Category: Newsletters

IT Financial Management Joe Barkley, Director, CFO Consulting Partners LLC Information Technology (IT) is the second largest cost – after Human Resource – to most firms. It is often misunderstood and can be ineffectively managed. IT is a business within the business, and it has significant bottom and top line impact. Chief Financial Officers (CFOs)… Continue reading Newsletter – March 2011

Impairment Testing Impairment Testing: How does US GAAP Differ from IFRS Due to the current economic conditions, more entities will be looking at the value of long-lived assets they are holding and recognizing that possible impairment may be imminent. This article looks at the differences in impairment testing for long-lived assets with limited life between… Continue reading Newsletter – January 2011

Marc P. Palker, CMA, Director of CFO Consulting Partners, LLC Nominated to the Global Board of Directors of the Institute of Management Accounts November 18, 2010 Princeton, New Jersey CFO Consulting Partners LLC (“CFO”) is proud to announce the nomination of Marc P. Palker, CMA to the Global Board of Directors of the Institute of… Continue reading Newsletter – December 2010

The Impact of BSA/AML Challenges on Chief Financial Officers Along with spiking the demand for capital and prioritizing the focus on balance sheets, the global financial crisis has spawned a “Perfect Storm” for Bank Secrecy Act compliance and money laundering risks. As CFOs struggle to preserve capital and manage costs of capital, BSA/AML failures can… Continue reading Newsletter – November 2010

CFO Consulting Partners in the News First National Bank of Chester County (West Chester, PA): Eric Segal was recently named the Interim CFO and Principal Accounting Officer for this $1.3 billion bank. Some of Eric’s principal roles are to restate and/or issue applicable SEC reports (such as 10-Q’s, 10-K’s) and to produce documents that meet… Continue reading Newsletter – October 2010

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act As most of our readers know, The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was signed by President Obama on July 21, 2010. This financial reform will introduce a myriad of changes to financial regulation, which raises the question: what are the implications of this act… Continue reading Newsletter – September 2010