIANCE

Lawmakers Act to Stem Suppliers’ Abuse of Workers

A California law and a bill in the U.S. Congress could pressure companies to purge their supply chains of human rights violations.

GROWTH COMPANIES

Teaming Up on Innovation

Here’s one disciplined approach to handling the onslaught of new ideas at a growing company.

RISK & COMPLIANCE

SEC Hits Back at Court on Settlements

The regulator's recent disputes with a federal judge over agreements with plaintiffs extend to a Milwaukee courtroom and an embezzlement case involving a former CFO.

TECHNOLOGY

When Disaster Thunders Through the Cloud

Cloud computing and disaster recovery can make for a stormy marriage. The best intentions — and a robust business continuity plan — may not be enough to save you from an expensive divorce.

BANKING & CAPITAL MARKETS

U.S. Credit Risk Brightens as Gloom Hits Europe

Credit risk will improve in North America but heighten in Europe in the next three months, according to credit portfolio managers.

BANKING & CAPITAL MARKETS

Companies Set to Unleash the (Cash) Hoards: Survey

Forty percent say their companies are set to deploy excess cash, especially on mergers and capex.

BANKING & CAPITAL MARKETS

M&A Dollar Volumes Drop 80%

Both financial sponsors and strategic acquirers are waiting on the sidelines.

RISK & COMPLIANCE

Ultimate Privilege

Finding out who owns a company can be tricky. So is changing the law.

BANKING & CAPITAL MARKETS

Losing Altitude

Lenders can cheer for their own survival, and not much else.

BANKING & CAPITAL MARKETS

Banks’ Stress Tests: Too Cloudy for Treasurers?

The proposed annual stress tests of the largest U.S. banks may not be very useful for CFOs trying to assess the health of financial institutions.

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Health Benefits

Will Merger Make Drug Costs Go Up? Down? Both?

Express Scripts and Medco are looking to join, which would create a mega pharmacy benefits manager. What would that mean?

You and Your CIO

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What CIOs Want From CFOs


You can listen to your CIO or you can ignore her. After all, how important -- really -- is IT to your business?

FEATURED RESEARCH

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Financial Discipline as Foundation for Growth

The tactics that finance executives deployed during
the downturn may turn out to be even more useful in
the recovery.

December 2011

Still Grounded?


Three industries at the core of the U.S. economy hope to fly higher in 2012.

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WHITE PAPERS

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Eliminate your Income Statement Volatility with Hedge Accounting: Key Principles [by KPMG]

In the regular course of business operations, organizations are exposed to interest rate and foreign exchange risks that give rise to income volatility.

Equipment Leasing Reduces Many Business Risks

See how equipment leasing can reduce business risks.

Top 5 HR Compliance Concerns for Small Business

This is a must-read paper that discusses the top 5 HR compliance issues they may face.

Government Business License Compliance Solutions

Download this very informative white-paper, covering the entire range of business license compliance problems...

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