FEI Weekly

October 16, 2014

Corporate debt attracting more cash, activist investors on a roll, and FASB works to improve share-based comp accounting.

Cash Continues to Flood Into Corporate Debt

Wall Street Journal

Companies continued to put an ever-higher proportion of their cash piles into corporate debt in September, sending the asset category to another record high.

As Activist Investors Gain Strength, Boards Surrender to Demands

New York Times

Corporate America, previously ruled by chief executives and boards, is racing to do shareholders’ bidding.

FASB Pursues Improvements to Stock Option Accounting

Compliance Week

Accounting for stock options and other forms of share-based payments is up for a refresh as FASB begins work on some targeted improvements.

Bad Meetings Aren’t Just Boring — They Cost a Lot of Money

Quartz

Most meetings don’t manage to accomplish much more than serving as a lengthy update on what people are up to — and as an interruption to their work.

Online Ads Are Attacking You

CNN Money

Hackers are slipping malware into legitimate-looking online advertisements.