CFOMore from CFOBusiness Strategy AlignmentRisks Can Multiply When Execs Hack IT Security BudgetsWith cyber risks looming ever larger, CFOs must avoid "starving" information technology security budgets, the author of a recently released survey concerning cybersecurity and corporate governance warns.October 22, 2015All TechnologyU.S. Companies Still Tempted to Shift Domiciles Abroad to Take Advantage of Lower Corporate TaxesWhen President Barack Obama said last September that he would get tough on companies that avoid tax through "inversions" - merging with or buying foreign firms so as to shift their domicile abroad - some wondered if this would end a wave of corporate emigration.August 21, 2015All TechnologyIs It Time to Scrap Your ERP Maintenance Contract?Many ERP customers, with their installations getting long in the tooth, are considering canceling their vendor maintenance agreements, some of which can run into the millions or tens of millions of dollars.August 13, 2015Business Strategy AlignmentManufacturers' Battle Against Counterfeit Brands Is Costly, Ongoing EndeavorThe grand golden doors of 500 Pearl Street, in Manhattan, have welcomed such glamorous names as Hermès, Tiffany & Co., and Kering, a French conglomerate whose treasures include Gucci and Bottega Veneta. The building is not a posh hotel or department store. It is the federal court for the Southern District of New York, a favored battleground for the decidedly unglamorous war against counterfeit goods.August 5, 2015All TechnologyHow Do You Actually Collect Taxes From Online Retail Sales?A recent favorable opinion by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy plus increased action in Congress have made it more likely than it has been in 50 years that out-of-state retailers will be forced to collect sales taxes in states where they don't have a physical presence. Half a century ago, of course, the volume generated by such sellers, who did their business via catalogs and snail mail, was tiny compared to the sales spawned by the rise of the internet.July 28, 2015Global Supply Chain ManagementFailure to Keep Eye on Your Providers Brings Great Risk of Data BreachLarge corporations and government agencies are increasingly suffering data breaches stemming from lax security on the part of their service providers.July 6, 2015Business Strategy AlignmentHow Important Will E-commerce Be to Walmart's Future?If any company has a proven formula for success, it's Walmart. The Bentonville, Ark.-based behemoth is the world's largest retailer, with nearly half a trillion dollars in annual sales and 2.2 million employees conducting business in 27 countries. Through its more than 11,000 stores and Sam's Club warehouses, Walmart rakes in more revenue than Costco, Kroger, Amazon, Home Depot, and Target - combined.May 26, 2015AutomotivePredicted Growth Rate in Equipment Leasing in 2015 Revised DownwardThe Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation on Monday lowered its forecast for corporate investment in equipment and software. The foundation now expects investment to grow 5 percent in 2015, according to the second quarter update to the 2015 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook. In December, the foundation had forecast 6 percent growth for the year.April 16, 2015All TechnologyChief Financial Officer Should Be Part of Defense Against CyberattacksSenior executives at businesses of all sizes understand all too well that today's global economy is still not adequately protected against cyberattacks, despite years of effort and spending in the multibillion-dollar range each year. But until recently, many CFOs may not have been considered an integral part of an organization's security team or understood how to respond to security risks and the implications for their organizations. But times have changed and many CFOs are being called upon to help promote cyber security and identify threats.April 6, 2015Business Strategy AlignmentIt's Becoming More and More Likely That Internet Retailers Will Have to Collect TaxesRipples of anxiety are likely to be coursing through internet retailers this month. That's because two events - the introduction of the Marketplace Fairness Act in the U.S. Senate and an opinion written by Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy - made it more likely than it has been in 50 years that they will have to collect taxes in states where they don't have a physical presence. If that happens, out-of-state retailers would be compelled to collect sales and use taxes in almost 10,000 state tax jurisdictions that, according to the Tax Foundation, exist across the United States.March 25, 2015Previous PagePage 6 of 23Next Page
