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Special Reports & Research

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A case of the jitters

Market fears are challenging companies’ pension fund strategies. Anthony Harrington examines the causes

27 Oct 2011

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Getting in a twist

The US Federal Reserve’s Operation Twist is putting pension funds in a knot, writes Anthony Harrington

27 Oct 2011

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The incredible shrinking share

Anthony Harrington looks at share option schemes in a flat and failing economy

27 Oct 2011

The road to ruin

A report from Cass Business School has identified common factors that underlie apparently disconnected corporate crises and failures. Alan Punter discusses the lessons

18 Aug 2011

Ones to Watch: Celebrating achievements in the finance profession

Loraine Woodhouse, FD at Hobbs, and Paul Venables, FD at Hays, have been named in Expense Reduction Analysts Ones to Watch initiative

12 Jul 2011

Relationship banking survey

Financial Director polled 580 FDs to find out the state of relationship banking services

24 May 2011

FD Report: SME funding

Finance is the life blood of starting and growing a business. We look at whether banks’ attitudes towards lending have changed and if government initiatives will make a difference

15 Apr 2011

FD Report: International

We look at export finance, corruption risk and what international experience adds to a finance director’s CV

22 Mar 2011

FD Report: Pensions and employee benefits

We look at the scrapping of the default retirement age, new laws governing parental leave and how pensions schemes are using improving deficits as a way to de-risk their portfolios

21 Feb 2011

FD pensions hack shortlisted in journalism awards

Anthony Harrington recognised for continuing excellence in pensions reporting

10 Nov 2010

Leadership: A special report

Plus FDs in the UK tourism business on the staycation boom

17 Oct 2010

FD Special Report: Leadership

FDs are increasingly called upon to be the bad guy, the smart guy and the demonstrator of added value, as our special report explores

01 Oct 2010

FD Report: Funding

Banks are still reluctant to lend, so companies are becoming adept at raising finance for growth from within

01 Sep 2010

FD Report: Building international growth

We examine growth hot spots, how FDs can finance international growth and how to keep liquid while setting up foreign operations

01 Jul 2010

FD Guide: Tax Compliance Outsourcing

Outsourcing is popular; tax compliance is not. Our guide examines the opportunities and risks FDs will find in marrying the two

01 Jun 2010

Financial Director's Auditor Relationships Survey

To switch or stick? Our survey on auditor relationships offers insight in getting the best from an auditor, old or new

24 Mar 2010

FD Report: Governance, risk and the future of banking

What is the future of banking relationships? Liz Loxton examines where the FD has leverage

23 Mar 2010

FD Report: FDs and their two-way partnership with banks

Liz Loxton examines how FDs can get the most from a banking relationship For a full PDF of the report, click here

23 Mar 2010

FD Report: Client service crucial to corporate bank relations

Lucy Quinton examines the shift in approach to client service banks have made

23 Mar 2010

Upcoming Events

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Financial Director Summit 2012

The Financial Director Summit 2012 will provide a unique platform in which to share, compare and contrast experiences whilst learning and networking with peers

Latest Opinion

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

FDs of the future

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

Cleaning up the Act

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

Latest Analysis

Three days to pack

Changes to pre-pack administration rules are pleasing no-one, writes Rachael Singh

Acquisition strategy blamed for RSM Tenon's woes

CFO Adrian Gardner tells Accountancy Age that integration costs of Vantis and Bentley Jennison were more than expected

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