Opinion
The chief accountant may be devoid of personality and anally retentive in the extreme, but they are perfect for the job
22 Feb 2012
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
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
At last IT will become like socks and underwear - truly personal and very diverse
22 Feb 2012
Reducing the debt, keeping the triple-A rating and getting activity on a sustainable growth path is Osborne’s challenge
22 Feb 2012
The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Do not let the new CFC regime cause UK job losses
22 Feb 2012
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
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
The Bribery Act represents an opportunity for businesses to do better business, both at home and abroad, writes Bryn Edwards
31 Jan 2012
Finance directors should become more open-minded to employing non-graduate trainee accountants
26 Jan 2012
What happens to a business in a flat economy and what strategies can it adopt to thrive?
26 Jan 2012
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
The chancellor’s biggest issue is the one over which he has least influence - the eurozone debt debacle
26 Jan 2012
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
Dominic Burbidge at the Carbon Trust Advisory looks at the financial imperatives of cutting carbon in the value chain
24 Jan 2012
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
Weak growth trends threaten to undermine the objective of putting the public sector back on a sustainable footing
06 Jan 2012
Eric Tracey highlights the crisis engulfing the Rugby Football Union and examines the business governance lessons from a boardroom perspective
06 Jan 2012
A degree of optimisation makes sense, but over-optimisation crushes people, departments and complete companies
06 Jan 2012
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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