The Sad Ballad of the Right-Hand Man

January 6, 2009

A jarring profile of a former Tyco CFO now doing hard time.

Top 10 Business Risks for 2009

December 17, 2008

Ernst & Young maps the changing contours of the risk management landscape. Radical greening, anyone?

Running Down the Numbers

December 4, 2008

As the largest supplier of company credit information worldwide, Dun & Bradstreet has turned its data-hungry sights inward as it pursues an enlightened ERM Strategy.

When GRC Meets Performance Management

December 7, 2008

For too long, strategy development, risk management, and performance management have been out of sync, with sometimes disastrous results. A new management model from Protiviti points the way to convergence.

PCAOB Finds Deficiencies Galore

December 8, 2008

The accounting regulator faults audit firms for lack of professional skepticism.

Book Pick: Unclaimed Property: A Reporting Process and Audit Survival Guide

December 1, 2008

Cash-strapped states are stepping up their enforcement of unclaimed property laws. Author Tracey L. Reid tells how to achieve sustainable compliance and what to do if the state auditor comes knocking on your door.

Why Wall Street Blinked

November 13, 2008

When the U.S. government took stakes in nine of the nation's top financial institutions last month, it wasn't pressure from government regulators that forced the big banks to acquiesce, but fear of the unknown. A new book by David Smick reveals the inequalities of information that led to the greatest risk management failure of our time.

Slouching Toward IFRS

November 5, 2008

International financial reporting standards are not going away. How long can U.S. companies keep dragging their feet?

Revisiting Sarbanes-Oxley (Beyond Section 404)

October 30, 2008

A closer look at important but sometimes neglected components of the law

Report: Companies Brace for Litigation Upswing

October 28, 2008

The finger-pointing for the subprime mess has only just begun.

One Hedger Who Passes the Sniff Test

October 21, 2008

Greenlight Capital's David Einhorn wrinkled his nose at the link between management compensation and performance inside Lehman.