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CFO March 1, 2005 Julia Homer |
Time and Change Today's CFOs no longer labor in obscurity, but the notoriety of the few has increased the pressure on the rest. |
CFO April 1, 2006 Joseph McCafferty |
Business Outlook Survey Although still worried about the cost of fuel and health care, finance executives are encouraged, if not ecstatic, about the future of the economy. |
CFO July 1, 2006 Joseph McCafferty |
Business Outlook Survey Concerns over inflation, interest rates, and fuel costs have finance executives singing the blues. |
CFO January 1, 2005 Roy Harris |
Across the Board Spurred by regulatory change, directors and CFOs forge a new relationship. |
CFO February 1, 2008 Roy Harris |
Are We Strategic Yet? Early in a CFO's tenure, the things that matter most often get the least attention. |
CFO Alix Nyberg |
Executive Indictments Prosecutors looking to pin corporate scandals on the top dog often press other executives for information that could prove a case against the CEO in exchange for leniency for the informers. Finance chiefs facing criminal sentencing have traditionally jumped at the offer. |
CFO March 1, 2005 Tom Leander |
The View from Asia An understanding of international best practices for the CFO has coincided with the rise of Asia's two new miracle economies: China and India. |
CFO January 1, 2006 Kate O'Sullivan |
CFO Confidential At many companies the CFO is a trusted confidant of the CEO, a valuable sounding board for all kinds of issues. But when CFOs themselves need advice, whom do they call? |
CFO March 1, 2009 Sarah Johnson |
No Way Out? The Satyam scandal has prompted companies to be more careful about outsourcing arrangements. |
CFO September 1, 2008 Vincent Ryan |
Talk about Missed Earnings A new study finds that falling short of analysts' profits forecasts hits CFOs directly where it hurts: in their wallets and their chances of getting fired. |
CFO January 1, 2005 Julia Homer |
Friends on Board CFOs are spending more time with directors outside the boardroom. |
CFO February 1, 2009 Scott Leibs |
Moving On, Happily Most CFOs leave their jobs in triumph, not disgrace, a new KPMG study shows. |
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 Alix Nyberg |
CFOs in the Sales Process After a season of slumping revenues, many CFOs are being called upon to reassure potential customers of their companies' financial health. Often, their mission is to convince customers the company will be alive and well a year from now... |
CFO February 22, 2005 Don Durfee |
Uncertain Benefits: The 2005 CFO Human-Capital Survey What finance executives say about cost control, choices, and concerns. |
CFO April 1, 2008 Kate O'Sullivan |
Business Outlook Survey CFOs are retrenching as the United States enters what could be a lengthy recession. |
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 July 1, 2005 Joseph McCafferty |
Dog Days for the Economy? Hiring and capital spending will slow over the next year, due partly to rising energy and raw-material prices. |
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 May 8, 2006 Don Durfee |
What's the Boss Worth? CFOs weigh in on executive compensation. |
CFO September 1, 2009 Kate O'Sullivan |
Advise and Shine Your office door may be closed for a good reason, but there are many better reasons to open it -- and walk through it. |
CFO January 10, 2007 Joseph McCafferty |
Business Outlook Survey CFOs are feeling better about the prospects for the U.S. economy in 2007. |
Insurance & Technology January 22, 2009 Anthony O'Donnell |
Satyam Scandal Fallout: Truth and Consequences The Satyam scandal may be a unique case, but insurers nonetheless are likely to require greater transparency from their offshore partners, especially for business process outsourcing. |
CFO July 1, 2007 Kate O'Sullivan |
Business Outlook Survey Finance executives entered the summer doldrums early this year as their optimism about the U.S. economy approached a five-year low. |
The Motley Fool September 27, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Musical Chairs With CFOs Investors, changes in CFOs are worth investigating. |
CFO October 1, 2006 Joseph McCafferty |
Business Outlook Survey U.S. CFOs see trouble ahead. |
CFO Julia Homer |
It's Not the Apples Throwing fruit at lawbreaking CFOs is not enough. The fact is, the system of financial reporting needs some serious repairing. |
CFO July 1, 2004 |
Canary Chorus At least a dozen former finance executives are preparing to sing for prosecutors... NASA still hasn't found that $2 billion... CFOs on the move... |
CFO April 1, 2007 Joseph McCafferty |
Business Outlook Survey With renewed confidence in the economy, companies report that they are investing in their businesses -- ramping up hiring plans and increasing projections for capital spending. |
CFO October 1, 2008 Alix Stuart |
A Chicken and Nest-Egg Problem Persuading employees to participate in company retirement plans isn't getting any easier. |
CFO March 1, 2008 Kate O'Sullivan |
As the World Churns Some of Corporate America's biggest names parted ways with their CFOs in the past year. |
CFO August 1, 2002 Joseph McCafferty |
Interim CFOs In general, companies are taking longer to fill the CFO position -- usually six months to a year. But since the job is too crucial to leave open that long, companies like Aetna, New York Life, Sapient, and Citrix Systems have, for varying amounts of time, gone the interim CFO route. |
CFO February 2008 Durfee & Jian |
Losing Their Grip Can China's CFOs keep their companies from growing out of control? |
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 May 1, 2007 Alix Nyberg Stuart |
Board Battles Even as conflicts between CEOs and directors erupt, finance chiefs can wield influence on both sides. |
CFO December 1, 2008 Kate Plourd |
Bad News Bearers Why CFOs should learn the fine art of delivering inconvenient truths. |
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 July 15, 2008 Kate O'Sullivan |
Global Business Outlook Survey CFOs are preparing for a prolonged downturn. |
The Motley Fool October 22, 2007 Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: What Will Satyam Say? The Indian outsourcer is set to report its fiscal second-quarter 2008 numbers shortly. Investors, here is what you can expect to see. |
CFO September 1, 2005 |
Short Shift Are companies hurting their chances for success by rearranging the executive suite so often?... Accounting has been a struggle at the Department of Homeland Security.... |
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? |
The Motley Fool January 7, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Satyam: Slumdog Millionaire Shares of Indian IT outsourcing giant Satyam Computer Services get pummeled after Chairman B. Ramalinga Raju admitted that the company's books are cooked. |
CFO April 1, 2010 Kate O'Sullivan |
Slouching Toward Recovery CFOs see several positive economic signs, but employment isn't one of them. |
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 March 1, 2007 Joseph McCafferty |
For CFOs, Few Gold Watches The average tenure of big-company finance chiefs is less than five years, according to a recent study. |
The Motley Fool December 18, 2008 Rich Duprey |
Satyam Seeks to Build Future for Its Family Investors revolt when Indian IT outsourcer Satyam Computer Services tries to spend $1.6 billion to buy two family businesses. |
CFO April 1, 2006 Kate O'Sullivan |
Calming the Waters What happens when the CEO and CFO just don't get along? And what should CFOs do when they find themselves locking horns with their boss? |
CFO January 1, 2009 Kate O'Sullivan |
From Bad to Worst CFO optimism sinks to an all-time low as companies foresee a dismal year ahead. |
CFO June 1, 2007 Julia Homer |
The Diversity Gap Most finance departments are conspicuously white. Changing that is not a priority for most CFOs. |
The Motley Fool December 30, 2008 Rich Duprey |
No Heads Rolling at Satyam -- Yet IT consultant Satyam Computer Services finds itself in the thick of contention after a failed merger attempt. |