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US: Too big to fail

Economies are faced with a ruefully ironic predicament: it is extremely difficult to find a balance between contractionary and expansionary policy

25 May 2012

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Drop the mask: perform rather than role play

Be yourself, and invest the time in treating your staff as human beings, says Stuart Pickles

17 May 2012

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Regime change in France could spell trouble for the euro’s va va voom

Why is a Presidential election in France so pivotal to British business?

02 May 2012

Unashamedly business – but ashamedly not charity

Charity could be forgiven for fearing it is being disenfranchised and forgotten as a contributor to the UK's economy

11 Apr 2012

Every German's second property

If Merkel follows the German crowd then the European debt crisis is likely to rear its head again

03 Apr 2012

The financing divide

Business confidence is being neutered by adviser gloom, writes the QCA's Tim Ward in his latest blog

27 Mar 2012

Japan is not all that different from Europe

The Bank of Japan blames the euro sovereign debt crisis for causing the yen's appreciation, but there are decidedly more worrying reasons for the yen's persistent appreciation

26 Mar 2012

Mind the skills gap

Despite enormous improvements in the financial management of charities there is still a huge gap in skills

09 Mar 2012

The great pay debate

Vince Cable's pay proposals may be passed down to small and mid-sized quoted companies

21 Feb 2012

Did PwC dodge a bullet with JP Morgan fine?

Accounting and Actuarial Discipline Board ruling should prompt review of guidelines for financial sanctions on accountants

06 Jan 2012

Was this Osborne's New Deal?

Infra structure projects add up to a grand plan to inject life into the economy

29 Nov 2011

SME Funding – unwilling banks or uninvestable business plans?

Is the root cause an unwillingness to lend or the lack of investable business plans?

25 Nov 2011

Lloyds leadership: Don't panic!

Lloyds'FD cover for CEO and speculation begins on who is next in line for the top job

04 Nov 2011

Deputy editor's blog: Better off out of it?

Moving further away from Europe would not be in the best interests of UK business

28 Oct 2011

Business Matters: We're alright, it's everyone else that's in trouble

Companies are self-confident but worried about everything else, writes Tim Ward

28 Oct 2011

Give and Take: Grow your own

If we're serious about growing our own talent let's start really looking at how we can create more opportunities

27 Oct 2011

SME Exchange: The wisdom of a cautious approach to lending

Without proper business planning, financing will not be made available, no matter how generous the banks are feeling

05 Oct 2011

The Entrepreneur’s FD: Growing beans, not counting them

Bean-counting is no longer good enough. The FD needs to help grow the beans as well, says Sara Dew

03 Oct 2011

Miliband: is he anti-business?

Ed Miliband's speech saw him cast as the scourge of business – but that's not the full story

28 Sep 2011

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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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