FEI Weekly

April 18, 2014

Filling finance jobs takes time and effort, risks hidden in complex supply chains, and conflict minerals court conflicts continue.

Accounting, Finance Jobs Take Weeks to Fill

Journal of Accountancy

Vacant accounting or finance jobs take an average of about one month to fill, according to a survey of 2,100 CFOs by Robert Half.

FM Global CFO: Know Your Supply Chain

Wall Street Journal

The CFO of commercial insurer FM Global describes the biggest risks a CFO needs to understand.

Court Decision Makes a Mess of Conflict-Minerals Rule

CFO

A federal appeals court strikes down a key disclosure requirement, calling into question the rule's purpose.

The Truth about Quotas: ‘You Get What You Pay For’

Knowledge@Wharton

A quota’s “sense of fairness” often comes down to employees’ perceptions of it.

European Authorities Crack Down on Suspect IFRS Reporting

Bloomberg BNA (FEI Members Only)

National financial regulators in the European Union targeted corporate financial statements on impairment of assets and treatment of financial instruments for enforcement action in 2013, an analysis published April 9 shows.