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Central bank governors and finance ministers from the Group of Seven nations agreed to work together in response to Europe's sovereign-debt crisis. Officials pressed Europe to ramp up efforts to contain the crisis, as concerns mount that other economies are being hurt by the Continent's woes. European officials "said they will speed up their efforts to resolve those problems, which was encouraging to us," said Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi. Bloomberg
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- Executives credit Sarbanes-Oxley with improving internal controls
Companies have seen significant improvements in their internal financial controls and reporting since the advent of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, according to a survey by Protiviti. The two biggest areas of improvement have been in helping executives understand internal controls and improving internal audits. Many executives said they are working to streamline and automate the controls that are in place. Accounting Today
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- Why CFOs should strengthen IT leadership, not supplant it
Finance chiefs shouldn't be taking over the chief information officer role in their organization, Susan Cramm writes. The IT function deserves its own capable leader to focus on leveraging technology to support front-line employees and innovation. CFOs without significant IT experience will likely be in over their heads. "Don't take your CIO's place; partner with him to elevate and expand IT leadership," Cramm writes. CFO.com
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- 24 retailers reportedly saw $6 billion in theft last year
Shoplifting and theft by employees were responsible for about $6 billion in losses at 24 big retailers last year, according to a survey. Stores nabbed 1 million suspected shoplifters in 2011 -- a 6% increase from the year before. Meanwhile, 1 in 36 employees were accused of stealing from their employer. BusinessNewsDaily.com
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