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Corporate Finance Articles
- Hitting the Wall: The Pros and Cons of Refinancing Now
The latest Fed data, from Q1 2010, shows that while most banks have kept credit tight, a handful of large banks began to lend more. It is the first time since 2006 that at least some banks have reported loosening their purse strings....
July 29, 2010
- A Tale of Two Standards: FASB vs. IASB
FASB and IASB have been trading proposals about accounting for derivatives and hedging activities. AFP's director of financial accounting and reporting analyzes their ideas....
July 27, 2010
- FinReg Fallout: FDIC Changes Will Cover More Depositors
The new Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act includes permanent changes to FDIC insurance coverage limits and retroactive deposit coverage. ...
July 26, 2010
- Either Soaring or Sinking - The Week in Corporate Finance
One day the stock market is down because the Chairman of the Federal Reserve uses the word "uncertain". The next day it is up because earning reports came in better than expected....
July 26, 2010
- AFP Econwatch -- July 26, 2010
As much of the U.S. sweltered under a heat wave, a series of data releases last week well demonstrated that the housing market was once again freezing up....
July 26, 2010
- The 2a-7 Money Fund Changes: What it Means for Corporate Treasury
Brent Callinicos, Google's VP & Treasurer, recently told Bloomberg that Google's $26.5 billion in corporate cash "isn't fast money, this is patient money." This sums up quite well what is on the minds of corporate investors these days, and new research supports this mindset....
July 23, 2010
- One Report: The Case for Integrated Reporting
Integrated reporting is a simple idea: Combine financial, environmental, social, and governance information into a single document. It is about ulling information together to answer a fundamental question: Just how does nonfinancial performance contribute to financial performance, and vice versa?...
July 23, 2010
- AFP Warns Treasury and SEC Not to Adopt Variable NAV
The Association for Financial Professions has co-signed a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro restating its continued opposition to the concept of moving Money Market Funds (MMFs) from a stable net-asset-value (NAV) to a variable NAV....
July 22, 2010
- Expect the Unexpected: Coordinating Your Hedging Strategies
Hedging requires coordination between risk managers and financial reporters. Unfortunately for some hedgers, stuff happens. Ira Kawaller explains....
July 22, 2010
- FinReg Fallout: Corporates Brace for Impact
President Obama today signed into law a sweeping reform of the financial services industry. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act will lead to the most dramatic reshaping of U.S. financial markets since Depression-era reforms were enacted more than 70 years ago....
July 21, 2010
- Mid-Year Report: AFP Members Discuss Challenges - Part 2
What does your boss want from you and your team? What issues are being raised by the CEO, the board and its committees?...
July 21, 2010
- Mid-Year Report: Senior-level Finance Professionals Discuss Challenges
Across the country and worldwide, leaders in finance still struggle to meet their boards' expectations amid still-shaky financial times. As one professional put it recently, they are balancing the rewards of potential growth with the risks inherent in chasing that growth....
July 20, 2010
- Panel: What Recent Tensions Have Meant for Real Companies
Have treasurers been disintermediating banks by going directly to the capital markets? Have they been stuffing their cash in the mattress -- or possibly finding other tactics? ...
July 20, 2010
- Letter from the President: Excess Cash Has Become a CEO Issue
When we were compiling results of our survey, we knew that the information would add to the global economic debate...
July 20, 2010
- The Bottom Line: Excess Liquidity Cartoon
From the July issue of AFP Exchange magazine. ...
July 20, 2010
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