Corporate Cashflow Magazine articles from November 1990

Corporate Cashflow Magazine archives from November 1990

Soft-dollar rebates camouflage pension investment expenses.
November 1, 1990... Soft-dollar rebates camouflage pension investment expenses The spread of soft-dollar deals between brokers and managers of pension funds is drawing scrutiny from the Securities and Exchange Commission and concern from some corporate treasury...

Firms take axe to looming liability for retiree health care.
November 1, 1990... Firms take axe to looming liability for retiree health care Companies are moving aggressively to pare back liability for retiree medical benefits before they have to list it on financial statements under the proposed new accounting standard....

Credit concerns, new industries spark industry group revival.
November 1, 1990... Credit concerns, new industries spark industry group revival A flood of new interest is sweeping over one of the oldest networks in American business - the industry groups which bring together credit managers with common customers for some...

High-torque treasury: in-house bank drives powerful money machine. (includes related article about American International Group Inc)
November 1, 1990... High-torque treasury: in-house bank drives powerful money machine Managers of complex corporations are recognizing that centralized management of liquidity and risk are as important and potentially profitable to an enterprise as the product...

Bundled of unbundled? For 401(k) plans, separate investment, administration.
November 1, 1990... Bundled or unbundled? For 401(k) plans, separate investment, administration After a corporation decides to add a 401(k) savings plan for employees, the company's CFO and human resources director typically spend days behind closed doors,...

Build insurance captives before the flood hits.
November 1, 1990... Build insurance captives before the flood hits Fifteen years ago, Fortune 500 businesses assumed relatively small deductibles, typically $250,000 or $500,000 per occurence. To counteract escalating premiums that hit during the hard market of...

Fallout from a loan participation default. (Basis Points) (column)
November 1, 1990... Fallout from a loan participation default Teri prides herself on not making mistakes, so I knew it was a touchy subject to bring up, but I did, at least partly to be sure we both learned what we could from it. After all, a loss is a total loss...

Bank scare tremors set off reform aftershocks. (Washington Watch) (column)
November 1, 1990... Bank scare tremors set off reform aftershocks A day of reckoning is fast approaching in Washington. The future of the American banking system is at stake, and with it, the economic health of the country. The General Accounting Office and...

Rule 144A: "Where's the beef?" the early players ask. (Capital Ideas) (column)
November 1, 1990... Rule 144A: "Where's the beef?" the early players ask Not even Rule 144A has been able to overcome the general malaise that has hung over the financial markets for the last several months. That regulatory breakthrough was supposed to...