Global Markets

Optimism jumps, but executives delay their recovery forecasts

Ensuring accurate cash flow forecasting and effective working capital management are percolating to the top of financial leaders' agendas, according to the 320 senior financial executives surveyed by Treasury & Risk.

Expect the uptick in fraud cases seen during the recession to continue through the recovery.

Using a wiki format, the new Web-based Debt & Covenant Manager can help companies comply with loan restrictions.

Critics question the effectiveness of the SEC's new rules regarding credit raters.

U.S. agencies boost efforts and reach out to international regulators to ensure managers aren't paying off local officials.

Spurred by the Reserve Primary Fund's drop below $1 a share in the wake of Lehman's fall, proposed SEC rules on money market funds could end up curtailing many companies' ability to raise short-term funds.

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