As practical applications begin to flow, treasury operations managers see the next giant leap just ahead, when different applications will be seamlessly linked.
Although momentum on initiating a U.S. cap-and-trade system has slowed, the first step in the process--a mandate to report greenhouse gases--kicks in this year.
Compensation for CFOs at big companies holds up better than expected, but the ups and downs generated by complex, countervailing trends are likely to continue in 2010.