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Financial Statements: summaries of accounts to provide information for interested parties. The most common financial statements are trading and profit and loss account; profit and loss appropriation account; balance sheet; cash flow...; Financial Statements definition on BNET »

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CEOs Have a Real Credibility Problem: Following up on the BNET1 post, CEO Candor on Steep Decline: The post reports on the decline in trustworthiness of CEOs as measured by their perceived candor in the letters to shareholders that accompany annual reports. The study, by Rittenhouse Rankings, says that more and more CEOs...; Tags: Financial Accounting, Web 2.0, Financial Statements, Internet, CEO, Finance, Jon Greer; Blog posts 2008-05-07
Take Advantage of Recession: An economic downturn is a great time to go after competitors, who likely will be retrenching rather than advancing. But you need two things before loading up. First, your financials must be in order, including a healthy balance sheet, cash, and little debt. Second, pick the right...; Tags: Sean Silverthorne, Finance, Financial Accounting, Balance Sheets, Marketing Research, Financial Statements, Marketing; Blog posts 2008-04-14
Is ISS Too Powerful? And Whose Interests Does It Serve?: Most people have probably never heard of Institutional Shareholder Services ISS, but it is one of the most powerful players in the battle for control of the American corporation. It is the 800-pound gorilla in the room. The vast majority of directors, executives and other expertsÂ involved in running America's companies...; Tags: William J. Holstein, Management, Sales, Finance, Financial Accounting, Leadership, Sales Strategy, Financial Statements; Blog posts 2008-02-07
Why the Rate Cut Did Little for the Market: The Federal Reserve's 3/4-point rate cut did little to sway the mind of Wall Street -- all despite the fact that it was the largest cut in the funds rate since August, 1984. MSNBC thinks the answer is in the housing market. The uncertainty surrounding the housing sector has...; Tags: Federal Reserve Board, MSNBC, Balance Sheets, Mortgages, Construction, Financial Statements, Financial Accounting, Finance, Capital Structures, Jonathan Haeber; Blog posts 2008-01-23
Eliot Spitzer's Legacy on Trial: As per an article in today's Wall Street Journal, the trial in the case of how American International Group AIG and Chairman and Chief Executive Maurice "Hank" Greenberg allegedly manipulated earnings is finally starting. Facing criminal charges are five executives of AIG and Warren Buffett's General Re Corp., which allegedly...; Tags: William J. Holstein, Human Resources, Journal, Balance Sheets, Financial Accounting, Eliot Spitzer, Financial Statements, Benefits, Greenberg, Finance; Blog posts 2008-01-07

Improving Your Market Research: You can use information found within your organization to research customer needs and assess the likely success of your sales and marketing campaigns. By conducting a thorough analysis of your customers' business operations, you can compare your plans and their business needs to better judge whether there is a viable...; Tags: Market Research, Customer, Business, Information, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Financial Statements, Marketing Research, Financial Accounting, Finance, Competitor, Product, Business Structures, Leadership, Sales, Marketing, Management, BNET Editorial; Articles 2007-12-03
Understanding Materiality: Materiality is a term used in accounting and the law, in relation to information disclosed in financial statements that affects decisions made by the people who read them.Deciding whether something is a material item involves making a judgment about it, in both quantitative and qualitative terms. Such evaluation is for...; Tags: Misstatement, Financial, Item, Financial Statement, SEC, Materiality, Materiality Concept, Financial Statements, Financial Accounting, Finance, Financial Planning, BNET Editorial; Articles 2007-11-09
Merrill Lynch Gives Stan O'Neal the Boot; Now What?: Merrill LynchÂ posted a $2.3 billion net loss for the third quarter â€" its biggest since its founding 93 years ago â€" thanks to risky investments in subprime mortgages.Â The brokerage firmÂ allowed chief executive Stan O'Neal to "retire" after the board learned of his secret merger talks with Wachovia. (TheÂ many ex-employeesÂ whose jobs...; Tags: Strategy, Balance Sheets, Corporate Governance, Mortgages, O'Neal, Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Financial Services, Finance, Capital Structures, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Financial Statements, Financial Accounting, Management, Lori Deschene; Blog posts 2007-10-30
How to Recover From a Bad Business Deal: Bad deals happen to good people. Perhaps your companyÂ responded to industry changes with a good-on-paper strategy that failed to be transformational. Maybe some of the big guns made decisions based on high-up relationships but failed to foster the integration of corporate cultures. Or maybe conducting due diligence became more about...; Tags: Management, Investment, Finance, Strategy, Workforce Management, Financial Planning, Financial Accounting, Leadership, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Statements, Wall Street Journal, Human Resources, Lori Deschene; Blog posts 2007-10-16
Understanding Financial Reporting: Financial reporting, done annually by private enterprises and quarterly by public companies, offers essential information about the financial health of an organization. Interested parties often use this information to support investing and financing decisions. Companies prepare their reports in an agreed format, including a balance sheet, income statement, cash flow...; Tags: BNET Editorial, Information, Financial Accounting Standards Board, Auditing, Financial, Accounting, Financial Statement, Finance, Financial Accounting, Statement, Financial Reporting, Financial statements, Financial Planning, SEC, Cash Flow Statement, financing, MD&A, accrual, income statement, shareholder, GAAP, income, annual reports, analysis, agreement, apprais; Articles 2007-09-28
