Corporate Cashflow Magazine articles from September 1990

Corporate Cashflow Magazine archives from September 1990

Electronic power soon may come to rescue of CP's paper army. (commercial paper)
September 1, 1990... Electronic power soon may come to rescue of CP's paper army For the first time, "indirect" commercial paper issuers--the ones that use dealers to sell their obligations--are about to be given the option of converting from paper notes to an...

EDI early notice can give preview of coming payments. (electronic data interchange) (Cash Management)
September 1, 1990... EDI early notice can give preview of coming payments Is early receipt of EDI-transmitted remittance information a useful tool or much ado about nothing? At least three value-added networks now offer this service to corporate customers, but it's...

Point: why defined benefit plans are best.
September 1, 1990... Point: Why defined benefit plans are best The defined benefit plan was the way corporate America first met retirement needs of employees over the age of 60. For 50 years it has been used to stretch working-life income over an...

Edge of extinction for defined benefit plans? (pensions)
September 1, 1990... Edge of extinction for defined benefit plans? Pension trends pin dinosaur label on classic plans but the old beast is still far from dead In the past five years one actuarial and benefits consulting firm based in Nashville, TN, has...

Health-care promises need funding infusion. (includes related article on exposure drafts issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board)
September 1, 1990... FASB prescribes accrual medicine Health-care promises need funding infusion Sometimes whether a corporation reports a profit or a loss depends on when a new product is introduced. Other times, it can depend on an extraordinary charge...

Allocating pension assets. (includes related article on asset classes)
September 1, 1990... Allocating pension assets Today's defined benefit pension plans face a double challenge: they must pursue both yields and total returns to fund promised retirement benefits, yet they also must conform with regulations designed to safeguard...

Conquer inflating bank charges. (includes related article on reducing bank fees)
September 1, 1990... Conquer inflating bank charges Not so long ago, bank fees were carved in stone. But as increased competition has forced banks to meet customer demands, attitudes toward pricing have changed. The unbundling of bank services and pricing has...

Taking the plunge into tax-exempt investing. (Basis Points) (column)
September 1, 1990... Taking the plunge into tax-exempt investing "I came from public accounting," Laura began, "and when I started here the company was 18 months old. We had no operating revenue, invested $14 million and paid no taxes. Now we are six years old; we...

How middle-market companies find foreign investors. (Capital Ideas) (column)
September 1, 1990... How middle-market companies find foreign investors Styles Adamson, the president of Video Superstores of America Inc., has a problem that's become all too common among small businesses these days. He can't get money from a bank. Good...

Corporations may pay for benefits Congress gives. (Washington Watch) (column)
September 1, 1990... Corporations may pay for benefits Congress gives New legislative initiatives stirring in Washington hold the potential to alter corporate employee benefit programs significantly. Whether Congress actually will act on all the schemes it has...