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	Study Finds Only 17 Percent of Young Adults Check Bank Accounts Daily 04/26/12 - When personal finances are paired up against social media, it seems keeping track of money may take a backseat. According to a recent survey, three times as many young adults check their social media pages When personal finances are paired up... Read more...
	Top Three FASB Regulation Issues Regarding Not-For-Profits 04/25/12 - In the ever-changing world of finance, it's important for CFOs and accounting staff to stay up to date on the proposed changes to Financial Accounting Standards Board regulations. At a recent meeting of FASB's Emerging Issues Task Force,... Read more...
	Minimizing the Impact of the Euro crisis 04/25/12 - The European debt crisis, which has lasted for nearly three years, appears to be entering into a new phase as election season begins to heat up in a number of critical nations, according to CNN Money. With the euro zone economy moving further... Read more...
	Credit Checks Can Provide Insight into Personality 04/25/12 - When it comes to hiring new employees, a credit check can help determine a recruit's potential for success within a company, but not in the way that many managers might think. A recent study by the Journal of Applied Psychology showed that... Read more...
	Five Tips for Implementing IFRS Standards 04/25/12 - Although companies have until January 1, 2015, to fully implement new International Financial Reporting Standards, it's never a bad idea to get started on such a massive overhaul early. Still, a great many companies have barely begun to make... Read more...
	Top 4 Career Management Tips 04/24/12 - The economic downturn forced many individuals to take jobs that may not have been their dream scenarios, but there are a number of ways to reboot an employment situation even if you don't switch jobs. In a recent U.S. News & World Report... Read more...
	Global Economic Confidence Swells in First Quarter 04/24/12 - Confidence in the global economy saw a huge recovery in the first quarter of 2012, making up for optimism that plummeted in 2011, according to the most recent ACCA/IMA Global Economic Conditions Survey. The study, which is the largest global... Read more...
	IFRS not to blame for Canadian life insurance volatility 04/23/12 - As Canadian life insurance companies converted to International Financial Reports Standards in 2011, many reported a period of volatile earnings. But a new report from insurance rating firm A.M. Best Company indicates there were other factors at... Read more...
	Better communication needed between C-suite, risk managers 04/23/12 - Although expectations regarding risk management techniques have increased in recent years, there is still some confusion among risk managers and C-suite execs over what exactly those expectations are. The ninth annual Excellence in Risk Management... Read more...
	Nearly half of Americans say they are 'casual' when it comes to financial planning 04/23/12 - Almost 50 percent of Americans say their financial planning - if they've even adopted a plan - is done informally, however the majority say they would like to change that, according to the results of a new study from Northwestern Mutual Life... Read more...
	Preventing and eliminating fraud from the Inside 04/20/12 - Risk management strategies for preventing corporate fraud are as essential as those that mitigate investment risk and ensure accurate accounting practices. CFOs should implement strategies to prevent fraud or quickly locate and eliminate it should... Read more...
	CFOs recognize value of healthcare benefits investment 04/20/12 - Whatever opinion a CFO might hold regarding healthcare reform efforts, it is undeniable that healthcare benefits provided by employers are a major factor in attracting and retaining talent. In many cases, the pros of such packages in maintaining a... Read more...
	Five mistakes companies make in FX risk management 04/20/12 - In order to compete in an ever-expanding global market, CFOs need to be aware of changes to monetary policy and foreign exchange rate fluctuations. There have been a lot of developments in this area recently. With countries around the world... Read more...
	Goldman Sachs CFO discusses banker turnover 04/20/12 - David Viniar, CFO of Goldman Sachs, answered questions on Tuesday about the recent exit of a number of the bank's major producers, The Associated Press reports. Viniar, who spoke to analysts on a conference call to discuss the bank's first-... Read more...
	Actelion CFO has high hopes for pipeline despite lower profits 04/20/12 - Swiss biotechnology company Actelion Ltd. announced on Thursday that the results of its late-stage clinical trial for its experimental drug macitentan would come within the next month, while a difficult market and pricing pressures bruised first-... Read more...