What does '21st Century Disclosure' Look Like?

SEC appoints William Lutz to conduct comprehensive review of all SEC forms and reporting requirements.

An Executive Guide to Sustainable Business Strategies

Featured Speakers:
Andrew Winston, co-author, "Green to Gold"
Laura Ipsen, SVP - Cisco

Date: July 17, 2008
Time: 2:00 p.m. EDT

Pricing the F&A Outsourcing Contract

June 30, 2008

As providers of finance and accounting outsourcing services extend the range of their offerings, contract negotiations are becoming more complex. Lisa Ross, CEO and founder of FAO Research, talked with Business Finance about pricing models in the increasingly competitive FAO market.

The Growth Trap

June 27, 2008

The search for growth dominates the strategic agenda at many organizations. But choosing growth for its own sake may be shortsighted and even dangerous, argue A.T. Kearney partners Mary Larson and Graeme Deans.

Quelling Executive Comp Criticism

Guidance to the board on dealing with executive compensation controversy

The Hole in Global D&O

June 26, 2008

"American-style" class action lawsuits are becoming the global norm. Is your D&O coverage up to the challenge?

Foreign Investors Still Feasting on U.S. Securities

Overseas investors continue to gobble up Treasury notes and bonds -- a must for the United States to continue financing the trade deficit.

Mike Matheis

Mike Matheis is the managing director of marketing transformation for the Accenture customer relationship management service line.

Brian McCarthy

Brian McCarthy is a senior executive in the Accenture finance and performance management service line.

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Leveraging Your CFO/CMO Value Link

June 24, 2008

Accenture’s Brian McCarthy explains how CFOs and CMOs can work together to better leverage intangible assets and together generate value.

Rights of Disabled Are a Double Whammy for Business

A country is only as good as the way it treats all of its citizens, but the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 created confusion for businesses which were required to comply with many specific and complicated regulations.

What Does That Four-letter Word Really Mean?

A leading economic consultant redefines risk in the context of the credit crisis.

Long-Term Incentive Design: How to Get It Right

June 23, 2008

Myrna Hellerman, senior vice president and Midwest regional manager with strategic HR advisory firm Sibson Consulting, talked with Business Finance about the increasing complexity of long-term incentives and how it's changing the finance/HR dynamic.

Survey: Finance Leaders Warming to IFRS

June 23, 2008

Interest in global accounting standards is on the rise among finance pros, though many fret about the cost and complexity of conversion from U.S. GAAP.

Book Pick: XBRL for Dummies

June 19, 2008

Barcodes for financial reports? Authors Peter Weverka and Wilson S. So explain the basics and the benefits of eXtensible business reporting language in a new book.

Employers Respond to Workers' Financial Woes

Relief may be on the way for people facing foreclosure on their home.