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FD Report

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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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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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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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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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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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New paternity laws causing headaches

New laws governing transferable parental leave are proving tricky for FDs

18 Feb 2011

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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 Report: Financial Risk Management

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

22 Nov 2010

Special

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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Government-driven funding for business comes under scrutiny

FDs are sceptical as to whether the government’s efforts to drive non-bank funding for business are sufficient or even deliverable, finds Nick Huber

24 Aug 2010

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Leveraging capital through invoice discounting

Raising future revenue by selling on your invoices is an ever more popular route to growth, but it also has its dangers, warns Anthony Harrington

24 Aug 2010

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Raising funding from within the business

Businesses need to improve working capital and leverage intellectual property to raise funding from within. Anthony Harrington reports

24 Aug 2010

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Private equity will help fund recovery

Private equity can provide intellectual as well as growth capital to fund recovery, finds Richard Crump

24 Aug 2010

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Advance payment is passport to international growth

How do you keep business financially liquid while establishing foreign operations? Malcolm Wheatley examines

05 Jul 2010

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Ports of call for FDs looking to finance international growth

Christian Doherty explores how FDs are financing international growth and the flexibility to respond to new markets

05 Jul 2010

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Exotic markets key to next wave of international growth

Post-BRIC, where can non-UK growth be found? Christian Doherty reports

05 Jul 2010

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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

Do it yourself

At last IT will become like socks and underwear - truly personal and very diverse

The invisible man

The chief accountant may be devoid of personality and anally retentive in the extreme, but they are perfect for the job

Servants of the people

The financial services industry has to accept that its failure to fully appreciate its business models and the risks that lie within them means it will continue under an indefinite public, regulatory and parliamentary microscope

Latest Analysis

Cable takes aim at exec pay

The business secretary’s proposals on curbing executive pay drew a predictably mixed response from UK business, writes Christian Doherty

SMEs should keep GAAP facets

The Accounting Standards Board looks to implement IFRS for SMEs - albeit with some UK standards thrown in. Richard Crump reports

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