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Automating Invoice Processing and Approval Workflows
sponsored by ReadSoft
 | White Paper: | Posted: 20 Aug 2009
| | Published: | 19 Aug 2009 | |
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Document automation speeds up the accounts payable processes which can greatly add to a company's bottom line and result in better business processes and increased control. Read this white paper to learn how to automate the AP process and what kind of investments and benefits can be expected.
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Q&A with the Small Business Administration on Recovery Act Opportunities for Small Businesses
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
| White Paper: | Posted: 14 Aug 2009
| | Published: | 14 Aug 2009 | |
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To provide relief and encourage continued growth, the U.S. Congress recently passed the Recovery Act-legislation that offers economic help to small businesses to help them to survive and thrive. Read the following Q+A to learn how businesses can take advantage of stimulus funds.
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The Buyside and the Three Phase Evolution of Electronic Trading
sponsored by Advent Software, Inc
| White Paper: | Posted: 10 Aug 2009
| | Published: | 26 Dec 2006 | |
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The objective of this paper is to present the buyside with a framework
in which to understand the changes in the U.S. trading market, to offer a vision for the trading platforms that will support this new world and to explain why the future belongs to independent broker-neutral systems supplied by software firms rather than sellside brokers.
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Rise of Dark Pools and Rebirth of ECNs: Death to Exchanges?
sponsored by Advent Software, Inc
| Analyst Report: | Posted: 10 Aug 2009
| | Published: | 03 Sep 2007 | |
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This Impact Report examines some of the key trends within the U.S. ATS market, and provides clear categorizations of some of the platforms vying for market share. This Impact Report also provides U.S. equities market share estimates and future projections.
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Portfolio Construction and Trading: Seven Key Factors in Evaluating Order Management Systems to Close the Gap
sponsored by Advent Software, Inc
| White Paper: | Posted: 10 Aug 2009
| | Published: | 05 Jan 2009 | |
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This document examines the current state of Order Management Systems (OMS) portfolio management capabilities, identifies major challenges and "pain points" that firms encounter, and outlines seven system attributes needed to overcome them.
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Analyst paper: Mobile Banking Creates a Bright Spot Within the Struggling Financial Services Industry
sponsored by BlackBerry
| Analyst Report: | Posted: 27 Jul 2009
| | Published: | 27 Jul 2009 | |
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Mobile banking is quickly growing in popularity among young, affluent, tech-savvy smartphone users in America and Canada. As a result, financial institutions will have a highly interactive and expandable line of services and devices they can use to engage their customers.
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Managing Risk in Perilous Times. Practical Steps to Accelerate Recovery
sponsored by SAP America Inc
| White Paper: | Posted: 22 Jul 2009
| | Published: | 15 Jul 2009 | |
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Examine lessons learned from the current financial crisis in this EIU report. The report proposes ten practical lessons that could help address perceived weaknesses in risk identification, assessment, and management.
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Collateral Damage: What the Crisis in the Credit Markets Means for Everyone Else
sponsored by SAP America Inc
| White Paper: | Posted: 08 Jun 2009
| | Published: | 01 Oct 2008 | |
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Given the dramatic events in the capital markets, everyone is wondering what will happen next - and what the implications are for the wider economy. This paper will discuss challenges facing companies and how to respond.
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Beyond Boundaries: A New Role for Finance in Driving Business Collaboration
sponsored by SAP America Inc
| Analyst Report: | Posted: 08 Jun 2009
| | Published: | 01 Jun 2008 | |
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In June 2008, CFO Research Services conducted a research program among senior finance executives in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The research looked at what kinds of alliances companies are forming and how finance sees itself working with internal and external partners to establish and assess successful alliances.
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Building a Best-Run Finance Organization
sponsored by SAP America Inc
| White Paper: | Posted: 08 Jun 2009
| | Published: | 01 Jun 2008 | |
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This SAP Executive Insight examines the changing role of the finance organization in today's business environment. Further, it describes how companies can develop best-run finance organizations.
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Improving Intercompany Reconciliation For A Faster Close: Driving Financial Excellence
sponsored by SAP America Inc
| White Paper: | Posted: 08 Jun 2009
| | Published: | 02 Jun 2009 | |
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What's arguably the single greatest barrier to the fast close has remained constant - the completion of the intercompany reconciliation process. This paper examines the issues behind intercompany reconciliation and outlines how companies can make impressive progress when they employ software solutions such as those from SAP Business Objects
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The Financial Close: Optimizing Performance and Driving Financial Excellence
sponsored by SAP America Inc
| White Paper: | Posted: 05 Jun 2009
| | Published: | 02 Jun 2009 | |
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The term "financial close" describes a corporation's ability to complete its
accounting cycles and produce financial statements for internal management and external legal reporting. This paper identifies solutions to help organizations improve and sustain their close times and address the challenges associated with automating internal controls
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Accurate Costing Is Key to Profitability - Dynamic Environments Expose Weaknesses in Traditional Approaches
sponsored by SAP America Inc
| White Paper: | Posted: 05 Jun 2009
| | Published: | 01 Jun 2008 | |
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To maximize profitability, companies must know the true cost of making and delivering their products and services. Traditional cost accounting, devised in a simpler era, does not satisfy that need. This paper examines indirect and overhead costs, which are crucial to managing profitability.
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A Complete View Of The Enterprise: Linking Operational And Financial Planning In Global Organizations
sponsored by SAP America Inc
| White Paper: | Posted: 05 Jun 2009
| | Published: | 01 May 2008 | |
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In February 2008, CFO Research Services, a unit of CFO Publishing and part of The Economist Group, began a research project with Business Objects, an SAP company, asking senior finance executives to give views on their priorities and challenges around integrating operational and financial planning processes.
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Managing Risk In Perilous Times: Practical Steps to Accelerate Recovery
sponsored by SAP America Inc
| White Paper: | Posted: 04 Jun 2009
| | Published: | 02 Jun 2009 | |
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In this research, we examine the lessons that have been learnt from the current financial crisis, and propose ten practical lessons that could help to address perceived weaknesses in risk identification, assessment and management.
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