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Corporate Governance

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Analysis

HSE compliance key to a healthy board agenda

Companies may find unexpected bills in their letterboxes if they fail to comply with health and safety standards, writes Jim Wilkes

26 Jan 2012

Gender business represented by female and male signs

Feature

Quotas not the answer to board diversity

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

Feature

Enron: 10 years on

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

Opinion

Blame game

Eric Tracey highlights the crisis engulfing the Rugby Football Union and examines the business governance lessons from a boardroom perspective

06 Jan 2012

Opinion

Public sector finances must go global

The strength of government accounts is just one reason why investors love Britain, writes Alan Edwards. So shouldn't we push for a global public financial management profession?

29 Nov 2011

Opinion

Dealing with cultural differences

Today’s finance directors must be able to work with a myriad of cultural governance approaches, writes Adrian Davies

04 Nov 2011

Web seminar

Governance Risk and Compliance - inspiring confidence through greater business predictability

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

Feature

Make finance less opaque to your business

A lack of transparency continues to hamper efforts to align non-financial impacts to business strategy, writes Jyoti Banerjee

13 Oct 2011

Event

Web seminar: Governance Risk and Compliance

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

Analysis

Getting the message across

A flurry of consultations issued by government, accountancy firms and reporting committees have championed integrated reporting

28 Sep 2011

Feature

The boardroom conversation

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

Analysis

Advocating a new approach to reporting

A flurry of consultations issued by government, accountancy firms and reporting committees have championed integrated reporting, writes Richard Crump

21 Sep 2011

News

Cable takes aim at executive pay

Proposals include diversifying the membership of remuneration committees and giving a binding vote for shareholders on deciding pay

20 Sep 2011

Opinion

UBS scandal highlights control risks

Using the UBS scandal to set up even tighter controls is not the answer, argues Mark Craddock

20 Sep 2011

Web seminar

Fast Close and Financial Governance: Seeking a single version of the truth

Andy Blackstone, FD at M&C Saatchi, and Concentric Solutions' David Watscon join Financial Director & Oracle to discuss the close cycle

19 Sep 2011

Event

Web Seminar: Fast Close and Financial Governance

Our expert panel will explore what is required to meet tough reporting standards while reducing compliance costs

06 Sep 2011

Feature

Notes on a scandal

The News of the World scandal revealed a total collapse in corporate governance at News Corporation. Richard Crump asks what went wrong

01 Sep 2011

Opinion

In need of a trim

It’s time to trim the combined code, says Anthony Waller. In its current state, it's simply not helping

31 Aug 2011

Feature

From accounting to accountability

As corporate reporting evolves, companies are now expected to discuss their long-term vision, business model and performance in financial and non-financial areas

17 Aug 2011

Opinion

Tone from the top: when things go wrong

Setting corporate culture, and the values by which executives throughout a group will behave, is one of a board's highest priorities

03 Aug 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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