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Issue #298

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- Today's Alerts -

The Age of Risk (and Fewer Returns)
Across corporate America, risk management is moving up financial executives' To-Do lists, even at solidly performing firms.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Weighs In on Obama Business Tax Breaks
The stimulus package will contain some hefty bonuses for businesses. But it could go a lot further, the business group argues.

The Widget That Wasn't
Ventana Research has found that most finance organizations underutilize the information technology assets that they already have. Here are some questions to ask yourself and your CIO this year.

How Healthy Is Your Insurance Vendor?
Cigna's recent announcement that it would reduce its workforce to strengthen the company's competitive position during the economic downturn signals the importance of vendor solvency issues in employer plans. For more read Laurie Brannen's Brannen in Brief blog at Businessfinancemag.com.

Crafting a Sustainable Approach to GRC
A sustainability framework can help make governance, risk, and compliance programs evergreen. For more read Eric Krell's Full Disclosure blog at Businessfinancemag.com.

Integrated Business Planning Perks
Integrated business planning (IBP) can help organizations sell more, better allocate their resources, and speed up their reaction time to changing market conditions. Learn more by reading Ventana Research's "Integrated Business Planning: Addressing Today's Challenges and Opportunity" in the BPM Resource Center.

BPM Summit 2008: Now Available On-Demand
Even if you missed the 6th Annual BPM Summit -- Generating Value Through Visibility, you can still enjoy unlimited access to the audio and slide shows from the keynote speaker presentations at our on-demand archive.

- Today's Diverts -

Get Paid to Work in Paradise
Tourism officials in Queensland, Australia, are looking to hire someone for what they call "the best job in the world" -- caretaker of a tropical island. The duties of the new recruit, who would only work about 12 hours a month, include collecting the island's mail and creating a blog to attract tourists.

Fancy Some Cajun-Flavored Squirrel Chips?
Cajun-flavored squirrel is one of six new potato chip flavors being tested by the British brand Walkers as part of a campaign for which people could send in their flavor suggestions. Martyn Wright, who proposed Cajun squirrel, said, "This gentle Cajun flavouring will be delicious for the public and although the idea might sound bizarre, it really works."

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Helping CFOs Apply Brand Measures: An Interview with Mich Bergesen of Landor Associates

Lenovo's Finance Transformation: An Interview with Dennis Culin, Lenovo's director of finance transformation

How to Drive Business Performance: An Interview with Joey Fitts, co-author of the best-selling book Drive Business Performance: Enabling a Culture of Intelligent Execution

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