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Robert Bruce is a leading commentator on accountancy issues

Opinion

Audit regulators need regulating too

The House of Lords investigation into audit shows that regulators need as much regulating as auditors

20 Dec 2010

Fish and chips in a tray

Feature

Unhealthy appetite

Reliance on traditional Excel spreadsheets over more complex BI systems is choosing feeling in control over sound reporting

20 Dec 2010

Opinion

A merry dance

Mario Christodoulou reflects on what regulators are asking auditors to do for business and how they are responding - or sidestepping

22 Nov 2010

Analysis

Outsourcing data processing has its risks

Finance directors must arrange sound protection and reporting of company data processing even when it is outsourced

27 Sep 2010

Analysis

Valukas Report, Lehman and the need to review Repo 105

The Valukas bankruptcy report into Lehman fuels the debate for global regulation and a review of Repo 105 is on the cards. But can governments, regulators and markets learn to play fair?

26 Apr 2010

Analysis

Regulator to impose data breach fine

New powers will see financial penalties in an effort to reduce serious data breaches. Neil Hodge reports

24 Mar 2010

Special

FD Report: FDs and their two-way partnership with banks

Liz Loxton examines how FDs can get the most from a banking relationship For a full PDF of the report, click here

23 Mar 2010

Analysis

Overview: How the main political parties plan to kick-start growth

With the economy set to be a major battleground in the forthcoming general election, what are the main political parties promising and what effect, if any, will they have on FDs?

23 Feb 2010

Opinion

Accounting: Interference into accounting standards moves up a notch

Standard setters must stand up for what they believe in, despite the persistent attempt at interference

22 Feb 2010

Analysis

Green taxes to plug fiscal deficit

The government may use the green industry as the foundation for a rash of tax rises in 2010 and beyond, as it seeks ways to serve the UK’s huge fiscal deficit

26 Jan 2010

Opinion

Accounting: Seeking a unified standard to keep score of carbon emissions

The profession is pushing for a unified standard to make public how much carbon companies emit

26 Jan 2010

Analysis

What's the next green frontier? Tax hikes

Influential think-tank says raising taxes is the answer to changing attitudes and behaviour over climate change

23 Nov 2009

Analysis

In the event of my death – the concept of a 'living will'

Adair Turner’s musing on the concept of the ‘living will’ could be applied outside the financial sector, but complexity and cost could make it a challenging project for larger companies.

19 Oct 2009

Analysis

September Essential News

Bank bonus culture rears its ugly head again; Madoff Securities ex-CFO pleads guilty to ten criminal charges; plus Technical Update and more...

25 Aug 2009

Analysis

Buyers dictate M&A deal terms

Buyer-friendly terms means companies can leverage better deals in the M& A market ­ if they have the cash.

25 Aug 2009

Feature

World's apart – protectionist measures in the wake of a global downturn

The global downturn is changing the way we do business, with protectionism and a decline in trade and investment threatening the collapse of globalisation.

25 Aug 2009

Analysis

Banks in the line of fire as Walker Review calls for greater scrutiny of pay structures

It’s open season on bankers again ­ with the government taking aim ­ as the Walker Review on banking regulation calls for greater scrutiny and disclosure of executive pay structures

25 Aug 2009

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Latest Opinion

Man versus machine

As we all face a bigger mountain of data day-on-day, sophisticated search engines could turn out to be a godsend

FDs of the future

Finance directors should become more open-minded to employing non-graduate trainee accountants

Cleaning up the Act

The Bribery Act represents an opportunity for businesses to do better business, both at home and abroad, writes Bryn Edwards

Latest Analysis

Three days to pack

Changes to pre-pack administration rules are pleasing no-one, writes Rachael Singh

Acquisition strategy blamed for RSM Tenon's woes

CFO Adrian Gardner tells Accountancy Age that integration costs of Vantis and Bentley Jennison were more than expected

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