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CFO
March 1, 2005 |
Paradigm Shifts The 20 events that most altered the practice of corporate finance since CFO magazine first began reporting on it in 1985.   |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
The Changing Role of the CFO Companies are once again demanding hardcore accounting, financial reporting and risk-management skills. This represents a shift back to the roots of the CFO position... |
CFO
July 1, 2007
Scott Leibs |
Five Years and Accounting This story is Part 1 in a three-part series on how corporate finance has changed since the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was passed. |
CFO
November 1, 2003 |
Sarbox's Unseen Costs "The crucial unseen cost is that of innovations foregone or delayed," says a reader. More letters to the editor: Microsoft on options... thoughts on Black-Scholes... expensing flaw... the root of the problem |
CFO
October 1, 2003 |
Letters to the Editor CFOs should quit whining... can nontraditional CFOs succeed?... disagreement over the options debate. |
CFO
September 1, 2003
Alix Nyberg |
Sticker Shock When Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, it didn't worry about how much it would cost companies. Today, CFOs are totting up the compliance bill -- and they don't like what they see. |
CFO
January 1, 2005
Julia Homer |
Friends on Board CFOs are spending more time with directors outside the boardroom. |
The Motley Fool
May 28, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Conflicts of Interest Linger Many CFOs may not know enough accounting to do their jobs right. |
HBS Working Knowledge
November 10, 2003 |
Can Investors Have Too Much Accounting Transparency? Readers respond: Legislation is a problematic way to achieve the golden mean in normative behavior... Investors are always free to vote on the adequacy of a company's financial transparency with their dollars... The more transparency there is, the better... etc. |
CFO
January 30, 2004
Scott Leibs |
New Terrain Post-Enron reforms have made dramatic alterations to the landscape of corporate governance. Boards, their committees, and internal auditors now have greater responsibilities and powers. How will these reforms change the CFO's job? |
CFO
May 1, 2003
Arthur Levitt |
You Are the Guardians Former SEC chairman Arthur Levitt offers some pointed advice on how to restore confidence in corporate accounting. |
CFO
November 1, 2007
Alix Stuart |
The Essential Skills To ascend to (and remain in) the CFO's office, you need much more than financial acumen. |
CFO
November 1, 2006
Don Durfee |
Pay Up With finance talent in high demand, companies are boosting compensation -- and making some demands of their own. |
CFO
May 1, 2003
Tim Reason |
Off the Street Stricter rules and wary investors are prompting more companies to exit the public markets. |
Inc.
September 2005
Amy Feldman |
Surviving Sarbanes-Oxley A law intended to clean up big public companies has taken its toll on small private ones -- both financially and emotionally. But there may finally be relief in sight. |
Knowledge@Wharton
July 30, 2003 |
Has Sarbanes-Oxley Made a Dent in Corporate America's Armor? In the 12 months since it was signed by President Bush, the landmark Sarbanes-Oxley Act has caused U.S. companies to spend heavily on compliance, altered the culture of boardrooms and boosted the business of firms that offer ethics and compliance consulting. To what end? |
CFO
November 1, 2002
Tim Reason |
Facing the Bear: The 2002 Compensation Survey With stock options under scrutiny, companies are once again seeking the elusive link between pay and performance. |
CFO
September 1, 2009
Alix Stuart |
Hard Lessons One year after the Wall Street meltdown, CFOs say business will never be the same. |
CFO
November 1, 2003
David M. Katz |
The Price They're Paid Even without stock options, top finance chiefs are changing in hefty pay packages. |
CFO
July 15, 2010
Vincent Ryan |
Time to Get Off Your Cash? Companies are content to sit on their cash hoards, but investors are losing patience. What's a CFO to do? |
CFO
July 1, 2006
Don Durfee |
Say Yes to Dr. No? New research suggests that CFOs are an essential counterweight to optimistic CEOs. |
CIO
July 1, 2004
Christopher Koch |
The Sarbox Conspiracy Sarbanes-Oxley compliance efforts are eating up CIO time and budgets. Worse, CIOs are being relegated to a purely tactical role. And that may be the CFO's plan. |
CFO
February 2008
Durfee & Jian |
Losing Their Grip Can China's CFOs keep their companies from growing out of control? |
The Motley Fool
July 23, 2004 |
