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The invisible man

The chief accountant may be devoid of personality and anally retentive in the extreme, but they are perfect for the job

22 Feb 2012

New year market optimism ignores underlying problems

Temporary rises in share prices and related increases in risk appetite do not signal an end to the economic crisis - or a fundamental improvement in prospects

22 Feb 2012

Servants of the people

The financial services industry has to accept that its failure to fully appreciate its business models and the risks that lie within them means it will continue under an indefinite public, regulatory and parliamentary microscope

22 Feb 2012

Do it yourself

At last IT will become like socks and underwear - truly personal and very diverse

22 Feb 2012

George’s puzzle

Reducing the debt, keeping the triple-A rating and getting activity on a sustainable growth path is Osborne’s challenge

22 Feb 2012

The best intentions

The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Do not let the new CFC regime cause UK job losses

22 Feb 2012

Fudge, but not so sweet

One of the biggest bugbears investors have with FDs, audit committees and auditors is the extent of “fudge” in so many presentations of segmental result, writes Eric Tracey

22 Feb 2012

Time to re-think our bonus schemes

The news that Fred Goodwin, former CEO at RBS has had his knighthood stripped takes the concern over bonuses out of the corporate world and onto the national agenda, writes Peter Grant

17 Feb 2012

Cleaning up the Act

The Bribery Act represents an opportunity for businesses to do better business, both at home and abroad, writes Bryn Edwards

31 Jan 2012

FDs of the future

Finance directors should become more open-minded to employing non-graduate trainee accountants

26 Jan 2012

Zombie economy

What happens to a business in a flat economy and what strategies can it adopt to thrive?

26 Jan 2012

Man versus machine

As we all face a bigger mountain of data day-on-day, sophisticated search engines could turn out to be a godsend

26 Jan 2012

George’s balancing act

The chancellor’s biggest issue is the one over which he has least influence - the eurozone debt debacle

26 Jan 2012

Meaningful global recovery hopes have all but vanished

Unresolved fiscal problems in the US and concerns over a hard landing in India and China could unsettle the markets this year

26 Jan 2012

Cutting carbon in the value chain

Dominic Burbidge at the Carbon Trust Advisory looks at the financial imperatives of cutting carbon in the value chain

24 Jan 2012

EC audit reform proposals 'wrongheaded'

The European Commission’s proposals for audit reform won’t improve audit quality and independence, nor will they boost competition and choice, writes John Cridland

11 Jan 2012

Beware the fiscal crash

Weak growth trends threaten to undermine the objective of putting the public sector back on a sustainable footing

06 Jan 2012

Blame game

Eric Tracey highlights the crisis engulfing the Rugby Football Union and examines the business governance lessons from a boardroom perspective

06 Jan 2012

Company killer

A degree of optimisation makes sense, but over-optimisation crushes people, departments and complete companies

06 Jan 2012

Financial markets complacent as global threats escalate

Even if fiscal discipline improves, periphery economies such as Greece and Spain will continue suffering from a huge competitive gap

06 Jan 2012

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Latest Opinion

Do it yourself

At last IT will become like socks and underwear - truly personal and very diverse

The invisible man

The chief accountant may be devoid of personality and anally retentive in the extreme, but they are perfect for the job

Servants of the people

The financial services industry has to accept that its failure to fully appreciate its business models and the risks that lie within them means it will continue under an indefinite public, regulatory and parliamentary microscope

Latest Analysis

SMEs should keep GAAP facets

The Accounting Standards Board looks to implement IFRS for SMEs - albeit with some UK standards thrown in. Richard Crump reports

Unfit for purpose

Fitness First CFO axed in boardroom cull by owners

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