Freddie Mac second quarter economic forecast predicts slowdown to two percent growth rate in 2001. Recession still improbable, but not impossible. Study probes asset mix of American consumers and warns that generalizations across the entire population about household assets can be extremely misleading. Wall Street will hand out a six-month report card next week. Some big banks are forming alliances with B2B technology providers as they try to sell financial products to E-marketplace members.
Operational risks widen for community banks as technology expands.
There has long been a great deal of discussion about internal auditor reporting relationships. FAS 140 has broader implications for asset backed market. Why the goodwill accounting proposal still needs a lot more work. The early registration deadline for the 2001 National Financial Managers Conference and Business Show in Chicago on May 13-15 has been extended. This new report examines the need for more disclosure of nonfinancial information, more forward looking information, and more information about intangible assets.