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Articles in March, 2008 issue of Financial Executive

• New FASB rules for acquisitions and valuation: 141R, 160.(financial reporting)(Financial Accounting Standards Board)
  by Beaton, Neil
• Economic vetting, wall street setting.(ECONOMY)
  by Heffes, Ellen M.
• FAF proposed changes spur former FASB member comments.(financial reporting)(Financial Accounting Foundation)(Financial Accounting Standards Board)
  by Heffes, Ellen M.
• In quotes.(in brief)
  by Liroff, Richard
• Reader comments.(financial reporting)(Letter to the editor)
  by Heffes, Ellen M.
• Like it or not fair value is here to stay: arguments aside, FAS 157 has been issued, and financial managers and audit committees need to focus on the challenges it poses and the benefits of achieving fair value accounting.(FINANCIAL REPORTING)
  by Ferguson, Lewis H.
• Will U.S. IPO swoon go global? While 2007 was a record-setting year for public stock offerings worldwide, the economic morass in the U.S. has created a far bleaker outlook for 2008. That's spurred some investors to consider alternative ways to go public.(
  by Sweeney, Paul
• Value Merchants: Demonstrating and Documenting Superior Value in Business Markets.(bookshelf)(Brief article)(Book review)
  by Marshall, Jeffrey
• Protecting your brand: fending off pirates.
  by Heffes, Ellen M.
• New hurdle: who will buy candidate's home?(RELOCATION)
  by Heffes, Ellen M.; Marshall, Jeffrey
• Varicent Software.(COMPENSATION MANAGEMENT)
• Evelyn Henry Miller.(balance sheet)(Biography)
  by Heffes, Ellen M.
• Christine DiFabio, CPA.(PEOPLE)(Brief article)
• Companies lukewarm to e-proxy option.(GOVERNANCE)
  by Marshall, Jeffrey
• Editor's page.
  by Marshall, Jeffrey
• Committee on Small and Mid-Sized Companies seeks members.(FEI TECHNICAL COMMITTEES)(Brief article)
• Point & Ship Software Inc.(EXPENSE MANAGEMENT)(Brief article)
• The changing face of intellectual property: intellectual property--n. A product of the intellect that has commercial value, including copyrighted property such as literary or artistic works, and ideational property, such as patents, appellations of origin
  by Millman, Gregory J.
• Clarity Systems and EDGARfilings.(FINANCIAL REPORTING)(EDGARfilings inc.)(Brief article)
• Attorney urges companies to settle weak cases.(LITIGATION)
  by Heffes, Ellen M.; Marshall, Jeffrey
• AXS-One.(RECORDS MANAGEMENT)
• Names in the news.
• 7 actions for simplifying the planning cycle.(PLANNING)
  by Balogh, Jason; Logman, Jason
• The Opposable Mind: How Successful Leaders Win Through Integrative Thinking.(bookshelf)(Book review)
  by Marshall, Jeffrey
• Diane Albergo.(PEOPLE)(Brief article)
• Warning: U.S. GAAP likely headed for extinction.(president's page)(Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States.)
  by Cangemi, Michael P.
• Aligning finance + sales = more profits: effective sales compensation management drives both top- and bottom-line growth. Automation can help align sales behavior directly to corporate financial objectives for enhanced sales performance and increased prof
  by Cabrera, Christopher W.
• BearingPoint Inc.(RISK MANAGEMENT)(BearingPoint Risk, Compliance and Security (RCS) Solution Suite)
• The Complete Guide to Executive Compensation (revised and expanded edition).(bookshelf)
  by Marshall, Jeffrey
• Ratings agencies Eye ERM for all industries.(RISK MANAGEMENT)(enterprise risk management)(Statistical table)
  by Maxwell, James
• Sacre bleu! Little Belgium scores big.(FOREIGN INVESTMENT)
  by Heffes, Ellen M.; Marshall, Jeffrey
• Michael Conway named FEI Canada President & CEO.(FEI CANADA)
• COT commends IRS on review.(FEI TECHNICAL COMMITTEES)(Committee on Taxation )(Internal Revenue Service)(Brief article)
• Risk management in isolation is risky: to avoid unintended consequences of their decisions, treasurers need to apply the same partner-with-the-business mentality for risk management as they do for other activities and not treat it as an isolated treasury
  by Jeffery, Craig A.; Stowe, David W.
• Old model is gone, but where's the new?(CAPITAL MARKETS)
  by Heffes, Ellen M.; Marshall, Jeffrey
• Areas to watch to avoid an IRS audit.(private companies)(Internal Revenue Service)
  by Williams, Joseph
• Chapter focus: Rochester.
  by Heffes, Ellen M.
• Conference schedule.(fei news)
• Firms grow but acknowledge challenges.(FAMILY BUSINESSES)
  by Heffes, Ellen M.; Marshall, Jeffrey
• Boosting the audit committee: financial executives, particularly CFOs, have a major part to play in improving the performance of a company's audit committee. That's especially true for improving processes, enabling relevant technology and defining key rol
  by Flanagan, Thomas P.
• Most CapEx investments financed, survey finds.(FINANCING)(Survey)
  by Heffes, Ellen M.; Marshall, Jeffrey
• Crossword.