Corporate Finance magazine January 2005 January 01, 2004 Email Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Show more sharing options Share Close extra sharing options Email Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Copy Link URLCopied! Print Nokia and Philips launch share buyback programmes CFOs on the move: Nortel Networks, Furniture Brands International, Hanover Compressor S&K Famous Brands selects Trintech for STP treasury solution Procter & Gamble buys Gillette Treasury associations provide input into CESR’s possible measures to regulate credit rating agencies Traditional pension plans saw $40 billion boost in 2003 Technology acquisitions at an all time high S&P spells out improvement of US credit quality CFOs on the move: Simmons & Simmons, Atari, Equitable Resources and Apollo Gold Groen joins ECM team at BNP Dexia opts for SunGard’s Reech SEC to relax regulations for non-US issuers Asian corporates lead way in global credit quality Warning for the European bond market Corporates concerned over STP rates, claims survey CFO changes at Xansa, Key Energy and World Fuel Services Japanese accounting standards to move more in line with IFRS British Telecom chooses EigerPAY for direct debit offering Amended filings for financial restatements rises to record high in 2004 UK Takeover Panel confident about EU directive implementation Tyco given boost by Moody's US private equity buyers target healthcare sector Demand for interim managers at highest point since 2001 Microsoft, Shell and New Dragon Asia announce CFOs Percentage of firms missing EPS forecast by 10% hits 18-month low Distressed debt II: The Americans pounce on Europe MeadWestvaco sells paper business for $2.3 To unlock this article. Register for a free trial Already registered? Login now