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Today in Finance November 7, 2009

Start Your IFRS Engines?

In the wake of last week's meeting of U.S. and international accounting standard setters, the SEC's Mary Schapiro gives a nod to the rulemakers' convergence efforts.

Mergers: When Will Action Replace Talk?
CFOs on the Move: Week Ending November 6
Inside the Mind of a Strategic CFO
The Divergence of Convergence
CFOs to CIOs: Get Real
Will Small Biz Get Sarbox Impunity?
Companies Play Credit Catch-Up
When Is a Lease a Lease?
The Bust that Worked

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How to Repatriate Earnings Tax-Free

Three pieces of IRS guidance issued over the past year provide a roadmap for corporate taxpayers. November 2, 2009
On Convergence, Speed Is In; Hubris Is Out

FASB and the IASB rework their approach as Paul Volcker calls for an end to America's love affair with U.S. GAAP. October 30, 2009
You Don't Need a Weatherman to Know Which Way the Wind Blows

But we do need a national energy policy to stimulate wind, solar, and other renewable fuel projects, says Acciona Energy North America's CFO, Susan Nickey. October 28, 2009
Doing What Needs Doing: A CFO as Sales Boss

A software firm's finance and operations chief puts himself on the front lines of customer interaction. October 27, 2009
CFOs Find It's Nice to Share, within Limits

Finance departments are continuing to move functions to offshore shared-services groups but are stopping short of full globalization. October 27, 2009
Bridging the Gap on Booking Bank Loans

The U.S. and international accounting standards boards mull the divide between them on how banks should recognize changes in a loan's fair value. October 23, 2009

Stock Gains Don't Rescue Pension Funding

Private-equity firms, meanwhile, may have even better reasons than usual to derisk pension plans sponsored by portfolio companies. October 30, 2009
A Crash Course in Working Capital

Karen Daniel, CFO of privately held Black & Veatch, is a stickler for GAAP and wants every manager to understand how their daily tasks affect corporate working capital. October 28, 2009
What a Difference a Day Makes to Some Mergers

Last week, Equinix announced it was acquiring Switch & Data in a cash and stock deal. But the deal timing, and its prospects for tax-free treatment, will be constrained by IRS rules. October 26, 2009
Credit Suisse Bets Others Will Take Its Cue on Pay

The bank risks talent defections with a plan to make bonus compensation subject to company results over several years, but competitors may be pressured into the same step. October 22, 2009
Living with a Scarlet Audit Letter

Given a going-concern qualification, companies struggle to defy their auditors' prediction that they won't survive the year. October 21, 2009
Retirement Roulette

As corporate finance experts hand off more responsibility for retirement to individual employees, the number of big winners and losers among those employees is growing. October 21, 2009

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