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FD Virtual Roundtable: The Fab Four

Four finance directors from a mixture of listed, private and public sector companies give their expectations for 2013

30 Jan 2013

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Big data can improve international trade performance

Big data is moving beyond tactical applications to become a means of gaining strategic insights at a global level, writes Rob Glenn

27 Jan 2013

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Ricoh UK FD on flicking the electronic invoice switch

The European Commission’s consultation on e-invoicing in public procurement is a key milestone in the delivery of structured electronic invoicing, writes Rick Hewitt

27 Jan 2013

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In Your Business Series: The established business

Whether survival or business growth is on the agenda there are issues companies should mark, writes Gary Jesson, e-FM Network

18 Jan 2013

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Outsourcing financial services is an accident waiting to happen

The collapse of Mouchel brought the pitfalls to outsourcing financial services into stark relief, writes Peter Bateman

28 Nov 2012

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OFT wields new investigative procedures

OFT’s adopts new procedures for investigating competition infringements – good news for companies? Asks Caroline Hobson

28 Nov 2012

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In Your Business Series: The growth stage

In the second of a series of articles looking at companies from every phase from start-up to exit/sale Gary Jesson looks at the growth stage

26 Nov 2012

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UK companies buck universal optimism trend to see the bright side

UK business owners more confident about the future economy bucking global confidence decline explains Brendan Flattery

19 Nov 2012

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Change the focus of finance by seeing beyond the numbers

The key financial insights that can identify areas of value, and drive more profitable decisions, are in high demand, writes Deloitte's Malcolm Wilkinson

13 Nov 2012

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The start of the employee ownership decade

Employee ownership is an ambitious plan, but represents the logical next stage of a journey that we've been on over the past three decades, Robert Postlethwaite

08 Nov 2012

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IT defence systems

If the biggest and the best can’t protect themselves from cyber crime, what hope is there for the rest of us? asks Lesley Meall

30 Oct 2012

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GAAR is coming - get busy

Companies need to stop wondering what might be coming and begin preparing for what will inevitably come into force, writes Kevin Hindley

25 Oct 2012

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Step change: Diversifying to achieve growth

Businesses are considering ways to reposition themselves and diversify to achieve growth. Gavin Hinks looks at the FD’s role in making the risky venture a success

25 Oct 2012

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Reporting rules a bad fit

Implementing IFRS for public sector accounting is like putting a square peg in a round hole, writes Peter Bateman

25 Oct 2012

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In Your Business Series: The start-up

In the first of a series of articles looking at companies from every phase from start-up to exit/sale Gary Jesson looks at starting up in the current climate

15 Oct 2012

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The ROI from advertising spend

Advertising can deliver highly effective messaging but doesn’t come cheap. How can the FD make sense of the ROI? Gavin Hinks reports

27 Sep 2012

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Finance that is fit for pupose

A benchmarking survey by PwC looks at the requirements for an effective and efficient finance function, writes Richard Crump

27 Sep 2012

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Making sense of economic omens

There is a wealth of data out there. FDs must act as a filter for information that is relevant to the organisation’s future, writes Richard Crump

27 Sep 2012

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Getting on the public list

Kate Ball-Dodd and Megan Paul look at the financial and non-financial reasons to list on a public market

20 Sep 2012

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Outside the tent

Twenty years after the launch of the single market, the UK’s hostile attitude towards Brussels could undermine the gains made, writes Phil Thornton

31 Aug 2012

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Latest Opinion

IT interfaces heading for Star Trek future

Cars are becoming increasingly like KITT from Knight Rider. IT interfaces could go the same way

Tough conditions provide FDs with well-earned scars

Tough economic conditions aren’t fun, but lessons learned will stand young finance personnel in good stead

Timely assessment of IP is critical in M&A due diligence

Realisation of the significance of IP in an M&A valuation does not always mean that due diligence is being carried out consistently and effectively

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