As a CFO, would you like to know how your peers feel about IFRS or what parts of the finance and accounting functions they outsource? “Benchmarking the Finance Function 2012”, a recently released research report, has some answers.
Feeling increasingly exposed to unpredictable events, companies worldwide updated their risk management strategy in 2011, a new survey finds. The changes frequently aim to challenge conventional thinking.
Security—both of computer networks and information—tops the technology agenda of US management accountants in 2012, according to a survey released by the American Institute of CPAs.
As Apple unveiled its new iPad to much fanfare last week, recent reports quietly illustrated how quickly the tablet market has grown, how fast mobile data traffic is expected to climb over the next few years – and how many companies consider mobile technologies for employees to be their most important IT investment.
Seventy-seven percent of senior finance professionals participating in a recent survey said they have gained greater responsibility for IT purchasing decisions in the last two years.
It’s been heralded as a major new development in networking and has sparked an increasingly intense rivalry with social media giants Facebook and Twitter. But is Google+ really a step ahead of its rivals?
Big deals by power players Google, Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft contributed to a 41% jump in the total value of technology mergers and acquisitions in 2011, though economic uncertainty slowed activity in the fourth quarter and could do the same in 2012, Ernst & Young says in a recently released report.
Employees must be trained to implement data, and data must be made more decipherable and usable for organisations to make the best use of business analytics, a report says.
The rapid proliferation of smartphones and tablet computers is exposing corporate networks and information to unprecedented risk, and organisations worldwide should expedite efforts to shore up their cybersecurity systems.
CFOs at US technology companies expect revenue to rise in 2012, but they have set the bar much lower than they did a year ago. Nearly three in four participants in the fifth annual “BDO Technology Outlook Survey” expect their company’s revenue to increase by about 2.6% – significantly short of the 10.4% jump projected in last year’s poll.
Employees are now equipped with their own increasingly powerful mobile data communications devices, from smartphones to tablet PCs. Use these devices to your organisation’s advantage.
Companies in a range of sectors are starting to use apps to communicate with investors, journalists and other audiences. Should your company launch one? And if so, how?
