CFO Magazine covers an interesting article that discusses IT and finance priorities for 2006. Now that most companies feel they have a handle on Sarbanes Oxley Requirements, they are trying to determine what their priorities are for this year. Top 3 CFO IT...
E*Trade is now going to offer complete fraud coverage for brokerage, banking and lending customers. The growing concern the public has about online fraud caused E*Trade to make a change in order to retain customer loyalty and keep good client relations. If...
The 2004 Federal Reserve Payment Study stated that for the first time ever electronic payment transactions were higher then check transactions. What does this mean for the Federal Reserve and commercial bankers? Anthony Santomero, the President of Federal Reserve Bank...
GTNews (12/15/05) identifies important trends driving process receivables improvement. New regulations and messaging standards are improving straight through processing (STP) success. Highlights are as follows: - Corporations and providers face an ever increasing...
The December issue of Harvard Business Review contained an article discussing the contradiction leaders face in their attempt to be authentic. A good read for anyone in a leadership position. Article Summary:Leaders and followers both associate authenticity with...
Sarbanes Oxley. When most companies hear this term, it doesn’t represent a positive change. It means employee headaches, extra work hours, and added costs. The Open Compliance & Ethics Group (OCEG) estimated that compliance with Sarbanes Oxley costs $500,000...
