GAFM Articles

The Role of CFOs in Improving Business Acumen (April 2008) | Financial Management
by Dr. E. Ted Prince

This article shows how a new innovation in financial management  – assessment and development of business acumen in managers - promises to revolutionize selection and development of financial managers. In the light of the financial crises sweeping through most economies, the issue of business acumen is now taking becoming an issue of critical importance that CFOs simply cannot ignore. ...[ Read More ]

THIRD QUARTER 2007: THE ECONOMY AND SMALL BUSINESS IN NORTH AMERICA (November 2007) | Markets
by AAFM ECONOMICS RESEARCH

Real gross domestic product grew 3.9 percent in the third quarter of 2007, much faster than anticipated and comparable to second quarter growth. ...[ Read More ]

International Investing - Thoughts and Strategy (November 2007) | Markets
by AAFM Wealth Management Research

 - There are different ways you can invest internationally: through mutual funds, Depositary Receipts or ADRs, exchange-traded funds, U.S.-traded foreign stocks, or direct investments in foreign markets. ...[ Read More ]

Globalization and Federal Monetary Policy (October 2007) | Banking
by Federal Reserve Chairman Dr. Ben S. Bernanke

My topic this evening is the implications of ongoing global economic integration "globalization" for short--for U.S. monetary policy. At the broadest level, globalization influences the conduct of monetary policy through its powerful effects on the economic and financial environment in which monetary policy must operate. ...[ Read More ]

Guidance on the Risk Based Approach to Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (September 2007) | Anti Corruption
by FATF/OECD

This Guidance was developed by the FATF in close consultation with
representatives of the international banking and securities sectors. This publicprivate
sector partnership was integrally involved in the development and finalisation
of the Guidance. A list of members of that group is attached at Annex 5. The
Guidance Paper was adopted by the FATF at its June 2007 Plenary. ...[ Read More ]