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White Papers
What Is A Business Plan?
Jan 2010
A business plan is a document created at the beginning of a new venture, whether it is an entirely new business or a new venture within an existing business. Plans created internally are generally...
Provided by Growthink
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White Papers
Top-Biz Guru's Top Ten Tips For Writing A Business Plan
Jan 2010
Put Yourself In Their Shoes. Meaning the people who will read your plan - who are they and what do they want to hear? They'll either be investors or a bank or loan company who are lending you the...
Provided by Hubpages
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White Papers
4 Reasons To Create A Business Plan
Jan 2010
A business plan is a blueprint and communication tool for your business. It is a device that helps you, as the owner, spell out how you intend to operate your business and serves as a road map to...
Provided by BusinessKnowledgeSource.com
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White Papers
Financial Planning In A Volatile Economy
Nov 2009
You can't run a business without a plan. That means developing a realistic budget and a thorough understanding of current and future cash flow. But, how can you plan when it's tough to predict...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Sustainability Matters Why & How Bus is Widening Focus to Consider Needs of Stakeholders
Jan 2010
Companies of all sizes and across many industries have realized that traditional ways of measuring business performance do not account for the needs of all stakeholders. In order to ensure...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Achieving Reliability in Financial Reporting
Jan 2010
Read this white paper to learn more about how Oracle's financial governance solution can focus resources on high-risk areas, improve the quality and efficiency of the financial reporting process,...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Hyperion Strategic Finance Datasheet
Jan 2010
Oracle Hyperion Strategic Finance is a prepackaged financial modeling application that lets executives understand the full financial impact of alternative corporate strategies. Why spend time on...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Smart Decision Making in the Era of New Financial Challenges
Jan 2010
An era of new financial challenges calls for innovative financial planning approaches. Monte Carlo modeling can help manage risk, improve forecasting, and drive growth in turbulent times. Read...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Achieving Management Excellence (LAD)
Jan 2010
ERP has played an important role in making companies more efficient, but it will not be a competitive differentiator for 21st century companies. As global economies begin to rebound, it's more...
Provided by Oracle
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Podcasts
Podcast: The Finance Challenge of Aligning The Business With Strategic Goals
Jan 2010
Complexity, uncertainty, global competition and shrinking cycle times are all challenges organizations face today. As a result, finance needs to take on the role of a business partner and work...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Uncover the Benefits of Virtualization
Dec 2009
BMC Software's internal IT organization launched a virtualization and automation initiative that achieved financial payback in less than six months. The effort not only improved productivity and...
Provided by BMC Software
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White Papers
Learning For The Sustainable Enterprise
Mar 2010
Sustainability is now a hot trend, and often it is associated with environmental responsibility. However, the environmental benefit is just one of the positive outcomes of a sustainable approach....
Provided by SkillSoft
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White Papers
Maximizing Chapter 11 Success: Five Critical Areas For Chief Restructuring Officers
Dec 2009
A staggering 85% of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy cases never make it to a confirmed plan of reorganization. In fact, lack of cash causes many companies to liquidate within a few weeks after filing. Many...
Provided by Bank of America
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White Papers
How To Identify Hidden Deal Risks Within The Information Technology Landscape
Apr 2010
When contemplating a mid-market asset acquisition, buyers should take sufficient time to assess the hidden deal risks within the information technology (IT) landscape. Mid-market companies,...
Provided by Bank of America
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White Papers
Eliminate Your Financial Bad Habits
Jan 2010
Individuals aren't the only ones who can have bad spending habits - sometimes businesses do too. Find ways to curb your business's worst spending habits. You have to spend money to make money, so...
Provided by MasterCard
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White Papers
Franchising Series: How Much Will That Franchise Cost?
Apr 2010
If you plan to open a popular franchise retail store, restaurant or coffee shop, you are looking at considerable initial costs in addition to whatever franchise fee the franchisor charges. The...
