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Q-and-A with FINRA Chairman and CEO Richard Ketchum
Richard Ketchum has been the chairman and chief executive of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority since 2009. In this exclusive interview, Mr. Ketchum shares...
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Financial pros predict business costs will rise over the next year
Financial leaders see a tough road ahead for business over the next year, according to the SmartBrief/Ipsos Leadership Index. An exclusive survey of 841...
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Favorite interview questions of CFOs
Research firm Accountemps recently asked more than 1,000 CFOs what their favorite interview questions were. 42% of CFOs preferred questions that related to the...
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SmartPulse: Gloomy forecast for cloud computing
This post was written by Cindy Kraft, the CFO Coach, who is a career and personal-brand strategist for CFOs and corporate finance executives. SmartPulse...
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Despite worries, financial pros are bullish about the economy
Financial professionals are of two minds on the economy, according to the SmartBrief/Ipsos Leadership Index. On the sunny side, they see economic growth, an...
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SmartPulse: Making sense of the S&P downgrade
This post was written by Cindy Kraft, the CFO Coach, who is a career and personal-brand strategist for CFOs and corporate finance executives. SmartPulse...
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How to know whether your business is healthy
Brad Schaefer is an analyst at Sageworks, a financial information company. Schaefer has led the development of Sageworks’ credit risk management solution for financial...
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6 steps to improve your post-merger integration fitness
This post is written by Suzanne Francis, senior partner at Schaffer Consulting, where she leads the integration practice and collaborates with leadership teams on...
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Live from the Global Conference: “Financial Regulatory Reform: How Does It Help, How Does It Hurt?”
Skepticism was the theme of the day during a discussion on financial regulatory reform at the Milken Institute Global Conference today in Los Angeles....
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Live from the Global Conference: NYSE Euronext’s Niederauer talks global markets and systemic risk
It comes as no surprise that the man trying the steer NYSE Euronext’s merger with Deutsche Boerse views global deal making as an “inexorable...
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Live from the Global Conference: Few easy answers for woes of U.S. housing market
While other sectors are enjoying a resurgence, the housing market remains stagnant. The “Fixing the U.S. Housing Market” panel at the Milken Institute Global...
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How financial companies can prevent knowledge loss
This is a guest post by Katrina Pugh, author of Sharing Hidden Know-How and president of AlignConsulting, a firm that helps organizations plan business...
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Live from the Global Conference: What will Basel III look like and will it matter?
As the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision continues to formulate its Basel III batch of rules, much of the focus has been on two...
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Expense-trimming tips for owners of small and midsize businesses
This post is by Patricia Sigmon, a successful entrepreneur, sought-after speaker and leading expert in profit management. She is founder and president of David...
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What you need to know about the SEC’s whistle-blower rules
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s decision Wednesday to create a $300 million whistle-blower program is expected to alter the way some individuals report —...
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How to blow the whistle on your employer without wrecking your career
Tom Devine is the author of “The Corporate Whistleblower’s Survival Guide.” He has assisted whistle-blowers in thousands of cases over the past two decades...
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2 character traits public risk managers need to succeed
Today’s world is full of risks that confront leaders from all angles. Natural disasters, political change, cyberthreats and the financial downturn are only a...
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How to manage risks of social media
Embarrassing photos were posted on your organization’s Facebook page. Your agency’s Twitter page featured a rant humiliating the head of your department. How did...
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9 ways entrepreneurs can boost their sales
Julie Steelman has generated more than $100 million in sales during her 30-year sales career. She is author of a new book, “The Effortless...
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Helping new employees make sound financial decisions
A person who’s returning to the workforce after a long period of unemployment might be happy simply to have a job again. But while...
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When Bernanke says don’t worry, it’s time to worry
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Wednesday a default by Greece won’t have a serious negative impact on U.S. financial institutions. He conceded a...
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SmartPulse: Would suspension of the payroll tax lead to increased hiring?
This post was written by Cindy Kraft, the CFO Coach, who is a career and personal-brand strategist for CFOs and corporate finance executives. SmartPulse...
