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  • Risk

    Video: CFOs Focus on Cyber Risks

    BY James Willhite

    Security and technology didn't used to be part of a chief financial officer's bailiwick. But with more and more business being handled digitally and cybersecurity threats becoming a constant threat, CFOs need to understand the ways that data breaches can occur, and the risks that such leaks present to their business models.

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    On Alert Against Cybercrime

    BY James Willhite

    Cyber-risk coverage has become one of the fastest-growing businesses for corporate insurers. But the coverage has limitations, and many CFOs aren't sure it is worth the cost.

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  • The Big Number

    Data Breaches on the Rise

    BY Maxwell Murphy

    Data breaches have been on the rise after a dip in the past two years, and experts say the publicly disclosed breaches of computer networks may be only a fraction of the total. Businesses, government agencies, hospitals and schools in the U.S. reported 343 data breaches this year through July.

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    Pensions

    Pension Funding Continues Improvement

    BY Vipal Monga

    Several large corporations' pensions have improved dramatically this year, and many are now actually overfunded after years of rising deficits, according to estimates from J.P. Morgan Asset Management.

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  • Management

    CFOs Serving Longer Terms: Study

    BY Maxwell Murphy

    Finance chiefs are sticking around longer these days. About a year longer, to be exact.

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    Cash

    Companies Shift Cash Out of Treasurys as Fears Subside

    BY James Willhite

    Companies moved money out of government debt and into commercial paper and corporate debt, as worries over Federal Reserve policy faded and treasurers showed a willingness to take on some risk to gain yield.

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  • Compensation

    CFO Pay Rising Faster than CEO Pay: Study

    BY Emily Chasan

    Chief financial officers are seeing much faster increases in compensation than their bosses. While CFO pay still tends to be about 30% less than CEO pay, CFOs have been more likely to see pay increases over the past three years, according to a study on Tuesday from consulting firm Compensation Advisory Partners.

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  • Dbriefs Webcasts - August 16-22, 2013

    Upcoming webcasts include. "Trading Rulers for Calculators - Upgrading Performance Measurements," on August 20 at 1 PM ET, “IT Infrastructure Transformation: Not Just Your CIO's Problem,” on August 21 at 3 PM ET and “Delivering Exceptional Shareholder Value: Analysis of Leading Edge Performance within the Automotive Supply Base” on August 22, at 1 PM ET. Join these and other webcasts designed for executive-level audiences on important developments affecting business.

  • Social Media Risks Create an Expanded Role for Internal Audit

    As social media and social business expand, internal audit (IA) is an important, but often overlooked, resource organizations have to help assess, monitor and reduce associated risks. With their training, experience and broad view of the organization, internal auditors can play a vital role in an organization's social business initiative. Learn areas where IA can help develop processes and implement controls to address reputational, governance and third-party risks.

  • COSO Update: Establishing and Assessing Effective Internal Control

    COSO's recent update to its baseline internal control framework guidance adds a more formal structure that highlights risk interdependencies and updated principles that place a greater emphasis on IT risk and related controls, as well as the quality of information. Learn how the new framework provides companies with enhanced ways to think about risks and controls using the more formal structure of principles and points of focus for each of the five components of internal control.

  • CFOs' Rising Optimism Offset by Mixed Expectations for Growth

    CFOs expressed more optimism in the second quarter of 2013 over their companies' prospects since the first quarter of 2012, according to Deloitte's most recent CFO Signals™ survey, while expectations for sales rose modestly and expectations for earnings dipped, compared with the first quarter of 2013. The increase in optimism appeared mostly among CFOs in the Energy/Resources and Retail/Wholesale sectors. Learn CFOs' expectations on five key metrics: sales, earnings, capital spending, dividends and hiring.

  • Integration Strategy and Execution: Key to Making M&A; Deliver Value

    When it comes to realizing deal value, integration strategy and its execution can be as important as the M&A; strategy itself. Inbound acquirers, as detailed in “Branching Out: 10 Questions for Inbound U.S. Investors,” can face even more complexities in delivering on expected synergies. Learn six ways CFOs can help drive a deal effectively to value creation by identifying the appropriate sequence of activities and milestones, and lining up tools to help achieve them.

  • Health Reform Memo - August 12, 2013

    The ACA is a central issue in the FY14 budget debate underway, and likely a major part of Campaign 2014. Given that many view the U.S. health system's performance unfavorably, why those in the U.S. are so divided about the ACA? Read today's “My Take” to learn more about the public's opinion about the law, and, perhaps more importantly, the underlying reasons the law sparks a divisiveness in the U.S. society.

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