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SME finance directors want challenge from their accountants

Survey of more than 100 SME finance directors finds that 87% of respondents said what they wanted most was to be challenged

20 May 2013

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Lending fears ease as CFO confidence bounces back

Business confidence improves for third consecutive quarter as concerns over financial and economic conditions drop to lowest level for two-and-a-half years

16 Apr 2013

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Exec pay to be frozen at third of FTSE 100 companies

PwC survey finds 38% of FTSE 100 companies planning to freeze salaries for executive directors in 2013

28 Jan 2013

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Quoted company profit warnings reach financial crisis peak

Main market- and AIM-listed companies issued 86 profit warnings in the final quarter of 2012, taking the year's total to 287 - the highest since 2008

28 Jan 2013

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CFO confidence belies concern over recession

CFO sentiment improves compared to last quarter's low-point, but cost-cutting and cashflow are still priorities

08 Oct 2012

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ONS revises GDP figures upwards

Revised data from the ONS reveal that GDP fell by 0.5% during the quarter, compared to the 0.7% it announced last month

24 Aug 2012

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Mid-cap market calls for mandatory governance code

According to research from BDO and the QCA, 92% of small and mid-cap companies are calling for a corporate governance code for standard listed, AIM and PLUS-quoted companies

29 May 2012

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IoD: Third of business leaders see high risk of recession

The biggest source of economic concern is the potential for a euro break-up with half of respondents believing there is a high or very high risk of it happening

21 Feb 2012

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UK economy contracts 0.2% in Q4

Economist consensus predicted a fall of 0.1%. GDP for 2011 as a whole rose by 0.9%

25 Jan 2012

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E&Y: CFOs ineffective at investing across rapid-growth markets

UK CFOs believe the higher risks and volatile returns associated with entry into rapid-growth markets will trigger a churn in the investor base

10 Jan 2012

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Exports could give UK £20bn boost by 2020

CBI director general urges focus on BRIC countries

21 Nov 2011

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CBI: Eurozone crisis forces strategy rethink for UK’s leading businesses

Confidence is down but businesses are backing government deficit reduction strategy

21 Nov 2011

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CFO optimism falls to lowest level since 2009

For the first time in a year cost control is the top priority for CFOs, and capital expenditure and acquisitions have taken a back seat

10 Oct 2011

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FDs fail to gauge true cost of entering rapid-growth markets

E&Y study suggests CFOs should have oversight throughout market entry process

05 Jul 2011

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SME funding under EFG scheme hits new low

Lending under the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme has halved since Q1 2010

31 May 2011

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FDs planning acquisition spree

61% of UK FDs plan to use cash reserves for aggressively pursuing acquisitions

24 May 2011

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UK set for sluggish growth, NIESR warns

The National Institute of Economic and Social Research says economic growth will be 1.4 percent in 2011

05 May 2011

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The state of relationship banking

Financial Director wants your views

30 Mar 2011

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Cost of finance on the rise, claims PwC

Report finds 62 percent of finance staff continue to work manually from spreadsheets

28 Mar 2011

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Betfair CFO takes Gibraltar gaming licence

The company will avoid paying UK gross profits tax for betting

09 Mar 2011

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Celebrations over 0.3% growth are premature

Positive growth is to be welcomed but relief over 0.3% growth is overdone and focuses on the wrong issue

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To add value to the boards you sit on, or to the boards of your clients, Hilary Briggs advocates you need both breadth and depth in your network

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Audit committees need to get cracking on Companies Act reform

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