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Articles in January, 2006 issue of Financial Executive

• From the editor.
  by Marshall, Jeffrey
• Venture merchant banking: financing 'sales' vs. 'assets'.
  by Ingrassia, Joseph
• Tax reform proposal finds a host of critics.
  by Prysock, Mark
• Compliance with regulations.(fYi)
• Data security; Surveys: data losses spur consumer flight.
  by Heffes, Ellen M.; Marshall, Jeffrey
• Born into darkness: FEI in the 1930s; Financial Executives International (FEI) was born against a backdrop of deep economic troubles. The organization was launched to help financial executives set the professional and ethical tone for their peers for deca
  by Cheney, Glenn Alan
• Ask FERF about ... sources of information on XBRL.(financial executives research foundation)(eXtensible business reporting language)
  by Sinnett, William M.
• The Eye for Innovation: Recognizing Possibilities and Managing the Creative Enterprise.(Brief Article)
  by Marshall, Jeffrey
• People: former CFO turns to mystery writing.
  by Marshall, Jeffrey
• Automated systems can work for small companies, too: all the focus on sophisticated BPM systems with dashboards and scorecards has some smaller organizations concerned about costs and the ability to handle complexity. But new, simpler systems can allow th
  by Scherpenseel, Chris
• Names in the news.
• FERF Award recipient.(Financial Executives Research Foundation)(James N. Clark)(Brief Article)
  by Marshall, Jeffrey
• Internal audit can deliver more value: IA groups have the potential to shape Sarbanes-Oxley compliance into a sustainable process and to position their companies to better leverage the significant investment already made in those compliance efforts.
  by Adams, Gary W.; Campbell, David R.; Campbell, Mary; Rose, Michael P.
• Communication: employee communication linked to performance.(Brief Article)
  by Heffes, Ellen M.; Marshall, Jeffrey
• From red to black: rebuilding wounded companies; When faced with declines or disasters, a struggling company can cease operations or it can choose to fight, and in the process, turn the business around. Two experts share lessons learned from turnaround si
  by Castor, Ron; Newcomb, Terry
• Cash flow forecasting: do it better and save.
  by Ochs, Joyce R.; Parkinson, Kenneth L.
• In quotes.
  by Kueppers, Robert
• Multisourcing: Moving Beyond Outsourcing to Achieve Growth and Agility.(Brief Article)
  by Marshall, Jeffrey
• Deborah Wilson.
  by Heffes, Ellen M.
• XBRL: a 'revolution' in corporate reporting? Touted by the SEC chairman as the next revolution in corporate reporting, FERF spoke with three early-adopter companies to find out why they favor this new format.
  by Sinnett, William M.
• Crossword.
  by Mellor, Myles
• Financial statements are trying to do too much.
  by Cunningham, Colleen
• PCAOB, SEC name Acting Chairs; SEC departures.(public company accounting oversight board)(securities and exchange commission)(Brief Article)
  by Heffes, Ellen M.
• Accounts Payable.(archive systems)(Brief Article)
• Grant Thornton.(fYi)
• Directors: SEC Commissioner sees more diversity.(securities and exchange commission)(Brief Article)
  by Heffes, Ellen M.; Marshall, Jeffrey
• Stephen Covey on managing yourself and others: the celebrated self-help guru talks about developing habits that will help you keep focused, foster interdependency among colleagues and understand the principles of self-management in the Knowledge Economy.
  by Heffes, Ellen M.
• Buyers guide.( )(Buyers Guide)
• Job application areas candidates.(fYi)(survey)(Brief Article)
• Strategies and competencies: too often misaligned.(businessBRIEFS)
  by Heffes, Ellen M.; Marshall, Jeffrey
• Building Better Boards: A Blueprint for Effective Governance.(Brief Article)
  by Marshall, Jeffrey
• FEI CEO's 2006 Top 10 Financial Reporting Challenges.(financial executives international)
  by Heffes, Ellen M.
• It security.
• Liliana De Vita.(appointment )(Brief Article)
• Governance and compliance: driving IT priorities; Recent regulatory and marketplace pressures are bringing corporate leaders to a new appreciation of just how critical IT is--not only for running operations, but for carrying out their fundamental leadersh
  by Dittmar, Lee
• Pensions: automatic enrollment in 401(k)s pushed.
  by Marshall, Jeffrey
• Struggling to get attention: in the past few years, smaller public companies have found rough going when it comes to getting analyst coverage and the investor attention that goes with it. Hiring an outside specialist to handle IR is a route many should pr
  by Holliday, Karen Kahler
• CFRI examines 'year two' issues for section 404.(current financial reporting issues)
  by Marshall, Jeffrey
• When accounting practices go under the microscope: once a financial investigation has begun, it's time for an all-hands-on-deck alert. Time is precious, and help from a broad-based forensic team--lawyers, accountants and other specialized professionals--c
  by Hochberg, Neal A.
• Compensation: nonprofits also urged to heed IRS scrutiny.(internal revenue service)(Brief Article)
  by Heffes, Ellen M.; Marshall, Jeffrey
• Which comes first ... managing risk or strategy-setting? Both! Effectively integrating risk management with the strategy-setting process enables management to focus on achieving its expected return while controlling its accepted risk exposure.
  by DeLoach, Jim; Gibbs, Everett
• New Orleans keeps its tradition going.(Brief Article)