Provided by Bank of America
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White Papers
Why CFO And COO Roles Are Becoming More Cross-Functional
Jun 2010
After the most recent economic downpour, the new operational river running through the executive suite is dissolving the walls between the chief financial officer and chief operating officer...
Provided by Bank of America
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White Papers
Get Your Financial Priorities Straight
Jan 2010
If you're struggling to prioritize your financial decisions, you're not alone. Whether it's investing in technology or remodeling your office, it's essential to distinguish between priorities and...
Provided by MasterCard
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White Papers
Managing Risk For High Performance In Extraordinary Times
Jun 2009
In the wake of the global economic meltdown, chances are there isn't a boardroom or executive management office anywhere today where the topic of improving the organization's risk management...
Provided by Accenture
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White Papers
Improve Your Finances With A Cash Management Plan
Jan 2010
An effective cash flow management plan goes beyond simply sending out invoices in a timely fashion and making sure all your bills are paid on time. Instead, cash flow management is a process that...
Provided by MasterCard
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White Papers
Transparency's Dark Side
Feb 2009
As Wall Street has turned upside down, calls for more transparency, not surprisingly, have become increasingly intense. Markets thrive on information, the argument goes, and more information is...
Provided by McKinsey & Company
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White Papers
MasterCard Commercial Card Program Increases Control Of Expense Process
Dec 2007
Keeping track of expenditures employees make each month can prove to be a major challenge for many organizations. However, using MasterCard's Commercial Card Program can help those organizations...
Provided by MasterCard
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White Papers
Why Second Lien Loans Are Here To Stay Despite Tightening Liquidity
Oct 2008
The author says, "In this market, issuance is certainly down considerably from a year earlier, and it's starting to pick up a little bit because more structures are requiring junior debt". The LPC...
Provided by Bank of America
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White Papers
How The world Has Already Changed
Feb 2009
The troubles of the US subprime-mortgage market have now mushroomed into a global financial and economic crisis. Despite the massive government response, we still don't know when or how the...
Provided by McKinsey & Company
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White Papers
A Bigger Tent For Financial Reform
Feb 2009
The financial crisis of 2008 - and the breathtaking rapidity with which it has spread - has brought home how truly interconnected world economies and markets have become. It has also underscored...
Provided by McKinsey & Company
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White Papers
Funding Sources For Your Business
Dec 2009
You need to understand clearly how Capital works; what your Capital and Business Finance Needs are; the Capital and Commercial Loan Pitfalls to avoid; and how to Analyze Your Capital Needs, to...
Provided by ABC Business Consulting
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White Papers
2010 CFO Outlook: A Survey Of What Manufacturing Chief Financial Officers Expect
Feb 2010
The paper explores the results of the 12th annual survey of mid-size and large U.S. manufacturing company CFOs commissioned by Bank of America Business Capital. The key message from the survey...
Provided by Bank of America
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White Papers
In Full, On Time - And Beyond: High Performance Through Solvency II
Mar 2010
Still, insurers expect Solvency II to have a positive impact on the market. The new regulatory framework will more closely link a company's capital requirements to its risks - a wider range of...
Provided by Accenture
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White Papers
Common Business Mistakes To Avoid When Presenting A Business Plan - Part I
May 2008
Often entrepreneurs do not realize that the person that will be reading their business plan may be reviewing hundreds of other business plans during the course of a year. The business plan should...
Provided by Creative Business Planning
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White Papers
Great Expectations In Asia Pacific Pursuing High-Performance Finance In A Multi-Polar World
Sep 2008
As economic power spreads and shifts around the globe, Asia Pacific is on the rise. The numbers tell a stunning story. This region's economy is the fastest growing in the world, galloping along at...
Provided by Accenture
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White Papers
Future Finance - How Technology Can Help Create A High-Performance Finance Function
Sep 2007
It's found high-performance businesses that demonstrate "Mastery of finance" use the finance function in a distinctive manner to drive differentiation and superior results. Specifically, the...
