http://www.cfo.comLatest CFO.com ArticlesCopyright 2013 CFO Publishing, LLCWed, 22 May 2013 19:17:28 GMThttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cfo/banking_and_capital_markets/~3/K47gkB34QCo/capital-markets_deregister-delist-secondmarket-first-advantage-bancorp-over-the-counterhttp://www3.cfo.com/article/2013/5/capital-markets_deregister-delist-secondmarket-first-advantage-bancorp-over-the-counterWhen First Advantage Bancorp announced it was delisting from Nasdaq and moving to SecondMarket, a private exchange, equity holders scratched their heads.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cfo/banking_and_capital_markets/~4/K47gkB34QCo" height="1" width="1"/>Tue, 14 May 2013 19:00:00 GMTCapital Marketshttp://www3.cfo.com/article/2013/5/capital-markets_deregister-delist-secondmarket-first-advantage-bancorp-over-the-counterhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cfo/banking_and_capital_markets/~3/POn07x__3Vo/cash-management_large-cash-reserves-liquidity-treasury-afp-fitch-ratingshttp://www3.cfo.com/article/2013/5/cash-management_large-cash-reserves-liquidity-treasury-afp-fitch-ratingsSome finance executives – but not all – are once again allowing cash reserves to decline, according to two recent reports.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cfo/banking_and_capital_markets/~4/POn07x__3Vo" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 08 May 2013 19:00:00 GMTCash Managementhttp://www3.cfo.com/article/2013/5/cash-management_large-cash-reserves-liquidity-treasury-afp-fitch-ratingshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cfo/banking_and_capital_markets/~3/pHvpZu_VYU4/credit_federal-reserve-senior-loan-officer-survey-april-2013-covenants-spread-terms-cihttp://www3.cfo.com/article/2013/5/credit_federal-reserve-senior-loan-officer-survey-april-2013-covenants-spread-terms-ciMany banks are still lowering their underwriting standards for business borrowers and lending at smaller spreads over their cost of funds.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cfo/banking_and_capital_markets/~4/pHvpZu_VYU4" height="1" width="1"/>Mon, 06 May 2013 19:00:00 GMTCredithttp://www3.cfo.com/article/2013/5/credit_federal-reserve-senior-loan-officer-survey-april-2013-covenants-spread-terms-cihttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cfo/banking_and_capital_markets/~3/Ap0b9Sqmm1U/capital-markets_crowdfunding-venture_capital-series_a-jobs_act-sec-equityhttp://www3.cfo.com/article/2013/5/capital-markets_crowdfunding-venture_capital-series_a-jobs_act-sec-equityCompanies that want to use both crowdfunding and venture capital will have to plan ahead.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cfo/banking_and_capital_markets/~4/Ap0b9Sqmm1U" height="1" width="1"/>Fri, 03 May 2013 19:00:00 GMTCapital Marketshttp://www3.cfo.com/article/2013/5/capital-markets_crowdfunding-venture_capital-series_a-jobs_act-sec-equityhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cfo/banking_and_capital_markets/~3/ZKBgU4GKrDo/credit_guns-ge-capital-moral-underwriting-discrimination-umb-financialhttp://www3.cfo.com/article/2013/5/credit_guns-ge-capital-moral-underwriting-discrimination-umb-financialGE Capital’s decision to stop financing gun-shop purchases is not the only instance of a lender adhering to its sense of “right and wrong” when screening borrowers.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cfo/banking_and_capital_markets/~4/ZKBgU4GKrDo" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 01 May 2013 19:00:00 GMTCredithttp://www3.cfo.com/article/2013/5/credit_guns-ge-capital-moral-underwriting-discrimination-umb-financialhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cfo/banking_and_capital_markets/~3/l3w-sXuJvEE/credit_sovereign-corporate-debt-credit-rating-country-ceiling-standard-poorshttp://www3.cfo.com/article/2013/4/credit_sovereign-corporate-debt-credit-rating-country-ceiling-standard-poorsArmed with new methodologies and assumptions, the credit rating agency is taking a harder look at whether corporate issuers can earn higher ratings than the countries they operate in.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cfo/banking_and_capital_markets/~4/l3w-sXuJvEE" height="1" width="1"/>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:00:00 GMTCredithttp://www3.cfo.com/article/2013/4/credit_sovereign-corporate-debt-credit-rating-country-ceiling-standard-poorshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cfo/banking_and_capital_markets/~3/dtSTwmNBsNc/capital-markets_too-big-to-fail-terminating-bailouts-for-taxpayer-fairness-act-tarp-inspector-general-christy-romerohttp://www3.cfo.com/article/2013/4/capital-markets_too-big-to-fail-terminating-bailouts-for-taxpayer-fairness-act-tarp-inspector-general-christy-romeroNew Senate legislation and a report from the inspector general of TARP address the unsolved problem of U.S. megabanks deemed “too big to fail.”<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cfo/banking_and_capital_markets/~4/dtSTwmNBsNc" height="1" width="1"/>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:00:00 GMTCapital Marketshttp://www3.cfo.com/article/2013/4/capital-markets_too-big-to-fail-terminating-bailouts-for-taxpayer-fairness-act-tarp-inspector-general-christy-romero