FDE 2006 Issue 1
Cover Story
Joe Vales and Luca Segantini of the Shared Services and Business Process Outsourcing Association predict that BPO will come into its own in 2006, as the driving force behind the reform and transformation of F&A processes.
Payback Time
From its beginnings in the finance function in US manufacturing during the mid-1980s, shared services has spread globally...
From its beginnings in the finance function in US manufacturing during the mid-1980s, shared services has spread globally...
Statutory Audit Reformed
Since March 2004, the European Parliament, the European Commission (EC) and the EU member states have been engaged in finalising...
Since March 2004, the European Parliament, the European Commission (EC) and the EU member states have been engaged in finalising...
Tax Chains
Supply chain and finance are linked at every level - from tax planning and supply network planning through to financial...
Supply chain and finance are linked at every level - from tax planning and supply network planning through to financial...
Dynamic IT
As companies search for tools and strategies to help grow their business, one area in particular stands out - the impact...
As companies search for tools and strategies to help grow their business, one area in particular stands out - the impact...
Regulating Risk
The corporate treasury's relationships with banks, auditors and the rest of the company are undergoing considerable change,...
The corporate treasury's relationships with banks, auditors and the rest of the company are undergoing considerable change,...
The Risk Tightrope
The balance sheet, in particular the equity base, underpins the downside outcome of all risks that are taken.
The balance sheet, in particular the equity base, underpins the downside outcome of all risks that are taken.
The Chief Performance Officer
Governance scandals and accounting failures, such as Enron, Worldcom and Parmalat have rightly led regulators and shareholders...
Governance scandals and accounting failures, such as Enron, Worldcom and Parmalat have rightly led regulators and shareholders...
Think Local to Act Global
Growth potential is the fundamental reason why organisations want to diversify into new markets.
Growth potential is the fundamental reason why organisations want to diversify into new markets.
Adventures in Private Equity
Private equity investment professionals take it as axiomatic that their funds outperform stock markets, because the companies...
Private equity investment professionals take it as axiomatic that their funds outperform stock markets, because the companies...
Working Capital
Companies are driven by the fear of competition - not just the competition created for their products or services, but for...
Companies are driven by the fear of competition - not just the competition created for their products or services, but for...
Accelerated Growth
2005 was a busy year for Fortis.
2005 was a busy year for Fortis.
