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The FD Terminator

Tech-assisted finance director

FDs should be asking if what they’re doing is improving business and how technology can make a real difference

04 Jul 2012

Merkel and Hollande split up

Austerity v Growth: Europe's dividing line

The election of a new French president has been seen as a watershed moment for the eurozone

04 Jul 2012

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Keep the litigation hedge in shape

Those advising FDs in live cases ought to urgently prioritise the question of how litigation is funded to ensure companies can take full advantage of the current rules

03 Jul 2012

Reining in public procurement spending

Controlling government procurement card spend needs common sense and decent technology, writes Shane Bruhns

02 Jul 2012

Why IP should be part of an FD’s remit

FDs are conspicuous by their absence when it comes to IP-related decision-making, writes Surbjit Gogna

11 Jun 2012

Franchising in the EU

Franchising is not all about hamburgers and pizza. It is a way of building and re-engineering businesses all sizes, writes Mark Abell

07 Jun 2012

FDs need to be Mr Motivator to their staff

In times of austerity, maintaining morale can become a secondary objective, but it ought to be a top priority

29 May 2012

The international FD

The glamour of international travel is not all it’s cracked up to be, but the personal demands are worth it

29 May 2012

IT security: The walls have eyes

Once workers leave the office, security seems to drift to the back of their mind

29 May 2012

Greek and French elections threaten new euro tensions

If France and Germany fail to avoid a build-up of frictions, threats to the euro’s survival will escalate

29 May 2012

Editor's letter: Making the most of it

With so many businesses fighting against the tide, surely it’s more sensible to make the most of unusual events

29 May 2012

GDP growth: The revisionists

GDP revisions may show that nervousness about recession was a false alarm, but the damage has already been done

29 May 2012

Business' best friend

Finance people must be the critical friend of business, writes CIMA's John Windle

09 May 2012

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

26 Apr 2012

Cutting electronic systems down to size

To be more competitive, we need far less management in companies, government and our electronic systems

26 Apr 2012

Tax planning is back on FDs' agendas

Since 3000BC, taxes have failed to deliver, but FDs must still raise the board’s enthusiasm for company tax policy

26 Apr 2012

A political Budget

The Budget is no longer the pivotal instrument of economic management; it is more about politics

26 Apr 2012

Acquisition booby traps

The acquisition trail is littered with potential pitfalls for the unwary finance director, but how do you avoid them?

26 Apr 2012

FSA turns up the heat on conduct

It is crucial that FDs understand just how important their firm's behaviours are to the FSA and the regulatory bodies which will replace it

18 Apr 2012

Coping with the data deluge

The deluge of data relating to our businesses has the potential to keep us from seeing the wood for the trees, says Steve O'Neill, CFO EMEA North, EMC Corporation

12 Apr 2012

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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

Latest Analysis

BoE policies impinge lending

Think-tank claims Bank of England’s own policies are leading to a dearth of credit for small businesses, writes Richard Crump

Government accounts criticised by Public Accounts Committee

Public Accounts Committee says Whole of Government Accounts are “elaborate”, reports Kevin Reed

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