Gurus unaudited http://www.roseryan.com/blog Tue, 08 May 2012 20:15:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 ERM isn’t just for the big guys http://www.roseryan.com/blog/2012/05/erm-isn%e2%80%99t-just-for-the-big-guys/ http://www.roseryan.com/blog/2012/05/erm-isn%e2%80%99t-just-for-the-big-guys/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 17:17:07 +0000 RoseRyan http://www.roseryan.com/blog/?p=943 Enterprise risk management (ERM) tends to be thought of as something only big companies need (or can afford). But it’s not just a megacorp thing—it can protect assets; rescue your company from unforeseen catastrophes, like… more

]]> http://www.roseryan.com/blog/2012/05/erm-isn%e2%80%99t-just-for-the-big-guys/feed/ 0 Secret to success: hire people smarter than you http://www.roseryan.com/blog/2012/05/secret-to-success-hire-people-smarter-than-you/ http://www.roseryan.com/blog/2012/05/secret-to-success-hire-people-smarter-than-you/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 22:45:34 +0000 RoseRyan http://www.roseryan.com/blog/?p=935 Last week RoseRyan CEO and CFO Kathy Ryan and 99 other women leaders chosen as Women of Influence by the San Jose/Silicon Valley Business Journal were celebrated, wined and dined. Here’s what she had to… more

]]> http://www.roseryan.com/blog/2012/05/secret-to-success-hire-people-smarter-than-you/feed/ 0 Business Journal honors Kathy Ryan as ‘Woman of Influence’ http://www.roseryan.com/blog/2012/04/business-journal-honors-kathy-ryan-as-%e2%80%9cwoman-of-influence%e2%80%9d/ http://www.roseryan.com/blog/2012/04/business-journal-honors-kathy-ryan-as-%e2%80%9cwoman-of-influence%e2%80%9d/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:49:03 +0000 RoseRyan http://www.roseryan.com/blog/?p=924 The San Jose/Silicon Valley Business Journal named Kathy Ryan, the firm’s co-founder, CEO and CFO, as a 2012 Women of Influence. The Business Journal published the list of 100 women leaders Friday, April… more

]]> http://www.roseryan.com/blog/2012/04/business-journal-honors-kathy-ryan-as-%e2%80%9cwoman-of-influence%e2%80%9d/feed/ 0 The JOBS Act: Who are they kidding? http://www.roseryan.com/blog/2012/04/jobs-act-who-are-they-kidding/ http://www.roseryan.com/blog/2012/04/jobs-act-who-are-they-kidding/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:29:22 +0000 Pat Voll http://www.roseryan.com/blog/?p=912 The JOBS Act (Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act) purports to foster the growth of small businesses, allowing them easier access to funding by lowering bureaucratic hurdles and thus enabling the growth of their business and… more

]]> http://www.roseryan.com/blog/2012/04/jobs-act-who-are-they-kidding/feed/ 0 New gurus boost RoseRyan bench strength http://www.roseryan.com/blog/2012/04/new-gurus-boost-roseryan-bench-strength/ http://www.roseryan.com/blog/2012/04/new-gurus-boost-roseryan-bench-strength/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:33:07 +0000 RoseRyan http://www.roseryan.com/blog/?p=906 RoseRyan’s first quarter was bustling—six new gurus joined the team and jumped right into new assignments. They all have extensive senior finance experience and most have substantive CPA stints with Big Four firms. Here’s a… more

]]> http://www.roseryan.com/blog/2012/04/new-gurus-boost-roseryan-bench-strength/feed/ 0 Seminar gets real about XBRL http://www.roseryan.com/blog/2012/04/seminar-gets-real-about-xbrl/ http://www.roseryan.com/blog/2012/04/seminar-gets-real-about-xbrl/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:43:25 +0000 RoseRyan http://www.roseryan.com/blog/?p=896 RoseRyan, along with Ernst & Young and Morrison & Foerster, is presenting a free breakfast seminar, “XBRL: It’s Time to Get Real,” on May 2 in Palo Alto.

We all know that XBRL implementation can… more

]]> http://www.roseryan.com/blog/2012/04/seminar-gets-real-about-xbrl/feed/ 0 MF Global’s ‘vaporized’ funds point to lack of internal controls http://www.roseryan.com/blog/2012/03/mf-global%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98vaporized%e2%80%99-funds-point-to-lack-of-internal-controls/ http://www.roseryan.com/blog/2012/03/mf-global%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98vaporized%e2%80%99-funds-point-to-lack-of-internal-controls/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:33:55 +0000 Michelle Perez http://www.roseryan.com/blog/?p=889 I recently read an article discussing how approximately $1.2 billion in cash went missing from the coffers of MF Global Holdings, simply “vaporizing” in the wake of the company’ s collapse, according to The Wall… more

]]> http://www.roseryan.com/blog/2012/03/mf-global%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98vaporized%e2%80%99-funds-point-to-lack-of-internal-controls/feed/ 0 Did Sarbanes-Oxley kill the tech IPO? http://www.roseryan.com/blog/2012/03/did-sarbanes-oxley-kill-the-tech-ipo/ http://www.roseryan.com/blog/2012/03/did-sarbanes-oxley-kill-the-tech-ipo/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:19:59 +0000 Pat Voll http://www.roseryan.com/blog/?p=877 In a March 2 CNBC interview, Marc Andressen was asked what one thing Washington could do to increase job creation and innovation in Silicon Valley. He replied by saying “attack regulation” and went on to… more

]]> http://www.roseryan.com/blog/2012/03/did-sarbanes-oxley-kill-the-tech-ipo/feed/ 0 Disclosures tell only half the story of data privacy and protection http://www.roseryan.com/blog/2012/02/disclosures-tell-only-half-the-story-of-data-privacy-and-protection/ http://www.roseryan.com/blog/2012/02/disclosures-tell-only-half-the-story-of-data-privacy-and-protection/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:56:53 +0000 Pat Voll http://www.roseryan.com/blog/?p=864 Facebook did things right in its S-1 disclosures relating to data protection and privacy as it relates to business risk. Among other things, the myriad disclosures warn investors of risks related to unfavorable media coverage… more

]]> http://www.roseryan.com/blog/2012/02/disclosures-tell-only-half-the-story-of-data-privacy-and-protection/feed/ 0 Facebook’s IPO is truly special http://www.roseryan.com/blog/2012/02/facebook%e2%80%99s-ipo-is-truly-special/ http://www.roseryan.com/blog/2012/02/facebook%e2%80%99s-ipo-is-truly-special/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:52:57 +0000 Kelley Wall http://www.roseryan.com/blog/?p=855 Speaking as someone who’s been engaged with tons of IPO filings, Facebook’s was the most interesting S-1 read ever. IPOs, in general, typically provide a high-energy, exciting, positive environment, but this one is special—the theme… more

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