October 2010

Dell aims to connect via SWIFT with all its accounts across the globe, using the full range of messages, and transform its whole payments structure at once.

Treasury & Risk's 2010 picks of corporate America's outstanding finance executives under the age of 40

As M&A activity builds, better methods of evaluating a company's goodwill--often a huge chunk of its value--can make the difference between success and failure.

Increased enforcement and some sizable penalties have boosted corporate interest in ethics hotlines.

The software giant calls on its banks with a detailed timeline for moving to strictly standardized and more detailed reporting.

FASB's proposed rule requiring companies to disclose liability contingencies has corporate lawyers riled.

NYSE Euronext exec Clarke Camper on financial reform and compensation.

Cisco plans to start paying a dividend, while Microsoft boosts its payout.

Getting ready for the recovery.

GRC buy lets Big Blue integrate business analytics.

Defined-benefit pensions suffer increased liabilities as their funded status shrinks in the current interest-rate environment.

Max Valdes; Jan Berger; John Doherty; Ron Lataille; Jacqualyn Fouse; Thad Johnson; Michael Lawton

New accounting requirements and the aftermath of the credit crisis are likely to increase treasuries' use of valuation platforms.

Treasury & Risk's 2010 Financial Leadership Survey