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May 2011 CFO Inside Edge Newsletter
In This Issue
Revisiting Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance
Reinventing Your Company for Long Term Growth
Negotiating Fair Financial Covenants
Traditional Budgeting vs. Beyond Budgeting
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Ongoing FASB/IASB projects will significantly alter the standards and reporting landscape in areas like revenue recognition, leases and fair value measurement. At the same time, the recovering economy is delivering new opportunities to pursue growth and greater profitability.

 

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Until then, I hope you enjoy and find informative the following four articles we've published since last month's newsletter.

 

Sincerely,

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Arthur F. Rothberg

Mangaging Director

Revisiting Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance
  

Revisiting Sarbanes-Oxley ComplianceThis article discusses three SOX compliance strategies, and recommendations address SOX task force composition, as well as SOX assessment and gap analysis.

 

The article also lists seven links to online SOX resources that include a Bloomberg Businessweek compilation of up-to-date articles and four SOX professional groups on LinkedIn. Download the PDF

Reinventing Your Company for Long Term Growth

 

Reinventing Your Company for Long Term GrowthWhy is reinvention so important? How do we identify the right time to reinvent? And what actions are required to reinvent and continue to grow our businesses?

 

The article presents an array of ideas and principles that can help C-level executives move toward a path of reinvention that will keep their companies growing in the years ahead. Download the PDF

Negotiating Fair Financial Covenants

Negotiating Fair Financial CovenantsA slowly-recovering economy, the tight credit market, and upcoming changes to accounting principles as a result of joint FASB/IASB projects are making successful financial covenant negotiation and management more important than ever.

 

This article provides an overview of financial covenant negotiation, a look at current and upcoming factors impacting covenants, and courses of action to ensure successful financial covenant management. Download the PDF
Traditional Budgeting vs. Beyond Budgeting

Traditional Budgeting vs Beyond BudgetingThis article looks at three core differences between two general approaches to the budgeting process: Traditional Budgeting and Beyond Budgeting.

 

The latter is characterized by a shift of authority to front-line business teams that can result in more agile responses to customer needs and improved long-term growth. Download the PDF
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