Separating Winners from Losers - Investing in firms with book values that are higher than their market values isn't always a bad investment proposition.
Publisher: Capital Ideas     Author: Joseph D. Piotroski   

Shadow of Doubt - This exclusive survey report unearths Business Finance readers’ concerns about hiring their audit firm to perform various consulting services. Here’s how the SEC’s new disclosure rules could impact the auditor/client relationship and finance executives’ jobs.
Publisher: Businessfinancemag.com     Author: Joanne Sammer   

Small Caps Get Squeezed - Smaller companies may have to scramble to meet more-stringent audit committee rules.
Publisher: CFO.com     Author: Fritz McCormick   

Tailoring the Balanced Scorecard - Most companies don’t embrace the textbook approach to performance measurement by following the Balanced Scorecard to the letter. In the real world, most scorecards are unbalanced, reflecting the key drivers of a company’s success.
Publisher: Businessfinancemag.com     Author: Tad Leahy   

The Audit of the Future - Once the Andersen/Enron dust clears, new regulations will reshape the audit, but for proactive CFOs, the audit of the future is now.
Publisher: Businessfinancemag.com     Author: Eric Krell   

The Formation of Self-Regulatory Auditing Standards in the Post-1930’s: The Role of Samuel J. Broad - Samuel J. Broad was instrumental in crafting the process which ensued from these hearings empowering the CPA profession in unique ways.
Publisher: Rutgers.edu     Author: Gary John Previts; Thomas R. Robinson   

The Most Valuable Resource—Measuring and Managing Intellectual Capital - Valuing companies in the New Economy where customer loyalty, organizational culture, and brand equity count more than the physical plant presents unique challenges to accountants and financial managers. Some firms are beginning to evolve solutions.
Publisher: Strategic Finance Magazine     Author: Noah P. Barsky   

Valuing Intangible Assets Through Appraisals - What’s reliable for America’s largest banks is reliable for investors.
Publisher: Strategic Finance Magazine     Author: Alfred M. King, CMA, CFM, and Jay M. Henry   

Watchdogs or Lapdogs? - Audit committees may not be as bad as the SEC thinks--or as good as they should be.
Publisher: CFO.com     Author: Stephen Barr   

When Seconds Matter - Consolidation of the operations of this worldwide high-tech company cut a four-month consolidation process to one, reduced the annual audit from five months to one and a half, and enabled handling of foreign exchange calculations in 30 seconds instead of days.
Publisher: Strategic Finance     Author: William Russell