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Today in Finance October 10, 2007

The Wider World of Finance

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  • SEC on Pay Disclosure: Less Conversation, More Analysis

    After reviewing the executive compensation disclosures of 350 companies, the commission says it still doesn't understand how businesses figure out their pay packages. October 9, 2007

  • Deals: Coming to America

    In our M&A Roundup for the week ended Oct. 7, cross-border purchases and heightened activity help boost total transaction values to $20.67 billion. October 9, 2007

  • FEI Pushes for Fair-Value Deadline Delay

    Executives say their companies won't be ready to prove that they've complied with FAS 157. October 4, 2007

  • Nazareth to Leave SEC

    On the heels of her fellow Democrat commissioner's departure, Annette Nazareth's resignation leaves the commission politically lopsided. October 2, 2007

  • Does the SEC Want to Control Accounting?

    Countries play tug-of-war over their accounting principles, and fret over the possible extent of American influence. October 1, 2007

  • CFOs on the Move: Week Ending October 5

    Lear, Aon, Bank of New York Mellon, Hershey, Nokia Siemens, Nortel Networks, AstraZeneca, Quest Software, MGM Mirage, Far East Energy, Gulf Island Fabrication, Equity Residential. October 4, 2007

  • The StoneRidge Case: Whom Do You Trust?

    That'll be a harder question to answer if a securities-fraud case in front of the Supreme Court tilts in the plaintiffs' favor. October 9, 2007

  • Low Credit Ratings Don't Faze Companies: S&P

    Standard and Poor's traces the decline of corporate ratings to the growing appetite for risk, which has gained much wider appeal since the risk-averse days after the Great Depression. October 9, 2007

  • Ten Ways to Defuse Shareholder Activists

    The Web allows aggressive investors to build powerful campaigns against management. Here's how to deal with them. October 4, 2007

  • PCAOB Audit Gives Crowe Chizek Higher Marks

    Its latest inspection of the second-tier firm found far fewer deficiencies than those reported at the Big Four. October 1, 2007

  • Sweeping Away GAAP

    FASB's Herz calls for a national plan to wean U.S. companies from their current rules-based accounting system. September 28, 2007

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