Aberdeen's research on ROI for GRC and global reporting initiatives showed that:

• Top-performing companies have experienced a 34% reduction in risk value in the past two years.
• Leading companies have demonstrated a 23% reduction in compliance-related costs in the past two years.
• High-performing companies are enjoying a 27% growth in new market revenue in the past 12 months.

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In a new first of its kind study of senior financial executives, research reveals that global enterprises rely on out-of-date technology and manual processes for capital planning, preventing them from maximizing their return on capital (ROC). The current planning process and tools fail to provide reliable performance and on-demand analytics data on millions of dollars of capital investments, leaving questions regarding whether companies are allocating capital to the best, most productive efforts for strategic advantage.

Learn about the gaps that currently exist at the end of the financial process -- and more importantly, how to fix them. Read this free Business Finance guide to learn why the worst performers are lagging way behind -- and find out more about tools that can repair your company's last mile of finance, like financial performance management, integrated reporting, and XBRL. Read the free guide now!

There is a connection between business expenses and how well an organization administers its records -- including electronic and physical records. By targeting records management processes you can unlock tremendous potential for reducing expenses and improving efficiency. This guide is designed to help you identify your biggest, untapped cost-saving opportunities – and see how outsourcing your records management can dramatically cut business expenses while improving your service to internal and external customers.

Companies of every size are looking for ways to increase efficiencies and cut operational costs. And yet, you might be overlooking a simple opportunity to do both: management of your physical records. Learn to work smarter and spend less on information management processes -- while extracting greater value from them.

Before you decide to manage your own records, take a minute to "think inside the box."

Here are eight excellent reasons to outsource, including:

• Implementing a records management program that's based
  on best practices
• Utilizing experts to address your company's specific needs
• Taking advantage of the latest technologies that help you get
  organized and stay compliant

Finding new ways to cut costs is a top concern for businesses of all sizes, especially in this economic climate. Chances are you've already tried many of the traditional finance-driven methods: reducing headcount, tightening travel, cutting back on training programs. And yet, you may have missed a key savings opportunity: cutting the hidden costs of records management. This report identifies five proven ways you can significantly reduce your costs while delivering the records management capabilities your business really needs. Each of them is backed by real-world examples and statistics -- and accompanied by specific steps you can take to start saving now.

This American Express guide helps you streamline foreign exchange payments. It includes a foreign exchange payment provider profile, tips on how to simplify payments, and an insightful FAQ.

The Economist Intelligence Unit conducted a worldwide survey of 385 senior executives from finance, risk, compliance and legal functions to assess the current state of risk and compliance management. The survey focused on perception versus reality: how executives view their risk mitigation capabilities versus what they are actually doing. This report presents the highlights of those survey fi ndings, along with related additional insights drawn from interviews with industry experts and commentators.

Controlling access risk can be extremely challenging for many companies. With an overwhelming number of permutations of end-users, applications, business roles and business processes across the enterprise, it’s no wonder that many companies are struggling to manage the burden of IT complexity and regulatory compliance. Leading performers are 3 times more likely to have a clear association of their risks and controls to the various regulations, standards and best practices to which they relate.