Financial Executive back issues from June 2009:
Summit 2009--surpassing expectations.(president's page)(Financial Executives International)(Conference news)
Jun 01, 2009; ... Considering relevance, I believe that clarity was achieved after having attended FEI's Summit conference in May. More than 500 attendees were counseled by Diane Swonk, chief economist and senior managing director for Mesirow Financial, that while the United States economy had been in a ...
So, is it over yet?(Financial Executives International)(Conference news)(Editorial)
Jun 01, 2009; ... Returning from FEI's annual leadership Summit in May, those more than 500 FEI members and sponsors who braved the economic downturn and threats of swine flu to converge in Grapevine, Texas, May 4-6, had to feel hopeful about an economic recovery in sight and ready to get back and tackle ...
Through the years with the controller, then financial executive.(financial executive magazine @ 75)
Jun 01, 2009; ... This first in a series compiled by the editors highlights some key developments in the internal and external environment for financial executives via looking back at articles published in past issues of the magazine. Featured here: June 1934 (the first year), 1964, 1984 and 2004. ...
Prepared for 'codification'--single source of U.S. GAAP?(FINANCIAL REPORTING)(generally accepted accounting principles)(Securities and Exchange Commission)(Financial Accounting Standards Board)(Law overview)
Jun 01, 2009; ... In less than a month--on July 1--U.S. generally accepted accounting principles will be reorganized in a way that will ultimately make it much quicker and easier to research accounting issues. On that day, the FASB Accounting Standards Codification is to become the single ...
Tough until 2014, say U.K., African and Asian CFOs.(BUSINESS)(Survey)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009; ... A survey by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and research company CPRI Group finds that as a result of the current global economic downturn, businesses will find it tougher to raise finances, be less likely to give credit and will place greater demands on qualified ...
Tips for building 'growth muscles' in weak economy.(COST REDUCTION)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2009; ... If you're trying to grow your business-to-business company during this recession "using old, costly, innefficient methods, you're probably doomed to failure," says Dan Adams, president of Advanced Industrial Marketing Inc., and author of New Product Blueprinting: The Handbook for B2B ...
Correction.(Correction notice)
Jun 01, 2009 ... In "Bookshelf," in the April issue, the review of Strategic DNA, Bringing Business Strategy to Life, by Lawrence Hobbs, should have read: ...
Time is now for 'career conversations'.(PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT)
Jun 01, 2009; ... As pressing economic conditions prompt organizational change, it's imperative that business leaders remember that successful transition depends on the buy-in, engagement and confidence of managers and employees, say experts. Don't wait, advises Tom Karl, vice president of ...
Balancing cost reduction and talent management.(BENEFITS)
Jun 01, 2009; ... Despite the pressures of the economic crisis, most United States companies continue to view their retirement as a vital part of their workplace relationship with employees, while struggling to balance cost and talent-management issues. This is according to a survey of nearly 500 ...
In quotes.(Quotation)
Jun 01, 2009; ... "I'm determined that [such] a move to International Financial Reporting Standards doesn't become the next Sarbanes-Oxley." --NYSE ...
Top Russell companies.(PERFORMANCE)(Ernst & Young L.L.P.)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009; ... For the top performing companies in the Russell 2000 for 2008: growth was in and debt was out. This is a key finding of Ernst & Young's Strategic Growth Markets practice as it sought common characteristics that exist among the top performers. Among the highlights: * ...
Bookshelf.(Book review)
Jun 01, 2009; ... Jeff Immelt and the New GE Way: Innovation, Transformation and Winning in the 21st Century. By David Magee. McGraw-Hill, 270 pages. $25.95. Poor Jeffrey Immelt--General Electric Co.'s chief executive officer. He has watched the bellwether stock get battered in the past few years amid a ...
IFRS in the U.S. raises questions: 'convergence' or 'conversion?'.(financial reporting)(International Financial Reporting Standards)(Securities and Exchange Commission)(Law overview)
Jun 01, 2009; ... This IFRS section summarizes key points from the comment letters received by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission about its Roadmap for the Potential Use of Financial Statements Prepared in Accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards by U.S. Issuers, which was ...
Heading to private-equity funding poses challenges for CFOs.(private companies)
Jun 01, 2009; ... Even in the best of times companies owned by private equity firms are a world unto themselves. The current economic climate has made top financial jobs in private-equity portfolio companies even more challenging. If you're considering a move to a firm owned by a private equity ...
