An ounce of prevention more than a pound of cure: the national debate over health-care reform started out correctly focused on issues of spending, treatment and coverage. But it may have given short shrift to one area of potential cost containment that could produce enormous change: wellness and healthy living initiatives.

HEALTH CARE

Analyzing the Inc. 500 List.

Private companies

Anne Lloyd.

Names in the news - Appointment by Martin Marietta Materials Inc. - Brief article

Bank CFO pay and performance: mixed relationship.

COMPENSATION - Chief financial officers

Building financial executive 'bench strength': some companies are increasing their commitments to succession planning--but many still have a long way to go when it comes to drafting a team of high-performing financial executives able to hit the ground running.

SUCCESSION

Canadian 'anti-hybrid' rules: review agreements by January 2010.

INTERNATIONAL TAX

Catherine Allard.

Names in the news - Appointment by Stingray Digital Group - Brief article

Common threads of startups for driving growth: interviewing top executives and studying more than 30 leading startup companies that have achieved growth in the U.S. and Europe--even in the downturn--has revealed growth strategies that can be applied in any company determined to look at itself from the outside and go beyond its traditional thinking.

READ FOR CPE CREDIT

Competitive value of employee benefits.

BENEFITS

Compromise: always part of the solution.

Editor's page

Conference schedule.

Brief article - Calendar

Considering HR outsourcing? Consider SaaS.

Technology

Corporate taxes hurt workers' wages, says new report.

CORPORATE TAX

Dan Clarke.

Names in the news - Appointment by Helly Hansen Canada Ltd. - Brief article

Discovery-Driven Growth: A Breakthrough Process to Reduce Risk and Seize Opportunity.

Brief article - Book review

Early feedback on adoption of IFRS for SMEs.

Small and medium sized enterprises - International Financial Reporting Standards

Economic integration from 'BRICS' companies.

INTERNATIONAL - Brief article

FEI.

Names in the news

FEI Chicago Chapter female members form a 'SPA' group.

CHAPTER UPDATE - Financial Executives International - Strategic Professional Alliance

Financial reporting's eternal quest: what do users want/need?

FERF@65

Focus on 'hot' issues.

FEI ON THE HILL - Financial Executives International - Conference notes

Gregory Kleffner.

Names in the news

Harold R. Goss.

Names in the news - Promotion by Ontario Realty Corp. - Brief article

Ian A. Rea.

Names in the news - Appointment by Conexus Credit Union - Brief article

Ian Atacan.

Names in the news - Appointment by Epsilon Energy Ltd. - Brief article

Improve collections get a 'new attitude': credit has become an important element in the business of doing business, yet in this economy many firms are struggling to pay bills, which is, in turn, causing havoc for the receiving firm's budgeting and cash-flow planning. Here's advice for getting paid faster, dealing with delinquent accounts and, if necessary, taking steps to enforce collection.

CASH MANAGEMENT

Jeff A. Swinoga.

Names in the news - Appointment by North American Palladium Ltd. - Brief article

Jim Crawford.

Names in the news - Appointment by Garibaldi Glass Industries Inc. - Brief article

John Gerspach.

Names in the news - Promotion by Citigroup Inc. - Brief article

Lessons in mortgage lending, Canadian-style: with the credit crisis easing and capital returning to U.S. financial institutions, a Canadian banking attorney offers some advice for American lenders and borrowers: learn to be boring.

VIEWPOINT

Linster Fox.

Names in the news

Mario D'Ambrosio.

Names in the news - Appointment by Victaulic Company of Canada - Brief article

Martin J. Silver.

Balance sheet

Michael Boychuk.

Names in the news - Appointment by Bimcor Inc. - Brief article

New attention on FCPA investigations: as the administration takes a more aggressive stance to police corporate America, financial executives doing business abroad need to know what steps to take to limit liability and ensure their firm is on the right side of the law.

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

October 2009.

Crossword

On the hot seat with today's challenges: today's directors face more difficult challenges than did their cohorts of several years ago. And though calm seemingly had returned to board-rooms following the rash of business scandals earlier this decade, the financial crisis and its repercussions have again raised the question: "Where were the boards?".

BOARDS OF DIRECTORS

Patrice M. Impey.

Names in the news - Appointment by City of Vancouver - Brief article

Paul Belliveau.

Names in the news - Appointment by Bronco Energy Ltd. - Brief article

Peter Papagiannis.

Names in the news

Regulatory reform, risk management rise.

President's page

Stimulus package: is it getting the job done?

Washington insights

The Marketing Accountability Imperative: A Roadmap to More Effective Marketing Spending.

Brief article - Book review

The Upside of the Downturn: Ten Management Strategies to Prevail in the Recession and Thrive in the Aftermath.

Brief article - Book review

Through the years with the controller, then financial executive.

Financial executive magazine @ 75

Treasury resiliency: emerging from the financial crisis.

TREASURY

Vincent J. Gallant.

Names in the news - Appointment by Titanium Corporation Inc. - Brief article

10 ways to reduce occupational fraud.

FRAUD