By Bryan Derman It seems like it’s been a month now that we at Glenbrook – and people all around the payments business – have been holding our collective breath waiting to see what level of purchase volumes would be reported by MasterCard and Visa for Q4 2008....
At BI for Business People Tom Hudock describes my Internet dream: Here's an idea for those who can navigate Web 2.0, mashup, and BI. The SEC is requesting company filings via XBRL and making them freely available online. What if BI was applied to...
Not surprisingly, CFOs and finance executives are struggling to forecast revenue and profit in the midst of market uncertainty. CFO Magazine reports that companies are strengthening their scenario-planning, sensitivity analysis, and contingency planning...
A new study from Deloitte reveals that there is a high correlation between bankruptcy and fraud. With economic conditions likely to drive more companies to consider filing for bankruptcy protection, one potential concern is whether the greater scrutiny that...
The US and International Accounting standards boards are convening an advisory group to address issues stemming from the credit crisis - starting with fair-value rules.[via CFO.com - emphasis mine]While central bankers and G7 leaders work to form panels to respond...
Attention Excel users! A couple related articles from CFO.com on spreadsheet worst practices and how to fix them. The first article generated so many emails that they published a follow up with even more tips. Spreadsheet "Worst Practices" Here's how...
Are CFOs ready for the spotlight? According to CFO.com research from Greenwich Associates reveals that for the first time an annual survey of Wall Street equity analysts ranked the credibility of a company's finance chief as more important to the overall IR...
One of the key success factors in introducing wide scale change is to involve impacted stakeholders early and often. Open discussion of challenges and obstacles fosters collaboration to resolve issues. The SEC is welcoming criticism from financial managers which...
The latest Treasury & Risk has a brief write up on two new XBRL tools from Enterprise Engineering, Inc. The first facilitates sharing information within an enterprise and with external parties (it maps data stored in separate systems and proprietary formats...
As a follow up to my recent post on U.S. GAAP vs. International accounting standards, I discovered a helpful article by the folks at Fulcrum Inquiry. They've done a great job of highlighting the key differences between the two standards: The following chart...
