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Governance

Feature

Hunt on for share owners

With around £1bn of windfall shares still unclaimed, it’s about time companies tracked down the rightful owners

30 Aug 2007

Opinion

Corporate governance: Get on message

Better narrative reporting can bridge the gap between internal figures and meaningless published accounts

31 May 2007

Opinion

Corporate governance: Blunt message

As FDs can attest, when you’re at the sharp end of corporate governance the blunt approach can be best

23 Apr 2007

Opinion

Corporate governance: Ripple effect

Financial reporting is changing around the world and the implications are even being felt across the pond

29 Mar 2007

Analysis

Companies in denial on fraud

Risk of potential reputational damage and time-consuming procedures for recovering money mean FDs are still reluctant to report fraud

22 Feb 2007

Opinion

Corporate governance: More or less

Convincing the board of the benefits of new financial reporting packages is a big challenge facing FDs

22 Feb 2007

Opinion

Accounting: The key to data

Disclosure requirements for KPIs may be vague, but the ASB is making it clear what it expects from FDs

20 Feb 2007

Opinion

Corporate governance: Day in day out

Technology is making daily reporting more accessible. But is it really in the shareholders’ or FDs’ interest?

25 Jan 2007

Opinion

Silver & Browne: How shareholders rule

Corporate governance has changed business culture for good. It’s time the rest of the world caught on

30 Nov 2006

Opinion

Making the rules on the waves

Improving business management - and having fun to boot

25 Oct 2006

Opinion

Good: How financial reporting has changed

Annual reports and company reporting has made huge strides over the years. Let's keep going

28 Sep 2006

Analysis

Backdating comes to the fore

Strict governance rules mean UK finance directors are not reaping the riches like their US peers. On the positive side, they are being shielded from the latest remuneration controversy

28 Sep 2006

Analysis

Friends Provident reviews its OFR

As the government ponders plans to introduce a business review, many companies believe that the operating and financial review is still an invaluable report for stakeholders

28 Sep 2006

Opinion

Ouside the box: Transparency is key to accounting

Auditors must show that they have the systems in place to provide objective, transparent reports

28 Sep 2006

Feature

MiFID: The IT reckoning cometh

New directives could have far reaching implications for UK firms, once they find out how to implement it

28 Sep 2006

Analysis

The new OFR rules: say nothing

The government has created confusion by getting rid of the OFR. But the current regime poses real dangers for directors.

31 Aug 2006

Opinion

Pass the buck: Consultants are the major threat

Board directors are using management consultants as a means of offsetting their own responsibilities

31 Aug 2006

Analysis

What's going on at iSoft

Healthcare software vendor iSoft was on a roll since its £12m buyout from KPMG. But the City's delight is now shattered by news of accounting and finance problems.

31 Aug 2006

Analysis

FTSE wastes little energy on emissions reports

Energy issues and climate change are still low on the boardroom agenda, especially in smaller FTSE-350 companies, according to research by The CarbonNeutral Company.

31 Aug 2006

Feature

Lessons from FTSE governance reports

Audit committees are leading the trend for improved disclosure, but board reporting remains uninspiring. So how can it be improved?

31 Aug 2006

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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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