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Maths and commercial acumen: the perfect marriage

In reality I spend more time on strategy and business development and a smaller proportion of time on detailed finance | 17 Jun 2013

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Employee benefits must be overhauled to protect workers

Employee benefits must be overhauled as they have failed to adapt to a changing workforce leaving workers financially exposed, a report has urged | 05 Jun 2013

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Mavericks, they're everywhere

An oft-used and abused term. What does it mean, who are these people, and do you need them? asks Gavin Hinks | 20 May 2013

Public sector branding: Ignore it at your peril

Effective public sector brands are about engaging with people, understanding their beliefs and behaviours and delivering a business model they can buy into | 09 May 2013

Narrowly missing triple dip cuts chances of new capital injection

Today's data has decreased the likelihood of a new QE injection and sterling has been the major benefactor | 25 Apr 2013

Local audits go back to the future

Will bringing the audit appointment process closer to local authorities cause independence problems? asks Peter Bateman | 18 Apr 2013

Living by Thatcher's old adage

Thatcher, whatever your personal political view, opened up the public sector to the world of efficiency and commerce | 17 Apr 2013

Fuelling growth through incentivising investment

Small and mid-size quoted companies needing fuel to grow; two initiatives have arrived in short order | 05 Apr 2013

FD Q&A: Elliott Adams, LivingSocial

Elliott Adams, FD at LivingSocial, on empowering his team and career planning | 27 Mar 2013

Deficit payments hit record high of £45bn in 2012

The amount employers are paying into schemes hit record levels last year as defined benefit deficits continued to warrant cash injections, research from Towers Watson shows | 26 Mar 2013

Qu'est-ce que c'est? What leadership language do you speak?

Do you say the same things, in the same way, to everyone you speak to? Think about adapting, suggests Stuart Pickles | 22 Mar 2013

Cyprus rejection sends EU back to the drawing board

If any EU nation comes "cap in hand" for a bailout from the ECB they will met with strict terms and conditions; with consequences for the euro | 21 Mar 2013

Watershed moment for telecoms accounting

Changes to accounting methods for telecoms companies could see them having to fork out €20m unless they get better connected | 21 Mar 2013

Exporters queue up as QE is put off again

Importers may want to consider their hedging options with a weak Pound - while exporters lord it up | 12 Mar 2013

Sterling hammered in wake of downgrade

The prospect of sterling weakness across the board is, understandably, concerning UK importers | 11 Mar 2013

Psyched in the workplace: Let the anger out

Anger or empathy? Getting your own way in tough negotiations requires a little more emotion, writes Gavin Hinks | 11 Mar 2013

AIM is at the crossroads

Even more money could start to flow into the small and mid-size quoted company space through the inclusion of AIM shares into ISAs | 06 Feb 2013

Look out for the payment card trap

Compliance with payment regulations can be expensive. Don’t let security become a protection racket, warns Graham Thompson | 27 Jan 2013

Psyched in the workplace: The Hobbit - an unmotivated employee

The lesson from The Hobbit is that workplace psychologists have something to offer to managers leading teams, writes Gavin Hinks | 24 Jan 2013

In Your Business Series: The established business

Whether survival or business growth is on the agenda there are issues companies should mark, writes Gary Jesson, e-FM Network | 18 Jan 2013

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