Governance
One of the biggest bugbears investors have with FDs, audit committees and auditors is the extent of “fudge” in so many presentations of segmental result, writes Eric Tracey
22 Feb 2012
End-of-year financial reports must include more about potential risks that could affect performance
06 Feb 2012
Quarterly reporting promotes short termism and hinders the dissemination of non-financial information
31 Jan 2012
E&Y found a lack of preparedness about convergence with US GAAP, lease reporting and revenue recognition
27 Jan 2012
Positive discrimination is not the answer to increasing female representation on boards, argues Dr Shima Barakat. The business benefits should speak for themselves
25 Jan 2012
A decade after the collapse of Enron, has the corporate world really learned any lessons, or will we see more company collapses and scandals? asks Peter Bartram
06 Jan 2012
Eric Tracey highlights the crisis engulfing the Rugby Football Union and examines the business governance lessons from a boardroom perspective
06 Jan 2012
ICAS raised concerns that the benefit of audit to the economy is not fully recognised by the government
04 Jan 2012
Lord Sharman’s report into going concern says more disclosure is essential, writes Rose Orlik
24 Nov 2011
The FRC’s Reporting Labs is a welcome initiative as companies, investors and regulators continue to struggle with the increasing complexity of company reports, writes Sallie Pilot
15 Nov 2011
Board attendance statistics tell us nothing about NED contributions, writes Eric Tracey
04 Nov 2011
The requirement for listed companies of any size to publish quarterly and interim management reports could disappear under EU plans, writes Melanie Stern
27 Oct 2011
This webinar assesses methods to ensure you have the internal processes fine tuned to monitor compliance with published standards in corporate and financial governance
24 Oct 2011
It's time to focus on what is important and relevant, so that accounts are more meaningful to users, says Anton Colella
05 Oct 2011
Join our expert panel as they provide practical insight and recommendations that will allow you to overcome the challenges of controlling risk
04 Oct 2011
The FRC is bringing in the men in white coats to cure the ills of corporate reporting
27 Sep 2011
Unless key figures in an organisation live company values and are prepared to speak up, corporate governance policies are pretty much meaningless, warns Brian Finch
26 Sep 2011
A flurry of consultations issued by government, accountancy firms and reporting committees have championed integrated reporting, writes Richard Crump
21 Sep 2011
Using the UBS scandal to set up even tighter controls is not the answer, argues Mark Craddock
20 Sep 2011
Andy Blackstone, FD at M&C Saatchi, and Concentric Solutions' David Watscon join Financial Director & Oracle to discuss the close cycle
19 Sep 2011
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