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CFO
September 1, 2008
Tim Reason |
International Accounting Standards Board Chairman Sir David Tweedie The overseer of a coming accounting revolution opines on U.S. companies' inevitable, eventual shift to IFRS.   |
CFO
April 1, 2008
Sarah Johnson |
Goodbye GAAP It's time to start preparing for the arrival of international accounting standards. |
CFO
September 1, 2012
Kathleen Hoffelder |
Mind the GAAP Alternatives More accounting options for small and mid size companies are on the way. |
CFO
July 15, 2008
Leibs & Reason |
IFRS and When The SEC may decide soon whether and when U.S. companies will switch to international accounting standards. And it's a good thing, as panic from not knowing the date is percolating. |
CFO
June 1, 2008
Scott Leibs |
Principles vs. Practices A new study says chief financial officers think financial statements are too complex for the average investor. |
BusinessWeek
April 25, 2005
Capell & Ewing |
Bringing Europe Inc. Into Sharper Focus Red ink is turning black overnight - and vice-versa - as companies adopt the International Financial Reporting Standards, a giant first step toward global harmonization of accounting standards. |
U.S. Banker
April 2008
Karen Krebsbach |
What's Delaying the SEC on IFRS? How many decades will it take the SEC to mandate IFRS over the U.S. Generally Accepting Accounting Principles? |
CFO
April 1, 2008
Julia Homer |
Hello IFRS The international standards are knocking at our doors, but their convergence with GAAP is clouded with questions. |
CFO
September 1, 2012
Kathleen Hoffelder |
SEC Report Backs Away from Convergence The commission's staff expresses hesitation about merging international standards and U.S. GAAP. |
Financial Advisor
March 2008
Alan Lavine |
Apples To Apples Expect a pop in equity valuations, increased liquidity and lower trading costs as foreign companies list stocks in the United States using International Financial Reporting Standards. |
Investment Advisor
November 2009
D.J. Gannon |
Why Adopt Global Standards, Anyway? The reality is that the development of identical standards was never the intended result of convergence. |
CFO
December 1, 2009
Marie Leone |
Convergence vs. Conversion The notion of U.S. companies switching to international financial reporting standards (IFRS) over the next few years might become moot if efforts to converge U.S. and international accounting standards are successful. |
CFO
January 1, 2009
Alix Stuart |
Which One When? A roundup of key accounting deadlines, developments, and detours to watch for in 2009. |
CFO
March 1, 2008
Kate Plourd |
Closing Remarks Retiring Cisco CFO Dennis Powell leaves with this message: the key to finance is people and strategies, not just a good accounting system. |
CFO
October 1, 2010
Stuart & Johnson |
Herz Closes the Books on FASB Tenure Finance executives look ahead with both hope and caution. |
Bank Technology News
November 2008
Rebecca Sausner |
Accounting Change to International Standard Looms Large for IT The SEC's plan for the eventual retirement of GAAP accounting in favor of International Financial Reporting Standards will necessitate changes to hundreds of banking IT systems. |
CFO
April 1, 2008
Alan Rappeport |
One Standard, Many Laws Accounting convergence could be derailed by countries making too many modifications. |
BusinessWeek
March 1, 2004
Capell & Henry |
When Bankers Keep Saying Non The French are thwarting the adoption of global accounting standards. With the standardization, investors worldwide would finally be able to compare -- and trade -- thousands more companies, be they brewers in Mannheim, Melbourne, or Milwaukee. |
CFO
September 1, 2009
Jason Karaian |
The Silent Treatment Regulators think that companies are too shy when it comes to airing their views on fundamental accounting issues. |
CFO
November 1, 2008
Josh Hyatt |
Small Companies Will Lag, but By How Much? Switching to the new global financial reporting standards is inevitable for private companies -- eventually. |
Investment Advisor
November 2009
D.J. Gannon |
Small World Financial reporting standards will eliminate many of the adjustments investment advisors historically have made to allow companies' financials to be more comparable internationally. |
CIO
June 10, 2009
Chris Feenstra |
Global Accounting Rule Shift CIOs should plan now for the proposed switch to International Financial Reporting Standards. |
CFO