Provided by Accenture
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White Papers
How To Analyze And Develop Business Funding Strategies And Sources
Dec 2009
This paper is Part Three of ABC Business Consulting's Business Finance Series. In part one, financing a Small Business, this paper talked about the importance of a Business Plan: financing from a...
Provided by ABC Business Consulting
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White Papers
Audit Program Planning And Management
Jan 2010
The audit function is a primary tax agency process that is critical to the integrity of tax administration and voluntary compliance. It must be viewed in the context of the system of tax...
Provided by Accenture
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White Papers
Franchising 101: How To Franchise Your Small Business
May 2010
For an entrepreneur looking to take their business as far as it will go, becoming a franchisor may be the ultimate goal. And, since franchisees provide the capital for expansion, a business can...
Provided by Bank of America
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White Papers
Beyond "Nice To Know": Getting Serious About Analytics To Drive Outcomes
Nov 2009
The ability to use quantitative data to shape decisions and outcomes has become a key source of competitive advantage over the past decade or so. With information technology practically...
Provided by Accenture
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White Papers
MasterCard Commercial Card Program Simplifies Business Travel
Dec 2007
See how the MasterCard Commercial Card Program's local and worldwide acceptance, and simple administration have helped mid-size retailers streamline financial transactions for traveling employees....
Provided by MasterCard
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White Papers
To Succeed In The Long Term, Focus On The Middle Term
Jun 2007
Why do so many promising ventures fail? After transforming hot ideas into fledgling businesses, some companies drop them when executives realize they won't pay off quickly. In other firms,...
Provided by Harvard Business School Publishing
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White Papers
How CFOs Can Hone Their Deal Making Skills
Feb 2009
Mergers and acquisitions represent a huge opportunity and risk. Despite the different ways to approach M&A, CFOs typically play three essential deal-making roles. Somewhere in the world, no matter...
Provided by Bank of America
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White Papers
Why The Best CFOs Are Both Financial Guardian And Strategic Leader
Jun 2007
To succeed today, an organization's chief financial officer frequently serves as guardian of the company's finances and as a strategic leader. While the two roles require different skill sets, the...
Provided by Bank of America
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White Papers
Why A SPAC May Be A Reliable Buyer In The Current M&A Environment
Jun 2009
With the credit markets still all but shut, private equity firms have little means to structure leveraged buyouts, but that doesn't mean some aren't looking to harvest their portfolio companies....
Provided by Bank of America
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White Papers
The European Stock Market Impulse To The US Financial Crisis
Jun 2009
This paper examines how the European stock market reacts to the U.S. financial crisis and the Fed's policy, changing FFR. Johansen and Juselius cointegration analysis suggests that markets are...
Provided by Islamic Azad University
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White Papers
S&P 500 Indexers, Delegation Costs, And Liquidity Mechanisms
Mar 2003
The largest S&P 500 indexers replicate the index with tracking errors of just several basis points per year. Maintaining such small errors requires a nearly exact-replication strategy and...
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White Papers
Smart Funding in Tough Times: Philanthropic Funding in an Economic Downturn
Oct 2009
The paper explores the impact of the current economic downturn on philanthropy in the USA, and provides recommendations for philanthropists and their advisors on charitable giving during these...
Provided by Credit Suisse
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White Papers
Understanding Debt Imputation Issues
Jun 2008
This white paper is to explore the issue of debt imputation. It is written for EEI members and regulatory staff, to understand the issue, and review options for addressing it in the rate making...
Provided by President and Fellows of Harvard College
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White Papers
Saugatuck Technology: ERP for Small and Mid-sized Companies: Time for a Decision
Dec 2010
Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) often reach the point where their executives are considering, or should make, a significant change and/or investment in business management IT. What used...
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
The Business Cycle Implications Of Reciprocity In Labor Relations
Nov 2007
The authors develop a reciprocity-based model of wage determination and incorporate it into a modern dynamic general equilibrium framework. They estimate the model and find that, among potential...
Provided by University of Oslo
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White Papers
Strength In Adversity: Community Capital Faces Up to the Economic Crisis
Dec 2009
This paper reviews the impact of the economic crisis on the community development industry. Specifically, it asks, how are Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) faring? What trends...
