In a recent article, CFO.com's Joe St. Denis notes CFOs are well aware of the more common ingredients of financial fraud: bogus or premature revenue recognition, improper capitalization or valuation of assets, and the misuse of accruals to smooth...
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April 27, 2015, 07:26 AM
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CFO reports private companies that adhere to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) will soon have more options when it comes to accounting for goodwill and for interest rate swaps. On Thursday Jan. 16, the Financial Accounting...
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January 21, 2014, 07:12 AM
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According to a CFO.com article, CFOs and their staffs could gain some mental clarity about how to apply internal controls more effectively in the form of a guidance document released last week, its framers think. Their intent is to provide more...
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May 28, 2013, 07:27 AM
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Traditional risk heat maps focus only on the downside of risk. But CFOs and CROs need to be able to visualize the opportunities for creating value that exist by taking risks.
Over the last ten years, many companies have adopted an enterprise risk...
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February 15, 2013, 07:14 AM
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CFO reports U.S. finance executives forecast that their organizations’ cash balances will fall this quarter, the Association for Financial Professionals reports reversing a two-year trend.
For only the second time in more than two years, the...
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January 30, 2013, 07:12 AM
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CFO writer David Katz offers an opinion piece on what he sees as the top corporate finance trends likely to play out in 2013. At the top of the list, Katz cites pressure on CFOs to unlock corporate cash hordes.
One night last week, at a minute after...
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January 25, 2013, 07:22 AM
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