Once almost exclusively the domain of banks, SWIFT has quickly garnered the interest of corporations and technology providers who see opportunity in new product lines to support SWIFT interfaces.

For two decades, without much fanfare, Colgate-Palmolive Co. has been evolving its governance practices, constantly making changes and updating policies in response to shareholder's wishes and current trends

When it comes to best practices, Honeywell International Inc.'s treasury is about endurance and the long haul. CFO Dave Anderson and Treasurer John Tus created an infrastructure that stresses business unit cooperation and automation

Senior U.S. finance executives, currently saddled with rules-focused Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), aren't entirely sure what they would prefer in the way of global standards, according to a recent survey by Grant Thornton LLP.

When it comes to the subprime debacle, CFOs are pretty certain they know who is to blame.

Korn/Ferry International named Stephen Giusto executive vice president and CFO of the $689 million executive search firm, with headquarters in Los Angeles. Giusto, 45, succeeds Gary D. Burnison who was promoted to CEO.

Even as globalization poses greater risks to multinationals, most companies acknowledge that they don't have the resources in place to manage geopolitical, strategic and operational risks effectively, according to two recent surveys.

OpenPages Inc. has expanded its suite of enterprise risk management (ERM) and compliance products with the introduction of OpenPages Audit, a fully integrated solution for internal audit.