Global Markets

Even if the economy does an about-face and returns to health, don't expect profit growth anytime soon.

Treasurers and C-level executives have gone from greedy for yield to cautious about liquidity, and in the last six months have shifted their cash and short-term investments to bank deposits, money market mutual funds and treasury bills.

It's difficult to say whether the first six months of the year have lived up to our fears or down to our expectations. What an interesting time to take over as editor of Treasury & Risk.

Recession Woe, Inflation Fear, Oil Worry

Adding IFRS convergence on top of recent FASB changes would mean re-implementing derivatives accounting for a third time.

On its 75th anniversary, the SEC has launched an initiative to make disclosure information more transparent to investors.

More companies are voluntarily enacting polices requiring errant executives to return cash and stock incentives if erroneous reporting leads to a restatement.

Consolidation in the business intelligence space gives rise to mega-vendors, but don't count best-of-breeds out just yet.