Cash Management

It's official. Ninety-six percent of senior financial executives agree we're in a recession. Still, they remain a little--not a lot--more hopeful about economic conditions a year from now.

As more companies make risk management part of daily good governance, expect the federal government to get into the act.

The name Brink's has become synonomous with secure. CFO Michael Cazer says that applies to corporate risk management as well, providing the company with a balance sheet many would envy.

The financial crisis has thrust CFOs into the spotlight and onto the hot seat.

Now that debt violations have dire consequences for liquidity, treasurers are seeking better tools to alert them to problems.

Economists Stephen Stanley of RBS Greenwich Capital Markets, M. Cary Leahey of Decision Economics and Keith Wade of Schroders peer into the future.

Using data tagging technology for risk management could improve transparency and comparability by standardizing the language.

CFOs Tom Schoewe of Wal-Mart, Jeffrey Burchill of FM Global and Jeffrey Henderson of Cardinal Health set their courses for the future.