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Finance Work Shifts, Slowly
CFO Magazine | November 2009
Few large companies are moving swiftly to offshore their finance function. Deloitte spoke with finance executives at 51 large global companies on this very topic. Read this article and also access a newly released Deloitte study on globalizing the finance function, Globalizing Finance? Not so Fast.
CFOs Find It’s Nice to Share, within Limits
CFO Magazine | October 2009
Finance departments are continuing to move functions to offshore shared-services groups but are stopping short of full globalization. This article features insights from Deloitte's recently published study, Globalizing Finance? Not so Fast.
Big Firms are Quick to Collect, Slow to Pay
Wall Street Journal | August 2009
Steven Ehrenhalt, global finance transformation leader, with Deloitte Consulting LLP, provides insights on how companies large and small deal with their payments and collections given the cash problems they are facing.
Cost of Capital Bifurcating Business
Business Finance | May 2009
Ajit Kambil, global research director, with Deloitte Services LP, explains how “cost of capital” is increasingly becoming a strategic differentiator as companies with a low cost of capital begin snatching up critical assets.
Companies Without Much Debt Are Hammering Levered Rivals
Investor's Daily Business | April 2009
Sam Silvers, principal with Deloitte Consulting LLP, provides insights into the ways companies with strong balance sheets and low leverage are trying to take market share from their highly leveraged rivals.
How the Downturn Will Change Finance
Business Finance | April 2009
In the following video interview, Sam Silvers, principal with Deloitte Consulting LLP, provides his insights on the changing world of finance brought on by the current economic crisis.
Financial Aid
Consulting Magazine | March/April 2009
Sam Silvers, principal with Deloitte Consulting LLP and Glen Feinberg, principal with Deloitte Consulting LLP, provide insights on how firms and leading consultancies are assessing and ramping up for the much-anticipated switch to IFRS from U.S. GAAP.
Give Them Credit
Forbes | March 2009
In this article, Sanford Cockrell III, national managing partner, US CFO Program, Deloitte LLP, provides insights on ways companies with strong cash positions are extending vendor financing to their good, long-term customers.
The Standoff Continues
CFO Magazine | March 2009
Sanford Cockrell III, national managing partner, US CFO Program, Deloitte LLP, provides insights into the ways CFOs are exploring new options in the pursuit of credit.
Finance Masters: How Finance Is Quietly Emerging as a Key to Business Transformation
Deloitte Review | Summer 2008
Steven Ehrenhalt, principal with Deloitte Consulting LLP, explains that when assessing their companies’ strengths, executives tend not to focus on the ubiquitous finance function. Yet recent survey data suggest that many strong-performing companies, and those with superior alignment between strategic and operational goals, have elevated finance beyond stewardship and honed it to a fine competitive edge.
IFRS Conversion Promises Change for CFOs
Financial Executive | June 2008
Joel Osnoss, partner with Deloitte & Touche LLP, discusses how chief financial officers (CFOs) can prepare for the changes International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) may bring to their roles.
Follow This Guidance on Earnings Guidance
Directors & Boards | June 2008
Debates on whether or not companies should provide earnings guidance to investors and analysts are asking the wrong question. A Deloitte study found that some of the world’s most admired companies provide market guidance without relying solely on projecting earnings per share. Sam Silvers and Wendy Huang, principal and senior manager with Deloitte Consulting LLP, explain.
International Financial Reporting Standards for U.S. Companies: Implications
Financial Executive International | February 28, 2008
The Deloitte point of view discussing the rising trend of International Financial Reporting Standards and implications for U.S. companies is featured on Financialexecutives.org