All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Corporate Treasury & Finance

The six largest auditing firms get together and propose a new model for business reporting and auditing. It's not altogether new, and could pose more problems than it resolves.

Over the past several years, many (even countless) analysts have discredited HP for their acquisition of Compaq. The companies are too big to merge, the products aren’t compatible, the management is not compatible, they will loss more than they gain…What makes this acquisition unclear, and many others...

European Exchanges ConsolidationEvolution of Exchanges and their role in the futureUnique European Exchange

Environmental  factors  play  an  increasingly  important  role  in  business  decisions. It  is  due  to  the  efforts  of  the  environmentalists  that  we  see  less  smoke in  our ...

Derivative  prices  are  undergoing  major  gyrations. This  analysis  looks  at  the  uncertain  world  of  derivatives  and  some  of  the  reasons  why  their  prices  undergo ...

The  SEC  says  it  is  getting   tough   on   stock  options  and  is  presently  investigating  over  a  hundred  companies for  the  practice.  The  investigations  are ...

The SEC appears to be slacking off in its enforcement efforts. Or, there could be less to enforce because of SOX.

Tax  havens, offshore  banking  and  private  banking  have  always  been  viewed  with  circumspection  especially  in  troubled  times -  as  the  world  normally  seems  to  be  in.New ...

The  first  priority for  any  company -  the  very  reason  for  its  existence - is  to  create  wealth  and  pay  a  reasonable  return  to  its  owners.  Over  the  years , ...

1. Healthcare expenses are rising and can potentially depress reported earnings in a significant way.2. Extended life spans will cost companies more money if they offer post-retirement healthcare benefits to employees.3. The "pension problem," as bad as it is expected to be, could be dwarfed by the...