Agnico-Eagle finds 'gold' in the down cycle: David Garofalo explains how the countercyclical nature of the gold sector allows his firm to grow despite the global economic downturn.(Interview)
Jun 01, 2009; ... By following its own Golden Rule, Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. continues to grow in the current economic climate. The Toronto-based gold-mining company operates one of the largest mines in Europe and its LaRonde Mine in Quebec is Canada's largest operating gold mine in terms of reserves ....
Rescuing drowning stock-option programs: despite congressional and shareholder backlash against excessive executive compensation, companies facing employee motivation and retention issues cannot afford to remain on the sidelines when it comes to restructuring their employee stock-option programs.
Jun 01, 2009; ... Bailouts may be the flavor du jour amid the recent economic collapse, but companies looking to rescue stock-option compensation programs are scrambling to send a different message to shareholders in the wake of proxy season: Employees are not in for a free lunch. In an ...
Is corporate green getting a yellow light?
Jun 01, 2009; ... Back in March, Phoenix Mayor Philip Gordon unveiled an ambitious plan to make the Arizona capital the "greenest city in America." The 17-point manifesto included building plants to recycle wastewater, massive installation of solar panels, the use of renewable fuels, public transit ...
ERM: the evolution of a balancing act.(FERF@65)(enterprise risk management)
Jun 01, 2009; ... It's widely acknowledged that one of the culprits in the current economic crisis has been the underestimation or mismanagement of risk. No one ever imagined that real estate prices could actually go down, so what was wrong with holding mortgages that might not be paid down? Problems that ...
New mindset: for growth during crisis.(READ FOR CPE CREDIT)(Avery Dennison Corp.)(Interview)
Jun 01, 2009; ... The current economic uncertainty has introduced organizational fear worldwide and inspired deep evaluation of short-term financing. Many chief executive officers and chief financial Officers are focusing on paring expenses, eliminating discretionary programs and planning head-count ...
Planning now for a 2010 IPO.(initial public offering)
Jun 01, 2009; ... Market conditions contributing to declining numbers of companies going public last year are expected to last through this year. Raising capital to fund operations and grow through the public capital markets could return in 2010, and it's never too soon to start preparing for an initial ...
Uncovering hidden risks: with angry stakeholders and regulators demanding a harder line on fraud, firms must go on the offense to uncover hidden risk with a triple layer of controls that prevent, detect and actively manage threats.(INTERNAL CONTROLS)(Association of Certified Fraud Examiners)(Report)
Jun 01, 2009; ... Bad economies tend to expose the dark underbelly of corporate activities: namely fraud. Market deterioration has brought old schemes to light and new ones are being committed at an alarming rate. Once hidden under rising performance figures, many investment frauds, mortgage frauds and ...
How much can be cut?(MARKETING)
Jun 01, 2009; ... Cutting the easy stuff has likely already been done. So, where does one turn once all the "fat" has been trimmed from the marketing budget, leaving just muscle and bone? How far can marketing spend be cut before it's too far? Here are recommendations for cutting smartly: * Do ...
Fine-tuning financial statement disclosures.(Report)
Jun 01, 2009; ... Private companies have to walk a fine line to meet the disclosure requirements of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles--without providing too many details--while providing enough information for bankers and other financial statement users. It is no secret that the world ...
Is it U.S. GAAP IFRS at U.S. universities?(ACCOUNTING EDUCATION)(International Accounting Standards Board)(The Ohio State University)(University of Pennsylvania. Wharton School of Business)(Survey)
Jun 01, 2009; ... Even as the schedule for implementing International Financial Reporting Standards within the United States takes some twists and turns, the need for America's colleges and universities to prepare for this shift is fairly clear. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "We don't need ...
'A tale of two markets'.(Global M&A)(Report)
Jun 01, 2009; ... "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times ... it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of Hope ..." This opening to the Charles Dickens' 1859 classic A Tale of Two Cities could also describe the mergers and acquisitions market from ...
Helping treasurers in the challenging economy.(Washington insights)
Jun 01, 2009; ... As the United States faces the greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression, treasurers and chief financial officers in organizations are concerned--and with good reason--about how to manage their companies, preserve capital and raise more capital. Debt and equity markets are less ...
Protecting liquidity in tough times.(treasury)
Jun 01, 2009; ... In a year of recession and credit uncertainty, understanding and managing liquidity has become a top priority for most treasurers. Many management teams were shocked to learn just how quickly slowing revenue and frozen credit can blossom into a full-blown crisis. But the good ...
