Global Markets

In the age of financial transparency, the need for a consistent message is pushing investor relations closer to top management

As companies make progress in complying with Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley, their estimates of what the effort will cost them are skyrocketing. A Financial Executives ...

With a November deadline looming, companies are wrestling with tough problems--not the least of which is the expense of the process

The benefit that employees want most--that is, besides more money--is more time

CFO compensation is deflating as companies cut option grants and try to avoid investor outrage. But hikes in other forms of pay are easing the pain

GE organizes multinationals to pressure overseas banks for electronic billing

As U.S. and European accounting regulators rush to reconcile practices, they are being thwarted by two thorny issues that threaten convergence

With investors and ratings agencies, midsize companies often find themselves overshadowed by dominant multinationals in their industry