FEI Weekly

March 23, 2016

The tech sector faces lease accounting worries, FASB readies credit loss standard work and don't send that email... do something that's actually important.

Enterprise Tech Companies Hold Billions in Off-Balance Sheet Debt

Wall Street Journal (subscription may be required)

New accounting rules mean that enterprise technology companies will need to add billions of dollars in leases to their balance sheets starting in 2019.

Your Desire to Get Things Done Can Undermine Your Effectiveness

Harvard Business Review

People have a natural tendency to overly focus on responding to mundane emails at the expense of tasks that are important.

FASB Sets Up Transition Group for Credit Loss Standard

Accounting Today

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has named the members who will serve on a Transition Resource Group to help with implementation of its upcoming credit losses standard.

What to Do if You’re Traveling in a City Struck by a Terror Attack

Quartz

Here is some advice cobbled from government agencies and safety experts on what to do if terror strikes in the middle of a trip.

The Most Thankless Executive Job In America: Chief Financial Officer Of Valeant Pharmaceuticals

Forbes

Valeant CFO Robert Rosiello bought $5 million of Valeant stock last year under the company’s shareholder-friendly compensation policy. He is now sitting on paper losses of $4.34 million that he is unlikely to ever fully recover.