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How to avoid risk when accessing the capital markets
This guest post is written by David Pritchard, a principal and founding partner of Aequitas Advisors LLC, a capital markets consulting/advisory services firm. The...
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SmartPulse: Will the debt ceiling be raised?
This post was written by Cindy Kraft, the CFO Coach, who is a career and personal-brand strategist for CFOs and corporate finance executives. SmartPulse...
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5 questions on leadership and entrepreneurship with Jerry Mills of B2B CFO
Jerry L. Mills is CEO of B2B CFO, a part-time chief financial officer company he founded in 1987. He is also a partner of...
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Whose name you might see if you’re ever in space; why companies are chopping benefits; and why the U.S. might not adopt IFRS. It’s...
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12 cloud tips for the frugal CFO
This post is by Linda Johnson, a partner with CCP Global, which advises Fortune 500 executives on spend management; offers advisory services on supply...
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U.S. credit rating downgrade’s tremors reach insurance and finance sectors
Standard & Poor’s downgrade of the U.S. long-term sovereign credit rating has been felt throughout the nation’s financial system. Insurers are feeling the aftershocks...
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High-flying CEOs and how that affects their company’s growth
Does a CEO’s penchant for personal thrill-seeking have any relationship to their companies’ corporate policies and risk? That’s what professors Matthew Cain of the...
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A new way for businesses to access capital
A sudden, unexpected shortage of funds can be enough to sink a fledgling company. In fact, more businesses fail because of a lack of...
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Q-and-A: Clearstream CEO Jeffrey Tessler
The proposed merger of NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Boerse could have a profound impact on Clearstream. Clearstream is part of Deutsche Boerse Group and...
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Q-and-A: Robin Doyle on legal-entity identifiers
To kick off our coverage of Sibos 2011 this week in Toronto, SmartBrief caught up with Robin Doyle, co-chairwoman of LEI Trade Association Group...
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Q-and-A: SunGard’s Brian Traquair on Basel III and OTC derivatives reform
Basel III and reform of the over-the-counter derivatives market continue to be hot topics in the financial-services industry. At this week’s Sibos 2011 conference,...
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Q-and-A: SunGard’s Nick Brewer explains how mobile banking is more than smartphones
Nick Brewer manages 29 products for SunGard. As vice president of global banking solutions for the firm’s banking business, Brewer has his finger on...
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Derivatives experts see another level of regulatory arbitrage taking shape
Panelists tasked with dissecting the impact of the Dodd-Frank Act at the Futures & Options Expo touched on topics including position limits, margins, swaps...
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Q-and-A: NASBP member Matt Cashion gives a “peek behind the curtain” into surety
The recently revised edition of “The Basic Bond Book” is a collaboration between the Associated General Contractors of America and the National Association of...
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Q-and-A: DTCC’s Pete Axilrod on Dodd-Frank and OTC derivatives market data
A provision of the Dodd-Frank Act requires indemnification agreements from foreign regulators for trade repositories based in the U.S. to provide them with data...
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Q-and-A: MetLife’s Tom Hogan on ERISA fee-disclosure rules
The Labor Department recently offered guidance to sponsors of retirement plans under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act regarding what constitutes “reasonable compensation” for...
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CBOE’s Brodsky weighs in on transaction tax and market volatility
CBOE Holdings Chairman and CEO William J. Brodsky offered his clear and concise opinions on matters affecting market structure during a panel discussion at...
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Wherefore art thou Tony Blair?
Pop quiz: Who is the president of the European Council? Jose Manuel Barroso? No, he is the president of the European Commission. The identity...
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A conversation with Stephen O’Connor, ISDA chairman of the board and managing director at Morgan Stanley
With swaps and derivatives likely to play as critical a role in the year to come as ever before, SmartBrief asked Stephen O’Connor, chairman...
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How to improve compliance in 2012; execs won’t go without bonuses even in troubled times; and one Italian feline that’s a real fat cat....