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News

IAS19 impact remains uncertain

Treatment of risk-sharing pension schemes uncertain under new guidance

22 May 2012

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News

Female executives earn 9% less than men, report finds

The typical total cash salary for women was around £10,000 less than their male counterparts, report by Mercer finds

06 Mar 2012

Analysis

Pension deficits continue to run at historic highs

FDs need to look outside the box to tackle rising pension deficits, writes Adrian Hartshorn and Robert Hart

20 Feb 2012

Feature

Takeover rule impact on staff issues

Takeover rule changes prompt due diligence on people issues, writes Peter Baynham

19 Oct 2011

Feature

Remuneration special: Age of audacity

The new generation of finance leaders are beating a rapid path to the top

26 Oct 2010

Feature

Special Report - Pensions Risk Management: Snooze you lose - convincing trustees to take the risk out of pensions

If FDs want more leverage with their trustee board and faster market reaction times, they must incentivise trustees and arm them with the right information. Click here to download a full PDF of Financial Director's Special Report on Pensions Risk Management

19 Oct 2009

Feature

Special Report - Pensions Risk Management: Bull, horns, grab – getting a grip on pensions risk

FDs must get closer to trustees to get a grip on pension risk. But they must also organise and deliver a new risk-considered financial strategy for the fund too. Click here to download a full PDF of Financial Director's Special Report on Pensions Risk Management

19 Oct 2009

Analysis

CFO pay growing faster than CEOs'

The number and complexity of demands made on chief financial officers has grown faster than those faced by chief executive officers, resulting in a greater rate of pay increases for US CFOs than their CEOs, according to research from human resource consultancy Mercer.

26 Jan 2009

Analysis

Trustee pension scheme remuneration on the rise

Pension schemes are now more likely to pay their trustees as the sector continues to professionalise its practices, according to Mercer’s annual trustee survey ­ – but trustees are still lacking job descriptions.

23 Dec 2008

Feature

Winner takes all: what role did remuneration packages play in the global crisis?

With the chips down and poorly mitigated risks exposed, regulators want to reform remuneration schemes to recognise systemic risk. As bank executives forego bonuses, can we really rationalise exuberance?

22 Dec 2008

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Financial Director Summit 2012

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Latest Opinion

Business' best friend

Finance people must be the critical friend of business, writes CIMA's John Windle

Cutting electronic systems down to size

To be more competitive, we need far less management in companies, government and our electronic systems

Markets are too addicted to repeated doses of cheap cash

Large injections of liquidity by the major central banks have played a key role in underpinning recent bouts of optimism, but danger is still lurking in the shadows

Latest Analysis

Practical implications of a GAAR

The lack of certainty may inhibit many arrangements which are currently felt to be part of everyday planning, writes Owen Clutton

IAS 39 problems flare up again

Pirc is advising shareholders to vote against Barclays’ annual report. Richard Crump finds out why

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