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The acquisition trail is littered with potential pitfalls for the unwary finance director, but how do you avoid them?
26 Apr 2012
How to lead the creation of a performance culture is one of the FD’s biggest challenges. But it is not for the faint hearted
29 Mar 2012
The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Do not let the new CFC regime cause UK job losses
22 Feb 2012
What happens to a business in a flat economy and what strategies can it adopt to thrive?
26 Jan 2012
What is the role of the FD as he manages a business through a fundamental shake-up in its market?
06 Jan 2012
Does the additional pay of being on an audit committee compensate for the time pressures or extra risk assumed?
24 Nov 2011
TT’s finance director had to shape a disparate collection of small companies into a cohesive global electronics business
27 Oct 2011
After losing ground in its core market, Cosworth’s decision to look to new areas for growth has more than paid off, writes its FD Mark Palethorpe
27 Sep 2011
Park the ambition to be CEO. The modern FD must first master being operator, steward, strategist and catalyst, says Margaret Ewing
06 Jul 2011
If regulation remains principles-based, non-executive directors must create the culture to see it properly effected
20 May 2011
Adding intellectual property to the FD’s remit requires an intense period of learning - and a lot of unexpected cost
15 Apr 2011
Banks are more demanding and aggressive than ever, so FDs must minimise their reliance on the sector
18 Feb 2011
An FD mulls the pros and cons to work through before jumping on the cloud computing bandwagon
24 Jan 2011
What FDs and CIOs say about their relationship isn’t pretty
20 Dec 2010
A US CFO who brought a very public challenge to Barack Obama explains why the CFO voice must be the loudest
25 Oct 2010
The arrival of International Financial Reporting Standards has only made finance directors’ jobs harder, says one retiring FD
27 Sep 2010
A CFO recruiter reflects on the uphill battle that is being an FD
27 Sep 2010
Going undercover on the shop floor opened one FD’s eyes to what was really going on with the business and its staff
24 Aug 2010
An FD explains how marrying strategy with philanthropy makes sense for his building business and the community
06 Jul 2010
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