Shareholders Look Beyond the Balance Sheet: Managers hear it from consultants and activists, and they hear it increasingly from customers: "do good in the world, don't just do business." But investors, too, are calling on companies to be upstanding and ethical citizens, and that means scruples can seriously affect your access to equity capital. Thomas Kostigen,...; Tags: Pepperdine University, Shareholder, Balance Sheets, Financial Accounting, Investor, Finance, Financial Statements, Andrew Hines; Blog posts 2007-07-17
Profiling Your Competitors: To pull ahead of your business competitors, you need to build a detailed profile of their strengths, weaknesses, and relationships with customers. With that information, you can compare the performance of your business with that of your main competitors, measuring factors that are important to quality of service, and use...; Tags: INTERNET, Financial statements, Performance management, Monitors & displays, Web site development, HARDWARE, Components; Articles 2007-02-28
More Than Curb Appeal: Shaping a company into an appealing acquisition target requires a deep and often lengthy commitment from an organization's senior management team. Finance executives play key roles — and wear many hats — in ensuring that their company's objectives hit their mark. This article suggest, to be considered a desirable target...; Tags: Financial, Penton Media Inc., Financial Accounting, Financial Statements, Finance; White papers 2000-01-01
Prescribing a Global Identity: In consumer markets, branding is used to sell a commodity product at a higher price, and create something lasting. It is something you can put on your balance sheet. However, for drugs there is an agreement with price, as it is recognized that companies need to recoup their R&D costs....; Tags: Brand, Interbrand, Identity, Branding, Balance Sheets, Marketing, Financial Statements, Financial Accounting, Finance; White papers 2002-06-17
Picks For Your Portfolio: Investing with confidence means finding stocks and funds that follow clear, commonsense strategies. We insisted on solid balance sheets and leaned toward stocks paying above-average dividends. Finally, we considered valuation; getting in at a good price is a confidence booster because it limits your downside. When it comes to mutual...; Tags: Stock, Business 2.0, Mutual Funds, Balance Sheets, Retirement Plans, Investment, Human Resources, Benefits, Financial Statements, Financial Accounting, Finance; White papers 2002-03-01
How to Put Your Money to Work: This article is about how to put your money to work means personal financing. Perhaps the hardest part of taking control of your personal finances is starting out. A good way is to take an honest inventory of what you have right now. It gives the informatin to...; Tags: Consumeralert, Balance Sheets, Investment, Financial Accounting, Financial Statements, Finance; White papers 2000-06-01
Enjoy Life's True Wealth :Overview: The article says portfolio management team will provide an overview of the market climate, and discuss some of the factors that helped or hindered performance during the reporting period. In addition, this report includes the fund's financial statements and Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and...; Tags: Performance, Morgan Stanley, Performance Management, Financial Statements, Financial Accounting, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Finance; White papers 2003-08-21
The U. S. Economy Mired in Recession: The article says that following the terrorist attacks in September the market dropped sharply, only to reverse course with feverish buying pressure. Technology stocks and value-sector cyclical led the surge. Since early January, however, there has been a tug of war between cyclical forces and investors concerns about corporate governance,...; Tags: Recovery, Recession, Stock, Morgan Stanley, Balance Sheets, Corporate Insurance, Corporate Governance, Homeland Security, Business Security, Investment, Financial Statements, Financial Accounting, Finance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Government; White papers 2003-06-18
Sarbanes-Oxley: A Closer Look: This article prepared by KPMG LLP as a summary of selected elements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and certain final and proposed rules of the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission. This publication is meant to provide a high-level overview of elements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act's requirements that impact...; Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Act, KPMG International, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Financial Statements, Financial Accounting, Government, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures; White papers 2003-01-01
Liabilities & Equity (Amendments to Section 3860): This newsletter discusses the changes that will require reclassification of debt that can be settled by the issuer with its own shares. Some companies may have to revisit debt covenants. For several years, Canadian GAAP has required that debt that can be settled by the issuer by delivering its own...; Tags: PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, Debt, CICA Accounting Standards Board, Financial Statements, Financial Accounting, Corporate Communications, Asset Management, Financial Planning, Finance, Marketing, Operational Planning, Business Operations; White papers 2003-06-01