Financial views and comment

Editor's letter: The alchemy of assets

Andrew SawersThe current collapse in the price of financial assets represents a collapse in the amount of cash that someone else is prepared to put at risk by buying them

Accounting: It's a fair cop

Peter WilliamsSimple financial reporting is a must, but what use is that in a market devoid of common sense and trust?

Comment articles

Corporate governance: Flying a kite

Legalese only makes accounts harder to fathom. Let’s do away with wordy statements – and lawyers’ fees

IT strategy: Emerald city

There is much suspicion of green technology, but decision makers should show courage and persevere

Economics: No pain, no gain

Financial services are feeling the crunch. But are we facing recession, or a necessary, if painful, correction?

Editor's letter: Single version of the truth

It’s a good thing most of you are accountants because that’s where we’re coming from this month.

Accounting: Pick up the tab

If the government stops funding the Financial Reporting Council, what price the Accounting Standards Board?

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