Provided by Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
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White Papers
Plan-To-Provision: Secure A Sound Business Foundation
Jun 2009
The plan-to-provision process tends to be out of sight, out of mind. In spite of the billions of dollars being spent on modernization, it often fails to attract operators attention the way more...
Provided by Telcordia Technologies
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Whitepapers
Solution Brief: Homeland Security: Screening and Targeting
Dec 2010
Learn how IBM WebSphere ILOG software enables homeland security and law enforcement agencies to achieve their objectives for detailed and consistent screening, implementing policy and risk updates...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
ERP and BI: When 1+1=3
Dec 2010
Prompted by volatile markets and a troubled economy, the need to contain or reduce costs is key for small to medium size enterprises (SME's). In the pursuit of cost reductions and in the struggle...
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
Assess Your Company's Debt Capacity Using This Financial Rule Of Thumb
Nov 2010
If you are interested to refinance your company's debt or get additional capital, there is a fairly simple rule of thumb that can help you quickly gauge your financing alternatives and make sense...
Provided by Lantern Capital Advisors
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White Papers
Forex Trading - Use Probability And Statistics To Improve Your Trading - Here's How..
Jan 2010
Prices on any Financial or Forex Market chart move up, down or sideways and dependant on the timeframe they could almost be doing all three at once! Sometimes forex prices move off in one...
Provided by Day Trading Forex
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White Papers
Focused Management And Operations Audit Of East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc.
Apr 2010
The Kentucky Public Service Commission (Commission) issued a request for proposals seeking the conduct of a focused management and operations audit of East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. (EKPC),...
Provided by Commonwealth of Kentucky
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White Papers
International Reserves And Underdeveloped Capital Markets
May 2010
Informal, under-the-table, payments to public health providers are increasingly being seen as a critically important source of health financing in developing and transition countries. With minimal...
Provided by University of Michigan (Ross)
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White Papers
Does Foreign Exchange Reserve Decumulation Lead To Currency Appreciation?
May 2010
The informal sector accounts for a very large share in African economies, both in terms of GDP and employment. However, most national surveys on the informal sector focus on labor market issues...
Provided by University of Michigan (Ross)
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White Papers
Informal Payments And The Financing Of Health Care In Developing And Transition Countries
Jun 2010
This paper examines the interaction between minimum wage legislation and tax evasion by employed labor. The author develops a model in which firms and workers may agree to report less than the...
Provided by University of Michigan (Ross)
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White Papers
Minimum Wage And Tax Evasion: Theory And Evidence
Jul 2010
The authors provide an analysis of enforcement policies applicable to informal labor market in a framework with heterogeneous firms, endogenous determination of informal wage and politically...
Provided by University of Michigan (Ross)
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White Papers
Savings Constraints And Microenterprise Development: Evidence From A Field Experiment In Kenya
Sep 2010
How do changes in competitive intensity affect trade patterns? In this paper, the authors exploit a quasinatural experiment associated with increased anti-trust enforcement activity over the last...
Provided by University of Michigan (Ross)
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White Papers
Divisional Managers And Internal Capital Markets
Oct 2010
The authors investigate the determinants of capital allocation to financial institutions under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). It's found that banks' political ties played a significant...
Provided by University of Michigan (Ross)
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White Papers
TARP Investments: Financials And Politics
Oct 2010
The authors consider the integrated optimization problem of procurement, processing and trade of commodities over a network in a multiperiod setting. Motivated by the operations of a prominent...
Provided by University of Michigan (Ross)
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Webcasts
Business Answers: Creative Ways To Get Capital & Offering Discounts
Oct 2010
Rieva Lesonsky, the founder and president of GrowBiz Media and a columnist for AllBusiness.com, and Gene Marks, the president of the Marks Group and a columnist for The New York Times, answer...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
New Directions In Value Management
Jan 2008
Every CEO of a public company runs the risk of getting caught between two powerful constituencies: on one side, increasingly demanding investors, determined to maximize their returns relative to...
