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Public Sector

A burning building during the London riots (PA)

Blog

In the National Interest: Panic on the streets of London

Civil disorder presents key challenges for public sector finance directors

16 Aug 2011

City of London Police's Costas Ioannou

Interview

FD Interview: Costas Ioannou

The finance director of the City of London Police has a £20m funding black hole to fill. He tells Richard Crump how he is learning to do more with less

20 Jul 2011

Blog

In the National Interest: The right to choose

Stephen Fitzgerald welcomes local authorities being empowered to appoint their own auditors

22 Jun 2011

Opinion

Interest rates on hold despite inflationary fears

Supporters of interest rates rise lose out to common sense

20 May 2011

Blog

In the national interest: Look for the talent within

Public sector organisations should look to their own talent to deliver in the age of austerity

09 May 2011

Opinion

The FD blog: Amid budget pain, councils are devaluing their FDs

Our latest In The National Interest blog from the public sector shows FDs being laid off or having their opinion devalued

14 Mar 2011

News

Public sector job losses to rise

Four out of 10 businesses planned redundancies in the first quarter of this year

14 Feb 2011

Opinion

In The National Interest: Bizarre trends causing concern to professional FDs

A number of organisations are removing FDs from the board

01 Feb 2011

Opinion

Government departments should evaluate strategic value of IT

Cutting costs and spend could mean raising value from the government’s IT budget, which has had £95m cut from it

22 Nov 2010

News

Ireland heading for huge bail-out

EU mission could result in bail-out loan of up to €85bn

18 Nov 2010

News

Government borrows record amount for October

Public sector net borrowing rose to £10.3bn from £10.1bn a year ago

18 Nov 2010

Event

Exploring the routes to growth in the UK Economy

Join our next 'Evening With' event and the debate on growth prospects for FDs in 2011

11 Nov 2010

News

FDs to speak on enterprise tsar 2.0

Lord Young replaces Lord Sugar in key SME ambassadorial role - but will it make a difference to FDs' challenges?

02 Nov 2010

News

Serco FD in climbdown on supplier rebate

Company "deeply regrets" 2.5 percent call

01 Nov 2010

News

Q3 UK growth double expectations, says ONS

0.8 percent growth recorded to September demonstrates slow rebuilding of economy

26 Oct 2010

Opinion

Slavering at the mouth over the CSR

The National Outsourcing Association is ready for a deluge of new business

25 Oct 2010

News

Business groups react to Spending Review announcements

Taxation reform worries remain high on agenda while outsourcing companies prepare for an onslaught - of new business from the public sector, that is

20 Oct 2010

News

Spending review brings Britain ‘back from the brink’

Chancellor George Osborne outlines where the axe will fall in the Comprehensive Spending Review

20 Oct 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

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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