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16.8. Trends in Financial Management and Securities Markets*

From IntroductionToBusiness OP 8D04gAa

Concepts

1. What broad trends are shaping financial management and securities markets?

   "Many of the key trends shaping the practice of financial management echo those in other disciplines. For example, technology is improving the efficiency with which financial managers run their operat

2. How has the role of the CFO changed in the era of Sarbanes-Oxley?

   "Finance Looks Outward No longer does finance operate in its own little world of spreadsheets and banking relationships. Most CFOs want the finance function to be viewed by their company’s business un

3. How are the NYSE and NASDAQ competing and changing in global securities markets?

   "Vying for the Crown The NYSE and NASDAQ continue to wage a heated battle for supremacy in the global securities markets. The NYSE fell behind its more nimble rival, which already had an electronic pl