Provided by Boston Consulting Group
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White Papers
Taking Deflation Seriously
Jan 2008
Two years after the biggest downturn in world stock markets since World War II, business executives need to take seriously the prospect of deflation. No one can predict with certainty that the...
Provided by Boston Consulting Group
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White Papers
Collateral Damage Part 4: Preparing For A Tough Year Ahead
Dec 2008
We all no doubt feel some relief that 2008 is finally drawing to a close - but this most difficult of years is keeping a sting in its tail: the World Bank has just warned that global GDP growth...
Provided by Boston Consulting Group
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White Papers
Get Ready For The Private-Equity Shakeout: Will This Be The Next Shock To The Global Economy?
Dec 2008
Private-equity firms have enjoyed extraordinary growth and returns over the last five years, but the collapse of the world's debt markets and the deepening economic crisis have brought this boom...
Provided by Boston Consulting Group
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White Papers
Thriving In The New Normal: Corporate Banking 2008/2009
Dec 2008
The financial crisis has led to a striking reversal of fortune for corporate banks. The years leading up to the credit crunch were good ones for the sector, as strong economies created...
Provided by Boston Consulting Group
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White Papers
Collateral Damage Part 3: Asia, Advantage And Action
Nov 2008
As the crisis built up over the last few months, with the contagion spreading first among financial institutions and then from financial institutions into the "Real economy," some commentators...
Provided by Boston Consulting Group
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White Papers
Collateral Damage Industry Focus: Implications Of The Financial Crisis For The Biopharmaceutical Sector
Nov 2008
The financial crisis is no longer just a financial crisis - it has spread to the wider economy. As a result, there will be what the author has elsewhere described as significant "Collateral...
Provided by Boston Consulting Group
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White Papers
Collateral Damage Part 2: Taking Robust Action In The Face Of The Growing Crisis
Oct 2008
In the three weeks since the first paper, the situation has deteriorated. As of October 20, total losses for the year at banks and insurance companies have risen to $661 billion on a global level:...
Provided by Boston Consulting Group
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White Papers
Collateral Damage Part 1: What The Crisis In The Credit Markets Means For Everyone Else
Oct 2008
Given the dramatic events in the capital markets, everyone is wondering what will happen next - and what the implications are for the wider economy. This paper is structured into five chapters....
Provided by Boston Consulting Group
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White Papers
Winning In A Downturn: Managing Working Capital
Aug 2009
Working capital is an important source of cash throughout the business cycle, but it is especially critical during a downturn. In periods of economic expansion, managers often focus so intently on...
Provided by Boston Consulting Group
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White Papers
Time To Engage-Or Fade Away: What All Owners Should Learn From The Shakeout In Private Equity
Feb 2010
To guide owners seeking to improve the competitive position of their companies, the authors have developed a framework comprising nine levers with an empirically proven impact on operational...
Provided by Boston Consulting Group
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White Papers
After The Storm: Creating Value In Banking 2010
Feb 2010
The global banking industry staged a remarkable turnaround last year, with strong growth in both market capitalization and total shareholder return (TSR). From peak to trough, the market...
Provided by Boston Consulting Group
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White Papers
Regaining Lost Ground: Resurgent Markets And New Opportunities
Jun 2010
Global wealth closed in on its precise peak in 2009, driven by resurgent stock 'markets. But recovery, as dynamic as it was, did not translate into stranger performance for the industry - many...
Provided by Boston Consulting Group
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White Papers
Crisis As Opportunity: Global Corporate Banking 2010
Jun 2010
The financial crisis has had a devastating effect on many banks overall, but its impact on corporate banking business units has been more nuanced. There have been winners and losers. About...
Provided by Boston Consulting Group
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White Papers
Threading The Needle: Value Creation In A Low-Growth Economy
Sep 2010
Although 2009 saw a strong rebound in equity values, global capital markets are still laboring under the shadow of the worldwide financial crisis that began in 2008. Global market indexes were up...
