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Business recovery

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News

CFO fears of double-dip recession ease

UK finance director confidence up but corporates are still hoarding cash

02 Apr 2012

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Analysis

European defaults back on the rise as economy stalls

Uncertainties surrounding European sovereign debt are major headaches for FDs, writes Paul Watters, primary credit analyst at Standard & Poor’s

06 Mar 2012

News

IoD: Third of business leaders see high risk of recession

The biggest source of economic concern is the potential for a euro break-up with half of respondents believing there is a high or very high risk of it happening

21 Feb 2012

Opinion

Zombie economy

What happens to a business in a flat economy and what strategies can it adopt to thrive?

26 Jan 2012

Analysis

Chief risks in 2012

Many governments are ill-equipped to handle severe economic challenges in 2012, writes Richard Crump

06 Jan 2012

Feature

Testing times

A far more scientific approach to business testing will more than pay dividends, argues Jim Manzi

05 Dec 2011

Blog

Was this Osborne's New Deal?

Infra structure projects add up to a grand plan to inject life into the economy

29 Nov 2011

Feature

Economic outlook 2012

The economic omens for 2012 look bleak and the UK economy is expected to return to recession, finds Peter Bartram

24 Nov 2011

Feature

Make finance less opaque to your business

A lack of transparency continues to hamper efforts to align non-financial impacts to business strategy, writes Jyoti Banerjee

13 Oct 2011

Feature

The insurance traps that FDs must avoid

It’s costly, complex and understood by few – but getting a handle on company risk and insurance could help boards avoid awkward questions from stakeholders in the event of any claims, warns Roger Flaxman

08 Sep 2011

Special

The road to ruin

A report from Cass Business School has identified common factors that underlie apparently disconnected corporate crises and failures. Alan Punter discusses the lessons

18 Aug 2011

Blog

The Entrepreneur’s FD: If anything can go wrong, it will go wrong

The responsibility for preventing Murphy's Law from dragging down a business is often left for financial directors, writes James Nicholson-Smith

13 Jul 2011

Opinion

Market confidence proves temporary amid anxiety attacks

Standard & Poor’s US rating cut highlights anxiety gripping global markets

20 May 2011

Feature

More female FDs needed on company boards

Increasing the percentage of women at board level is as much about improving corporate boards as achieving social objectives

20 May 2011

Feature

FDs look for more rewarding banking relationships

The past few years have produced a bumper crop of relationship failures between banks and finance directors

20 May 2011

Opinion

Interest rates on hold despite inflationary fears

Supporters of interest rates rise lose out to common sense

20 May 2011

Feature

The pros and cons of switching banking partners

Better the devil you know: changing banks can be more trouble than it is worth when they all seem the same

20 May 2011

Feature

SMEs suffer in two-tier banking service

Companies of all sizes have rebounded from recession - but their relationship banks have only eased terms and fees for large clients

20 May 2011

Special

FD Report: SME funding

Finance is the life blood of starting and growing a business. We look at whether banks’ attitudes towards lending have changed and if government initiatives will make a difference

15 Apr 2011

Feature

English enterprise zones leave FDs cold

Finance directors are not won over by the government’s plans to boost growth

15 Apr 2011

Upcoming Events

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8.30am, Thu 14 Jun 2012

Financial Director Summit 2012

The Financial Director Summit 2012 will provide a unique platform in which to share, compare and contrast experiences whilst learning and networking with peers

Latest Opinion

Cutting electronic systems down to size

To be more competitive, we need far less management in companies, government and our electronic systems

Acquisition booby traps

The acquisition trail is littered with potential pitfalls for the unwary finance director, but how do you avoid them?

Business' best friend

Finance people must be the critical friend of business, writes CIMA's John Windle

Latest Analysis

IAS 39 problems flare up again

Pirc is advising shareholders to vote against Barclays’ annual report. Richard Crump finds out why

The VAT trap

Companies could find their VAT costs creeping up unchecked with little or no strategy in place to address it

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