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FD Report

Sleepwalking into auto-enrolment pensions

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Auto-enrolment: The employer’s nightmare?

Finance directors are at risk of sleepwalking into an auto-enrolment disaster, writes Anthony Harrington

27 Sep 2012

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Funds turn to non-cash assets

Use of non-cash assets to fund pension schemes is no longer the preserve of the FTSE 100, finds Richard Crump

27 Sep 2012

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Collateral damage

Push by the EU against derivatives trading opacity will hit pension funds, finds Anthony Harrington

27 Sep 2012

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The rising cost of sickness

Finance directors need incentives to stop short-term illness turning into something longer, writes Peter Crush

23 Feb 2012

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Funds under pressure

High-yield bonds - a low-risk answer to the returns dilemma? Anthony Harrington reports

22 Feb 2012

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Trend setters

An already difficult-to-predict workforce has only got more complicated. This has spurred a genuine revival in analytics, finds Peter Crush

22 Feb 2012

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Swaps back in fashion

The stage is set for a flurry of longevity swaps in 2012, finds Anthony Harrington

22 Feb 2012

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FD Report: SME funding

Finance is the life blood of starting and growing a business. We look at whether banks’ attitudes towards lending have changed and if government initiatives will make a difference

15 Apr 2011

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Project Merlin is no magic fix to lending

Finance directors must better argue their case if they want help with credit

15 Apr 2011

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Business without borders

Experience managing a business abroad can give you a critical point of difference

24 Mar 2011

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Trade and investment whitepaper offers risk and reward

Will moves to help SMEs expand overseas encourage them to start exporting?

24 Mar 2011

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Lure of high-growth emerging markets is strong

The attraction of high returns must be tempered by the high risks they represent

24 Mar 2011

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End of retirement age is an HR nightmare

Scrapping of the default retirement age raises a number of questions

18 Feb 2011

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Pension deficit reduction means less risk

De-risking is getting easier as scheme deficits begin to lessen in number

18 Feb 2011

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New paternity laws causing headaches

New laws governing transferable parental leave are proving tricky for FDs

18 Feb 2011

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FD Report: Financial Risk Management

Where is an FD's focus when financial shocks abound?

22 Nov 2010

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To hedge or not to hedge

Economists, analysts and market watchers cannot agree on when or if interest rates will rise

22 Nov 2010

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China-US trade war has elevated FX risk up FDs’ agendas

Unified approach to the global financial crisis results in trade row

22 Nov 2010

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FD Special Report: Leadership

FDs are increasingly called upon to be the bad guy, the smart guy and the demonstrator of added value, as our special report explores

01 Oct 2010

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FD Report: Funding

Banks are still reluctant to lend, so companies are becoming adept at raising finance for growth from within

01 Sep 2010

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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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