Provided by Boston Consulting Group
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White Papers
Breaking Compromises In The Mass Affluent Market
Jul 2010
Mass affluent investors constitute one of the largest and fastest - growing segments of the wealth management market. In 2004 the Pool of assets under management held by mass affluent investors in...
Provided by Boston Consulting Group
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White Papers
A Principled Look At Cost Cutting
Jun 2008
Major financial institutions, by nature of their size and scope, have a difficult time remaining "Lean and mean" Operations. As they grow in size, they tend to become bloated and inefficient -...
Provided by Boston Consulting Group
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White Papers
Capturing The Personal Side Of Small-Business Banking
Mar 2009
Capturing the personal-banking business of small-business owners has long been a Holy Grail for financial institutions - and a highly elusive one at that. Part of the problem is that a lot of...
Provided by Boston Consulting Group
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White Papers
Maximizing Value In Upstream Oil And Gas
Jun 2007
The upstream oil and gas industry is enjoying a bull market. Since 2002, upstream companies have doubled and sometimes even tripled their net profits. But that ride could come to an abrupt halt...
Provided by Boston Consulting Group
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White Papers
Why CFO And COO Roles Are Becoming More Cross-Functional
Jun 2010
After the most recent economic downpour, the new operational river running through the executive suite is dissolving the walls between the chief financial officer and chief operating officer...
Provided by Bank of America
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White Papers
Get Your Financial Priorities Straight
Jan 2010
If you're struggling to prioritize your financial decisions, you're not alone. Whether it's investing in technology or remodeling your office, it's essential to distinguish between priorities and...
Provided by MasterCard
-
White Papers
Managing Risk For High Performance In Extraordinary Times
Jun 2009
In the wake of the global economic meltdown, chances are there isn't a boardroom or executive management office anywhere today where the topic of improving the organization's risk management...
Provided by Accenture
-
White Papers
Improve Your Finances With A Cash Management Plan
Jan 2010
An effective cash flow management plan goes beyond simply sending out invoices in a timely fashion and making sure all your bills are paid on time. Instead, cash flow management is a process that...
Provided by MasterCard
-
White Papers
Transparency's Dark Side
Feb 2009
As Wall Street has turned upside down, calls for more transparency, not surprisingly, have become increasingly intense. Markets thrive on information, the argument goes, and more information is...
Provided by McKinsey & Company
-
White Papers
MasterCard Commercial Card Program Increases Control Of Expense Process
Dec 2007
Keeping track of expenditures employees make each month can prove to be a major challenge for many organizations. However, using MasterCard's Commercial Card Program can help those organizations...
Provided by MasterCard
-
White Papers
Why Second Lien Loans Are Here To Stay Despite Tightening Liquidity
Oct 2008
The author says, "In this market, issuance is certainly down considerably from a year earlier, and it's starting to pick up a little bit because more structures are requiring junior debt". The LPC...
Provided by Bank of America
-
White Papers
How The world Has Already Changed
Feb 2009
The troubles of the US subprime-mortgage market have now mushroomed into a global financial and economic crisis. Despite the massive government response, we still don't know when or how the...
Provided by McKinsey & Company
-
White Papers
A Bigger Tent For Financial Reform
Feb 2009
The financial crisis of 2008 - and the breathtaking rapidity with which it has spread - has brought home how truly interconnected world economies and markets have become. It has also underscored...
Provided by McKinsey & Company
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White Papers
Funding Sources For Your Business
Dec 2009
You need to understand clearly how Capital works; what your Capital and Business Finance Needs are; the Capital and Commercial Loan Pitfalls to avoid; and how to Analyze Your Capital Needs, to...
Provided by ABC Business Consulting
-
White Papers
2010 CFO Outlook: A Survey Of What Manufacturing Chief Financial Officers Expect
Feb 2010
The paper explores the results of the 12th annual survey of mid-size and large U.S. manufacturing company CFOs commissioned by Bank of America Business Capital. The key message from the survey...