IT the 'enabler' of global outsourcing.(technology)
Jun 01, 2009; ... Since the early 1990s, United States companies have looked offshore to contain their labor costs, secure new sources of talent and more quickly bring their products to market. Today's economic climate likely will prompt more companies to seek out and improve their global ...
Over 500 attendees hit Gaylord Resort to network, more.(LEADERSHIP SUMMIT '09)(Financial Executives International)(Conference news)
Jun 01, 2009 ... A good time was had by all as they converged for Financial Executives International's annual Summit May 3-5 at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas. FEI President and Chief Executive Officer Marie N. Hollein addressed FEI leaders on May 3 to share her ...
Committee update.(LEADERSHIP SUMMIT '09)(Committee on Private Companies)(Conference news)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... At its meeting during Summit, the Committee on Private Companies (CPC) acknowledged the great concern businesses have for many of the current tax and policy proposals coming from the Obama administration as well as from Congress. CPC agreed that private companies are ideally ...
June 2009.(crossword)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Across 1. Friedman and Smith 6. Top broker 10. Hospital show 11. Job, colloquially 12. Work 15. Tennis star, Kournikova 18. Things you don't do (2 words) 19. Venza, for example 23 ....
John Ayanoglou.(names in the news)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... * John Ayanoglou (Toronto Chapter) is the new Chief Financial Officer of Equitable Group Inc., a Toronto-based mortgage finance company. ...
Paul Antoniadis.(names in the news)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... * Paul Antoniadis (Quebec Chapter) was appointed Vice President, Finance at Streamline Foods Inc., a ...
Kriss W. Bush.(names in the news)
Jun 01, 2009 ... * Kriss W. Bush (Toronto Chapter) was appointed Vice President at ...
Jeffrey Curtiss.(names in the news)(Houston Society of Chartered Financial Analysts)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... * Jeffrey Curtiss (Houston Chapter) has been elected Secretary of the Houston Society of Chartered Financial Analysts effective July 1. He ...
Jacques L. Drouin.(names in the news)(ProSep Inc)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... * Jacques L. Drouin (Quebec Chapter) is the new President and Chief Executive Officer of ProSep Inc., a ...
James M. Froisland.(names in the news)(Westell Technologies Inc.)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... * James M. Froisland (Chicago Chapter) has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Westell Technologies Inc., an Aurora, Ill., provider of broadband products, gateways and conferencing services. Froisland is ...
David A. Heywood.(names in the news)(Lockheed Martin Corp.)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... * David A. Heywood (Washington, D.C. Chapter) has been promoted to Vice President, Taxes and General Tax Counsel of Lockheed Martin Corp., ...
Robert Lee.(names in the news)
Jun 01, 2009 ... * Robert Lee (Atlanta Chapter) will add the titles of CFO and Treasurer of ...
Atul Mahajan.(names in the news)
Jun 01, 2009 ... * Atul Mahajan (Toronto Chapter) has been appointed President and CEO of Oshawa Power and ...
Donna Sylver.(names in the news)(Sylver CPA, PLLC)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... * Donna Sylver (Charlotte Chapter) founded Sylver CPA, PLLC, a certified public accounting and consulting firm based in Durham, N.C., ...
Lynn Turner.(names in the news)(LECG)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Lynn Turner has been named senior adviser and managing director in the forensic accounting practice of LECG in San Francisco. He is a former Chief Accountant of the U.S ....
Hugh Van Seaton.(names in the news)(Jacksonville University Davis College of Business)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... * Hugh Van Seaton (Northern Florida Chapter) has been appointed Visiting Assistant Professor of Accounting, at the Davis College of Business, Jacksonville ...
David Wagstaff.(names in the news)
Jun 01, 2009 ... * David Wagstaff (Toronto Chapter) has been promoted to Vice President ...
Stewart Woo.(names in the news)
Jun 01, 2009 ... * Stewart Woo (Vancouver Chapter) is the new CFO of the ...
FEI.(names in the news)
Jun 01, 2009 ... * denotes ...
Larry I. Kramer.(balance sheet)(Interview)
Jun 01, 2009; ... Though Larry Kramer grew up in a musical family, he never expected to start a local rock-and-roll cover band called "The Comb-Overs"--which he did, two year ago. "Outside of our day jobs, it's a fun diversion for six suburban fathers/ working professionals. It also places a ...