October 1, 2010
Leone & Stuart |
Keeping Cool on the Hot Seat Departing Financial Accounting Standards Board chairman Robert Herz takes a look back at his tenure. |
CFO
June 1, 2007
Julia Homer |
The Diversity Gap Most finance departments are conspicuously white. Changing that is not a priority for most CFOs. |
CFO
September 1, 2006
Ronald Fink |
Numbers Crunch Think reporting has changed since Enron? Just wait. |
CFO
December 1, 2006
Don Durfee |
Management or Manipulation? A new survey finds that CFOs wield surprising power over reported earnings. |
CFO
September 1, 2008
David M. Katz |
Fair-Value Revolution Historical cost accounting is fading as Corporate America marches into a new era. |
CFO
February 1, 2003
Tim Reason |
Questions of Value Is fair-value accounting the best way to measure a company? The debate heats up. |
CFO
February 1, 2006
Don Durfee |
Flabby or Fit? A new survey measures finance departments: Still Number Crunching... How Long Does It Take?... Outsourcing at a Snail's Pace... etc. |
CFO
March 1, 2008
Kate Plourd |
I'm OK, You're in Trouble Finance and accounting workers are getting more pessimistic about the job outlook, but they're still more optimistic than the average worker. |
On Wall Street
April 1, 2012
Michael Cohn |
U.S. Needs to Move to Global Reporting System The chairman of KPMG International, Michael Andrew, believes the U.S. runs the risk of being passed by in the global financial markets unless it commits to International Financial Reporting Standards. |
CFO
January 1, 2008
Sarah Johnson |
Long Live the King? As international accounting standards close in on GAAP, the U.S. standard-setter considers its mortality. |
CFO
September 1, 2006
Alix Nyberg Stuart |
Standing on Principles In a world with more regulation than ever, can the accounting rulebook be thrown away? |
CFO
July 15, 2009
Kate O'Sullivan |
Waiting for a Sign CFOs are feeling much better about the economy than they were last quarter, but their plans still reflect plenty of caution. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Special Issue 2005
Yungmann & Agarwal |
One World, One GAAP Global businesses and international investors are increasingly demanding accounting information that they can understand when running businesses and making investment decisions on a worldwide basis. |
CFO
December 1, 2008 |
Doesn't Seem Fair Readers write to say that many executives are paid more than their talent for business judgment warrants; that borrowing from a 401(k) can help build its value; that mobile banking will catch on, but not at the expense of contactless payments; and more. |
CFO
June 1, 2010
Sarah Johnson |
What's New? Don't Ask The pace of accounting rule changes is beginning to wear on finance staffs. |
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
September 1, 2006
Ronald Fink |
Will Fair Value Fly? Fair-value accounting could change the very basis of corporate finance. |
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
October 1, 2008
Marie Leone |
Convergence Divergence Critics question the entire rationale for adopting international financial reporting standards. |
IDB America
June 2001
Daniel Drosdoff |
What do you mean by "profitable"? Why Latin American companies and societies have much to gain from adopting a new set of international accounting standards |
BusinessWeek
December 9, 2010
Yalman Onaran |
An International Spat Over Bank Bookkeeping A dispute between the U.S. and international accounting standards boards is holding up a global agreement. |
CFO
January 1, 2008
Alix Stuart |
Why VSOE Spells Trouble As software becomes more ubiquitous, many CFOs must now confront the nightmare of revenue recognition. |
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. |
InternetNews
June 3, 2005
Clint Boulton |
XBRL Chugs Along Despite Scant Users The eXtensible Business Reporting Language was created to promote the automated processing of business information by software on a computer. |
CFO
April 1, 2006
Alix Nyberg Stuart |
The People Who Count With too few accountants to go around, companies are grabbing people wherever they can find them. |
CFO
January 30, 2004
Kate O'Sullivan |
Now Hiring Finance departments will add staff for many reasons, but particularly as a preparation for growth. |
| 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
October 1, 2008 |
Discontent Runs High A lack of engagement in the job is all too common in North American workforces. |
