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BASIS POINTS: What Should We Expect From the CFTC?
With commissioner Gary Gensler now heading the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the agency likely will move in a new direction. The big question is, what direction will that be? Changes Coming at the CFTC | Source: The Big Fat Finance Blog . ...
BASIS POINTS: Aspen Institute's Recommendations for Long-Term Value Creation
Earlier this month, 28 members of the Aspen Institute's Business & Society Program, including Warren Buffett and Louis Gerstner Jr., issued a paper calling for the end to short-termism, which it says has made short-term considerations a higher priority th ...
BASIS POINTS: Inflation-proof Your Business
Many people, including the majority of economists in a recent poll and a number of corporate executives, see inflation in the nation's future. Arun Bansal, managing consultant in the corporate enterprise risk management group of Towers Perrin, recommends ...
BASIS POINTS: How Big Should Banks Be?
Following the bailout of many of the nation's biggest banks, the question has arisen: just how big is too big, when it comes to banks? The answer isn't as clear as it might seem. How Big Is Too Big When It Comes to Banks? | Source: The Big Fat Finance B ...
BASIS POINTS: You Don't Always Need Money to Make Money
Companies don't need a stack of cash and unlimited time to come up with profitable ideas, a project assigned to Stanford University students demonstrates. Given just $5 in seed money and two hours to brainstorm, small groups of students were able to come ...
BASIS POINTS: How Would Cutting Saturday Mail Delivery Affect Treasury?
The U.S. Postal Service's proposal to cut mail delivery to five days a week would have at least a small impact on several areas of treasury including operations, cash flow, and staffing schedules. Mail Five Days a Week? The Impact on Treasury | Source: ...
BASIS POINTS: Contingency Fees Bad for Insurance Buyers
Contingency fees, which are paid to a broker based on selected criteria such as the number of policies sold per year, can raise a company's insurance expenses. Contingent Fees Back in the News | Source: The Big Fat Finance Blog . ...
Basis Points: Credit Still Crunched
You thought the credit squeeze was easing? Nope. New numbers show why treasurers are still lying awake at night. Access to Funding Remains Tight | Source: The Big Fat Finance Blog . ...
BASIS POINTS: Confident People Are More Persuasive
Confident people are more persuasive, according to a new study. While that's not surprising news, it does put finance execs in a tough place as they try to present company forecasts with confidence without overstating the case. Confidence and Persuasion ...
BASIS POINTS: Proposed Changes to Regulatory System Affect Corporate Treasurers
Corporate treasurers should be on the lookout for a new report from the Department of the Treasury containing proposed changes to the U.S. financial regulatory system. Proposed Changes to OTC Derivatives Could Impact Corporate Use | Source: The Big Fat ...
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