Provided by Bank of America
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White Papers
In Full, On Time - And Beyond: High Performance Through Solvency II
Mar 2010
Still, insurers expect Solvency II to have a positive impact on the market. The new regulatory framework will more closely link a company's capital requirements to its risks - a wider range of...
Provided by Accenture
-
White Papers
Common Business Mistakes To Avoid When Presenting A Business Plan - Part I
May 2008
Often entrepreneurs do not realize that the person that will be reading their business plan may be reviewing hundreds of other business plans during the course of a year. The business plan should...
Provided by Creative Business Planning
-
White Papers
Great Expectations In Asia Pacific Pursuing High-Performance Finance In A Multi-Polar World
Sep 2008
As economic power spreads and shifts around the globe, Asia Pacific is on the rise. The numbers tell a stunning story. This region's economy is the fastest growing in the world, galloping along at...
Provided by Accenture
-
White Papers
Future Finance - How Technology Can Help Create A High-Performance Finance Function
Sep 2007
It's found high-performance businesses that demonstrate "Mastery of finance" use the finance function in a distinctive manner to drive differentiation and superior results. Specifically, the...
Provided by Accenture
-
White Papers
How To Analyze And Develop Business Funding Strategies And Sources
Dec 2009
This paper is Part Three of ABC Business Consulting's Business Finance Series. In part one, financing a Small Business, this paper talked about the importance of a Business Plan: financing from a...
Provided by ABC Business Consulting
-
White Papers
Audit Program Planning And Management
Jan 2010
The audit function is a primary tax agency process that is critical to the integrity of tax administration and voluntary compliance. It must be viewed in the context of the system of tax...
Provided by Accenture
-
White Papers
Franchising 101: How To Franchise Your Small Business
May 2010
For an entrepreneur looking to take their business as far as it will go, becoming a franchisor may be the ultimate goal. And, since franchisees provide the capital for expansion, a business can...
Provided by Bank of America
-
White Papers
Beyond "Nice To Know": Getting Serious About Analytics To Drive Outcomes
Nov 2009
The ability to use quantitative data to shape decisions and outcomes has become a key source of competitive advantage over the past decade or so. With information technology practically...
Provided by Accenture
-
White Papers
MasterCard Commercial Card Program Simplifies Business Travel
Dec 2007
See how the MasterCard Commercial Card Program's local and worldwide acceptance, and simple administration have helped mid-size retailers streamline financial transactions for traveling employees....
Provided by MasterCard
-
White Papers
To Succeed In The Long Term, Focus On The Middle Term
Jun 2007
Why do so many promising ventures fail? After transforming hot ideas into fledgling businesses, some companies drop them when executives realize they won't pay off quickly. In other firms,...
Provided by Harvard Business School Publishing
-
White Papers
How CFOs Can Hone Their Deal Making Skills
Feb 2009
Mergers and acquisitions represent a huge opportunity and risk. Despite the different ways to approach M&A, CFOs typically play three essential deal-making roles. Somewhere in the world, no matter...
Provided by Bank of America
-
White Papers
Why The Best CFOs Are Both Financial Guardian And Strategic Leader
Jun 2007
To succeed today, an organization's chief financial officer frequently serves as guardian of the company's finances and as a strategic leader. While the two roles require different skill sets, the...
Provided by Bank of America
-
White Papers
Why A SPAC May Be A Reliable Buyer In The Current M&A Environment
Jun 2009
With the credit markets still all but shut, private equity firms have little means to structure leveraged buyouts, but that doesn't mean some aren't looking to harvest their portfolio companies....
Provided by Bank of America
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White Papers
The Role Of Finance In Achieving M&A Results
Apr 2009
The current credit crisis may have put a squeeze on some deal-making dreams, but for strategic buyers with strong balance sheets and the wherewithal to withstand the pressures of a major...
