September 2006

Welcome to Financial Executives International, the preeminent association for CFOs and other senior finance executives. FEI provides
networking, advocacy and timely updates and CPE on financial management and reporting; Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance; regulatory updates
from the SEC, FASB, PCAOB and IASB; as well as career management and executive-level and other finance & accounting jobs.

in every issue »
cover story Driven by hedge funds and distressed-asset lenders, the market for second liens has soared. That's been a boon for many troubled borrowers, but some in the market wonder if all the money chasing these deals is a good thing. Workouts of second-lien loans have become a significant issue for lenders - and for borrowers, if the lenders aren't experienced with resolving problem loans.	The following error has occurred: Conversion failed when converting the nvarchar value 'b' to data type int.	Online Exclusives The New SEC Executive Compensation Rules Will Significantly Impact Companies A comprehensive look at the new SEC rules and their impact on a company’s policies, procedures and risk-management profile, by a PwC principal. When IT Becomes the CFO´s Business The CFO at Stratus Technologies, a maker of fault-tolerant computing systems, argues that while continuously available computing is IT’s responsibility, it is also very much in the CFO’s interest to ensure. more exclusives»

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