http://www.cfo.comThe latest finance news, including accounting practices, government investigations, capital-raisings, credit ratings, investor relations, and personnel shuffles.Copyright 2013 CFO Publishing, LLCSat, 18 May 2013 14:42:12 GMThttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cfo/daily_briefing/~3/Hkbph1TRQwY/it-value_martha-heller-it-talent-hiring-growing-people-cio-cfohttp://www3.cfo.com/article/2013/5/it-value_martha-heller-it-talent-hiring-growing-people-cio-cfoBusiness-savvy IT executives can be hard to come by, and that’s a big problem if your company relies on technology to exist (it does). Maybe it’s time to start growing your own.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cfo/daily_briefing/~4/Hkbph1TRQwY" height="1" width="1"/>Fri, 17 May 2013 19:00:00 GMTIT Valuehttp://www3.cfo.com/article/2013/5/it-value_martha-heller-it-talent-hiring-growing-people-cio-cfohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cfo/daily_briefing/~3/NZCFnByuqpM/people_cigna-intcomex-royal-caribbean-cruises-webmd-health-petsmart-seachange-internationalhttp://www3.cfo.com/article/2013/5/people_cigna-intcomex-royal-caribbean-cruises-webmd-health-petsmart-seachange-internationalCigna, Intcomex, Royal Caribbean Cruises, WebMD Health, PetSmart, SeaChange International<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cfo/daily_briefing/~4/NZCFnByuqpM" height="1" width="1"/>Fri, 17 May 2013 19:00:00 GMTPeoplehttp://www3.cfo.com/article/2013/5/people_cigna-intcomex-royal-caribbean-cruises-webmd-health-petsmart-seachange-internationalhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cfo/daily_briefing/~3/uI_d_Lo2wOg/cash-flow_long-term-incentives-compensation-plans-cash-flow-shareholder-valuehttp://www3.cfo.com/article/2013/5/cash-flow_long-term-incentives-compensation-plans-cash-flow-shareholder-valueThe path to encouraging executives to think and act like owners is through properly structured long-term incentives.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cfo/daily_briefing/~4/uI_d_Lo2wOg" height="1" width="1"/>Fri, 17 May 2013 19:00:00 GMTCash Flowhttp://www3.cfo.com/article/2013/5/cash-flow_long-term-incentives-compensation-plans-cash-flow-shareholder-valuehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cfo/daily_briefing/~3/gJrTRh31Ww4/microsite_welcome-to-the-cfo-application-services-learning-centerhttp://www3.cfo.com/article/2013/5/microsite_welcome-to-the-cfo-application-services-learning-centerWelcome to the CFO Application Services Learning Center, a new site where we’ll explore the business applications hosting world.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cfo/daily_briefing/~4/gJrTRh31Ww4" height="1" width="1"/>Fri, 17 May 2013 19:00:00 GMTMicrositehttp://www3.cfo.com/article/2013/5/microsite_welcome-to-the-cfo-application-services-learning-centerhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cfo/daily_briefing/~3/NoK40puTqlw/growth-strategies_leadership-optimism-pessimism-ceo-cfo-message-employeeshttp://www3.cfo.com/article/2013/5/growth-strategies_leadership-optimism-pessimism-ceo-cfo-message-employeesCFOs and CEOs must learn to balance their messages to employees.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cfo/daily_briefing/~4/NoK40puTqlw" height="1" width="1"/>Thu, 16 May 2013 19:00:00 GMTGrowth Strategieshttp://www3.cfo.com/article/2013/5/growth-strategies_leadership-optimism-pessimism-ceo-cfo-message-employeeshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cfo/daily_briefing/~3/VS6e4JPYmFQ/risk-management_catastrophe-bonds-gc-securities-natural-perils-superstorm-sandy-san-andreas-fault-property-casualty-insurancehttp://www3.cfo.com/article/2013/5/risk-management_catastrophe-bonds-gc-securities-natural-perils-superstorm-sandy-san-andreas-fault-property-casualty-insuranceFew corporations have shown an interest in buying catastrophe bonds to protect their assets against natural disaster. But plummeting prices may lure CFOs, one broker thinks.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cfo/daily_briefing/~4/VS6e4JPYmFQ" height="1" width="1"/>Thu, 16 May 2013 19:00:00 GMTRisk Managementhttp://www3.cfo.com/article/2013/5/risk-management_catastrophe-bonds-gc-securities-natural-perils-superstorm-sandy-san-andreas-fault-property-casualty-insurancehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cfo/daily_briefing/~3/XVYg88gFt38/microsite_gartner-sees-cloud-services-brokers-on-the-risehttp://www3.cfo.com/article/2013/5/microsite_gartner-sees-cloud-services-brokers-on-the-riseOne trend to look for this year: IT departments at large companies taking on the role of brokers of cloud services for their employers.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cfo/daily_briefing/~4/XVYg88gFt38" height="1" width="1"/>Thu, 16 May 2013 19:00:00 GMTMicrositehttp://www3.cfo.com/article/2013/5/microsite_gartner-sees-cloud-services-brokers-on-the-rise