Provided by Bank of America
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White Papers
Seven Tactics For Restructuring In A Turbulent Market
Feb 2010
Restructuring troubled businesses typically involves some form of financial restructuring: changing the mix of equity and debt, renegotiating loans, or finding one lender to take out another. The...
Provided by Bank of America
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White Papers
Management Consulting And Integrated Markets Globalization: A Challenge And An Opportunity For The Finance Function
Jun 2008
Globalization, a force that has been shaping the political and commercial world for decades, is entering a new and more complex phase. It is no longer a concept exported to the emerging world by...
Provided by Accenture
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White Papers
Why Middle-Market Deals Keep Plugging Along In A Tough Economy
Dec 2008
Big buyout firms like the Blackstone Group and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts do headline-grabbing transactions and collect eye-popping paychecks. But when the economy slows down and lenders turn wary,...
Provided by Bank of America
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White Papers
Seller Due Diligence
Apr 2010
When the economy plummeted in 2009, the M&A landscape changed quite dramatically. For deals to close in this environment, the gap between buyer and seller expectations needs to be bridged¯allowing...
Provided by Bank of America
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White Papers
High Performance After The Crisis: How Australian CFOs Are Managing And Transforming The Finance Function
Oct 2009
Australia has been fortunate to escape even a technical recession. However, the past two years have been far from easy for most businesses and there is potential for continued challenges ahead -...
Provided by Accenture
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White Papers
How Today's Credit Market Is Impacting Smaller Middle-Market Deals
Oct 2008
The volatility in the credit markets has been one of the most widely covered topics in the financial industry since the beginning of 2008. The impact of this volatility has been felt throughout...
Provided by Bank of America
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White Papers
Special Report: Dealing With The Downturn Risk Management - Constructive Tension
May 2009
Enterprise risk management and enterprise performance management are really two sides of the same coin. To achieve balance between the two, companies must fully integrate risk management with...
Provided by Accenture
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White Papers
How Worsening Economic Conditions Have Put Buyers In The Driver's Seat
Apr 2009
Recent economic turmoil has changed the M&A playing field. With credit markets frozen and the wild and often downward swings of a volatile stock market, sellers are now finding the world is no...
Provided by Bank of America
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White Papers
How Cost-Focused Due Diligence Can Add Value To A Deal
Aug 2008
Many buyers are drilling deeper into prospective acquisitions these days, going well beyond testing the revenue-based assumptions to focus on cost structures of a target's income statement. Such...
Provided by Bank of America
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White Papers
Navigating The Multi-Polar World: How Multinationals In China And Chinese Companies Expanding Overseas
Mar 2008
Every generation lives in a new world - created by the rolling force of change. On that we can depend. What's distinctive about change in the time is how quickly it occurs and how radically...
Provided by Accenture
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White Papers
How To Overcome Roadblocks To A Successful M&A
Aug 2009
Current economic conditions have landed a lot of companies on the block, many of which have never experienced this type of downturn before. Pragmatic CEOs are looking at survival scenarios, either...
Provided by Bank of America
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White Papers
How Changes In Canadian Tax Law May Impact Cross-Border M&A
Aug 2007
Near the end of March 2007, Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty outlined a 2007 federal budget proposing a variety of tax changes that could have major implications, both good and bad, for...
Provided by Bank of America
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Case Studies
Finance Transformation In Financial Services
Jun 2008
A large insurance company wanted its finance function to provide strategic analysis and valuable business insights. However, it realized that its finance associates were spending around 75% of...
Provided by Deloitte LLP
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Case Studies
Finance Transformation In Pharmaceuticals: When The Party's Over
Jun 2008
The 1990s saw the whole pharmaceutical industry register exceptional growth and record profits and hence not much attention paid to the inefficient way the industry functioned. It is the recent...
Provided by Deloitte LLP
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Case Studies
Finance Transformation In Pharmaceuticals - From The F Troop To The 82nd Airborne
Jun 2008
The finance function of one of the leading pharmaceutical company was generating significant business value through its understanding of company issues, its analytical capabilities, and its...
Provided by Deloitte LLP
