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Judge Throws Out Popcorn Case: Manhattan Civil Court Judge Matthew Cooper has thrown out Steve Kaplan's case against AMC Theatres. [more]
Biggest Elvis, Burger, Roller Coaster, and More!: In case you were wondering, the largest velvet Elvis -- he's 12 feet by 12 feet -- can be spotted at The Tattoo Factory in Chicago. [more]
British Women Bolt for Aussie Blokes: With promises of plentiful sunshine, affordable homes, low crime, good jobs, and lots of single men, Southern Australia is luring Britain's highly skilled, young women to its shores. [more]
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M&A in the Emerging Market: Although many companies seek M&A action in emerging markets, lack of accurate financial information and local culture can squelch strategic plans. [more]
Auditing Firms: More Choice, Better Price?: CFOs and senior comptrollers think that an increase in competition among accounting firms would both improve quality and lower costs, according to a Grant Thornton LLP survey. [more]
Best-Managed Accounting Firms Announced: The publication INSIDE Public Accounting has just released its list of the 25 best-managed accounting firms. [more]
Tackling the International Tax Challenge: The complexity of the global tax environment is a major headache for U.S.-based multinational companies. [more]
Confidence Low for CEOs: Only 14 percent of CEOs believe economic conditions have improved since last quarter, according to The Conference Board Measure of CEO Confidence. [more]
Royal Bank of Scotland To Takeover ABN AMRO: All other bids are officially off -- the Royal Bank of Scotland Group has won control of ABN AMRO, with 86 percent of investors agreeing to the $101 billion takeover. [more]
The Right Way to Restate: On average, the filing time between the initial Form 8-K and the restated financial statement is seven weeks, according to a Huron Consulting Group study. [more]
SAP To Acquire Business Objects: Business software giant SAP AG will acquire Paris-based Business Objects in a $6.8 billion deal. [more]
Can Business Ethics Be Taught?: The accounting scandals of the early years of this decade demonstrated that when it comes to sustaining public confidence in the marketplace, few things are more important than ethical business practices. [more]
2007's Challenges for CEOs: The greatest concern facing global CEOs this year is "excellence of execution," according to The Conference Board report "CEO Challenge 2007: Top 10 Challenges". [more]
Women Board Directors Linked to High Performance: Women board directors improved financial performance in Fortune 500 companies, according to a study by Catalyst Inc, a nonprofit organization that promotes women in executive roles. [more]
Paulson's Picks for Audit Industry Panel: Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has announced the members of a new advisory committee that will examine the audit industry in the United States and suggest ways to improve it. [more]
Information Is an Ultimate Asset: What is a root cause of missing out on business opportunities, increasing risk and dwindling shareholder value? [more]
What Determines M&A Success?: Studies purporting to show that merger-and-acquisition efforts rarely create shareholder value have become commonplace in recent years. [more]
The Future of Internal Auditing: Internal auditors who hope to become leaders in assurance and risk management in their organizations must adopt a risk-centric mindset, according to a new PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP report. [more]
FEI Wants End to IFRS/U.S. GAAP Reconciliation: Financial Executives International's (FEI) Committee on Corporate Reporting (CCR) agrees with the SEC's plan to eliminate the current mandate to reconcile IFRS filings to US GAAP. [more]
SEC Completes XBRL Tags: SEC Chairman Christopher Cox announced today that extensible business reporting language (XBRL) tags have been created for the entire system of US generally accepted accounting principles. [more]
Resolution Promotes Diversity in Financial Services Industry: The US House of Representatives enthusiastically passed a resolution to recognize that minorities and women are lacking from the financial services industry. [more]
Spotlight on Cash Flow Forecasting: Advances in information systems, new statistical techniques and tougher international regulations are transforming cash flow forecasting. [more]
Strengthening the CFO-CSO Relationship: As CFOs have expanded their strategic managerial role in recent years, they've found themselves working more and more alongside chief strategy officers (CSOs). [more]