According to Financial Executive International's new list of CEOs' top challenges for CFOs next year, the global economic crisis will be top of mind as companies continue to assess the impact of the situation on their businesses.
Companies that rely heavily on independent contractors to perform ongoing responsibilities to attain cost savings could find themselves on the wrong side of a costly lawsuit if a court decides that the workers are de facto employees.
Companies that seek relief from pension plan funding increases will most likely have to wait until next year to find out if Congress will roll back the Pension Protection Act, which was geared to strengthen defined benefit (DB) plans and went into effect this year.
How do you keep your job safe in sometimes random cost-cutting exercises undertaken by companies? Here are nine suggestions on how to look busy and stay off the cost-cutting radar.
In his new book High Performance with High Integrity, Ben W. Heineman Jr., GE's former general counsel and senior vice president of public affairs, offers his take on the challenges faced by the contemporary corporation.
CFOs, more than any other C-title holders, have a vested interest in understanding the hearts and minds of corporate directors. Highlights of an annual survey conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers and Corporate Board Member magazine can help minimize guesswork about what board members think.
