CPAs Give Way to MBAs
As CFOs get more strategic, so do their teams. More…

PwC: Increase In Hospitality and Leisure Industry Insolvencies in Q4 2011
The latest analysis into corporate insolvency statistics conducted by PwC shows a 30 percent increase in hospitality and leisure industry insolvencies in the last quarter of 2011, compared to the last quarter of 2010. More…

Desperately Seeking Excel Spreadsheet Links
Are you trying to detect if something in your Excel spreadsheet is linked to another spreadsheet? The trick is to look for a ”left square bracket,” says Bill Jelen. More…

SWIFT Calls on Banks to Be More Customer Focused
SWIFT challenged banks to concentrate less on proprietary products and more on simplified services that are client-oriented in a new white paper released Monday. More…

Treasury Checklist for 2012: Best Practices in Debt Compliance
The most critical enterprise risk for many companies is ensuring that the company maintains full access to the funds required for daily business needs, investment and dividends. Other enterprise risks can cripple a company, but a default can shut it down. Yet, this enterprise risk often is overlooked, misunderstood and minimized. More…

PwC: Canadian capital markets ranked well. Here’s some of the reasons
Kristian Knibutat, PwC’s Canadian Deals Leader highlighted some of the reasons why Canadian markets were a great place to be during 2011. He starts by saying that while this is notable, it’s  critical to remember that ”there can be no ‘last one standing’ in a global economy. As go the big players, so goes Canada.” More…

5 Cloud Lessons Learned From Finance Industry Gurus
The advantages of private clouds and the lack of good IT talent gets Boston members of the Wall Street Technology Association talking. More…

Top 3 Priorities of the Best CFOs
Get the most out of your CFO: Encourage him or her to explore beyond the bean counting to identify profit growth opportunities for the business. More…