GLG News by Chief Financial Officers

Sovereign Wealth Funds have a significant role to play on the global economic stage and with the correct approach can help stabilize global securities markets. Despite the positive role that these funds can provide pending legislation in Congress has created an adverse environment for seeking much...

 The major key points will be: Optimizing the relationship between the two companies. Providing a positive alternative to Wincor Nixdorf on their supply chain needs. Optimizing distribution channels and storage space. Facilitiating quicker response to customers.

The status quo will be maintained during the election year.  But, what will happen to the funding for physicians and hospitals after the election?   Healthcare and defense are the two largest components of the Federal budget.  Congress will likely act to gain budget reductions in both...

The Orlando market, which is generally considered to encompass the counties of Orange, Seminole, Lake, Osceola and Polk has experienced declining sales since mid (in most counties) 2006. While the most overbuilt areas, near the tourist attractions in Polk and Osceola counties, countinue to decline,...

Economic benefits flourish in even an economically depraved location Banking conveniences to consumers via mobile technology and bank cards Education delivery modes reduce the excuses of distance and cost Headlines to Fairy Tales? How about the positives of Contactless Card technology? Blackboard and...

Much has been made of the recent credit crisis and rightly so. Huge losses at some of the most prestigious financial firms is an almost daily event. MBIA and Ambac will have losses but will not be downgraded. Risk management at these two firms has the upper hand.

Business is fast taking a different dimension under the globalised set up . To be competitive in open market scenario where market is the global market place, business needs to be scaled up to attain economy of scale at the same time services has to be customised to the maximum, the structure must be...

Valuation of a target company when question of acquisition arises do not necessary depends on the contemporary valuation models. There has been number of cases of recent acquisition cases where the value paid by the acquirer defied all valuation logic. This phenomenon does not necessarily implies...

In modern competitive business environment, it is absolutely important that constant focus is being given on the level of competitive edge of the business. There is no better tool towards this goal than value enhancement to the ultimate customer from the goods or services that are catered to by the...

Is it not time to recognize that acquisitions are not priced at tangible assset values? How do fair value and the tax treatment of asset purchase allocations get reconciled? We need a pragmatic approach.