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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

Houses of Parliament at night

Analysis

Government accounts criticised by Public Accounts Committee

Public Accounts Committee says Whole of Government Accounts are “elaborate”, reports Kevin Reed

23 Apr 2013

Feature

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

Blog

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

Opinion

Juice left in economic policy despite triple-A downgrade

The UK’s rating downgrade is a long way from being Osborne’s 1992 Norman Lamont and the ERM moment

21 Mar 2013

Analysis

Charities lacking clarity over pensions accounting

Charity FDs should pay attention to plans that could see pension accounting standards become much more onerous

30 Jan 2013

Feature

Outsourcing financial services is an accident waiting to happen

The collapse of Mouchel brought the pitfalls to outsourcing financial services into stark relief, writes Peter Bateman

28 Nov 2012

Feature

Reporting rules a bad fit

Implementing IFRS for public sector accounting is like putting a square peg in a round hole, writes Peter Bateman

25 Oct 2012

Opinion

Private discipline in the public sector

Public sector FDs can develop a corporate culture without undermining their organisation’s principles

30 Aug 2012

Blog

Keeping a bit aside for a rainy day

The strategic importance of reserves and their relevance to the charity's overall financial strategy and proper resource management can be overlooked

01 Aug 2012

Opinion

Reining in public procurement spending

Controlling government procurement card spend needs common sense and decent technology, writes Shane Bruhns

02 Jul 2012

Blog

In the National Interest: Panic on the streets of London

Civil disorder presents key challenges for public sector finance directors

16 Aug 2011

Interview

FD Interview: Costas Ioannou

The finance director of the City of London Police has a £20m funding black hole to fill. He tells Richard Crump how he is learning to do more with less

20 Jul 2011

Blog

In the National Interest: The right to choose

Stephen Fitzgerald welcomes local authorities being empowered to appoint their own auditors

22 Jun 2011

Blog

In the national interest: Look for the talent within

Public sector organisations should look to their own talent to deliver in the age of austerity

09 May 2011

Opinion

The FD blog: Amid budget pain, councils are devaluing their FDs

Our latest In The National Interest blog from the public sector shows FDs being laid off or having their opinion devalued

14 Mar 2011

News

Public sector job losses to rise

Four out of 10 businesses planned redundancies in the first quarter of this year

14 Feb 2011

Opinion

In The National Interest: Bizarre trends causing concern to professional FDs

A number of organisations are removing FDs from the board

01 Feb 2011

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Latest Opinion

IT interfaces heading for Star Trek future

Cars are becoming increasingly like KITT from Knight Rider. IT interfaces could go the same way

Tough conditions provide FDs with well-earned scars

Tough economic conditions aren’t fun, but lessons learned will stand young finance personnel in good stead

Timely assessment of IP is critical in M&A due diligence

Realisation of the significance of IP in an M&A valuation does not always mean that due diligence is being carried out consistently and effectively

Latest Analysis

BoE policies impinge lending

Think-tank claims Bank of England’s own policies are leading to a dearth of credit for small businesses, writes Richard Crump

Government accounts criticised by Public Accounts Committee

Public Accounts Committee says Whole of Government Accounts are “elaborate”, reports Kevin Reed

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