The Mysterious CFO You'll hear about many CFOs as you read financial articles, but what exactly do CFOs do besides make occasional brief appearances? |
CFO
May 1, 2005
Kris Frieswick |
What Does Your CEO Really Know? How much do chief executives know about company finances? We asked more than 300 CFOs to rate their boss's finance IQ. |
CFO
April 1, 2009
Kate O'Sullivan |
Happy New Year? A recent survey shows that most CFOs say the outlook remains bleak until 2010. |
CFO
September 1, 2002
Lori Calabro |
I Told You So To controversial securities litigator Bill Lerach, the current wave of corporate fraud scandals was both inevitable and preventable. |
CFO
November 1, 2008
Alix Stuart |
Making the Leap There are many ways to get to the top spot in finance. |
CFO
May 1, 2004 |
Small-Town Blues Is a small-town locale a risk factor for corporate fraud?... When work outings can result in workers' comp claims... Paternity benefits are catching on... Meet a CFO whistle-blower... The benefits of setting up shop in Puerto Rico... etc. |
CFO
October 1, 2002
Julia Homer |
How Did We Get Here? Much of what happened in the 1990s also happened in the 1980s. Here's hoping we don't do it again. |
CFO
July 1, 2006 |
Backdaters Get Clocked Market Timers... Under the Runway... Enron: End of an Era... The Longer View... Frequent Filer... Don't Know Much about Liquidity... Attack of the Naked Shorts... Long Live the Local Branch... etc. |
Entrepreneur
October 2007
C.J. Prince |
I'm Outta Here With shrinking teams and growing responsibilities, CFOs have it tough these days. What can you do to keep yours from jumping ship? |
CFO
July 15, 2008
Edward Teach |
Far from Academic It was 50 years ago that Franco Modigliani and Merton Miller turned the world of finance upside down. Today, the debate continues over why companies choose the capital structures they do. |
CFO
June 1, 2004
Kate O'Sullivan |
CPA Ascendant With accounting savvy more important than ever, is the CPA (rather than the MBA) the new must-have credential for finance execs? |
CFO
June 16, 2003
Laton McCartney |
Nothing to Hide Eager to be more transparent, companies are using a range of technologies to communicate with shareholders. |
Salon.com
February 20, 2002
Dave Lindorff |
Chief fudge-the-books officer Enron CFO Andrew Fastow wasn't a renegade, he was just doing his job -- or, at least, he was doing precisely what today's CFOs are being told to do... |
CFO
May 1, 2003
Ronald Fink |
Corrective Lenses Some experts contend that Options-Pricing models give a better view of cost of capital. |
The Motley Fool
February 17, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
Expect Good Things From Top CFOs Chief financial officers' jobs aren't getting any easier. |
CFO
May 1, 2008
Kate O'Sullivan |
Top 10 Concerns of CFOs CFOs don't lack for worries as the credit markets continue to create uncertainty. |
The Motley Fool
August 4, 2004
Bill Mann |
Your Ownership Is Revoked Sarbanes-Oxley costs publicly traded companies big bucks to comply. Some small caps are choosing to delist rather than spend the money. |
CFO
January 30, 2004
Julia Homer |
Truth or Jail CFOs are spending far more time with audit committees, answering more questions and educating them more fully on business strategies and risks. |
CFO
February 1, 2006
Janet Kersnar |
View from Europe: Of Bulls and Bears A look behind the scenes of Europe's surging stock markets. |
CFO
May 1, 2008
Alan Rappeport |
Half Full, and Then Some New research suggests that CFOs, like CEOs, can be confident to a fault. |
CFO
April 1, 2008
Kate O'Sullivan |
Business Outlook Survey CFOs are retrenching as the United States enters what could be a lengthy recession. |
CFO
May 1, 2010
David McCann |
An Action Plan for IT CFOs who oversee technology should have no fear: a methodical, top-down management approach can produce strong results. |
CFO
December 1, 2002
Alix Nyberg |
Split Decision There's no question that accounting skills are back in vogue for CFOs, given the massive amounts of work associated with the new disclosure and governance rules flooding out of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the stock exchanges. |
CFO
November 1, 2006
Laura DeMars |
Look Before You Sit A seat on a corporate board can be a great opportunity, but choose carefully. |
CFO
February 1, 2009
Scott Leibs |
Moving On, Happily Most CFOs leave their jobs in triumph, not disgrace, a new KPMG study shows. |
CFO
August 1, 2006
Don Durfee |
More Rules, Higher Profits? New research shows that good governance practices may reduce your cost of capital. |
CFO
March 17, 2003
Scott Leibs |
Under Pressure Sarbanes-Oxley is just one of many new regulatory requirements companies face. Can IT help? |
