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Blog

Drop the mask: perform rather than role play

Be yourself, and invest the time in treating your staff as human beings, says Stuart Pickles

17 May 2012

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News

Financial Director Summit: Just a month away

Financial Director’s annual conference is just around the corner - and with top speakers booked, make sure you don't miss out

14 May 2012

Opinion

Business' best friend

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

09 May 2012

Interview

FD Interview: Rachel Osborne

Rachel Osborne tells Financial Director how John Lewis is tapping into multi-format shopping

26 Apr 2012

Feature

International trade: Civets economies

Bored of Brics, the next emerging market wheeze is the Civets economies. What are they and how can FDs exploit them? Melanie Stern finds out

26 Apr 2012

Opinion

Acquisition booby traps

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

26 Apr 2012

Feature

FTSE 100 FDs: Secret to their success

International qualifications and experience are more important than ever for those wanting to sit at the finance directors’ top table, finds Rachael Singh

26 Apr 2012

Interview

FD Interview: Glenn Pearson

There are not too many finance directors who have experienced what Glenn Pearson, FD of Admiral Taverns, has in such short order

26 Apr 2012

Feature

Building for a recovery

It is easy to be glum about the construction sector but finance directors can see a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel, finds Alex Hawkes

25 Apr 2012

Feature

Limited visibility

The management accountant's visibility into the future has dropped from months to days, writes Simon Bittlestone

24 Apr 2012

Feature

Battle-hardened FDs

Surviving a recession is essential for the CV of any established FD. Andrew Sawers asks the old guard whether the past prepared them for the present

02 Apr 2012

Feature

Football's punctured finances

Following the administrations at Rangers and Portsmouth, Richard Crump ask two Premier League FDs how they are bringing discipline to the football madhouse

02 Apr 2012

Interview

FD Interview: Nilesh Pandya

The FD of Skrill explains how he is keeping the stunning growth story going

02 Apr 2012

News

People skills holding CFOs back

KPMG report found that almost all of the participants cite some form of people challenges as blockages to their success

02 Apr 2012

Feature

Danger for directors

Directors are increasingly being brought to account for individual failings. Richard Crump looks at how they are protecting themselves

29 Mar 2012

Opinion

Herding cats

After a chaotic board meeting, The Secret FD hopes that next time logic will prevail over egomania and dysfunction

29 Mar 2012

Opinion

Coaching for performance

How to lead the creation of a performance culture is one of the FD’s biggest challenges. But it is not for the faint hearted

29 Mar 2012

Feature

Turning risk into profit

Companies that apply the highest number of risk management practices can expect a much higher level of EBITDA, finds Martin Morris

29 Mar 2012

Blog

The financing divide

Business confidence is being neutered by adviser gloom, writes the QCA's Tim Ward in his latest blog

27 Mar 2012

Blog

Mind the skills gap

Despite enormous improvements in the financial management of charities there is still a huge gap in skills

09 Mar 2012

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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