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Profile: Richard Atkinson, FD of All England Tennis Club
As Wimbledon reaches a heady climax, the FD of All...
PwC 10-year anniversary special report
Relive how the controversial mega-merger of Price Waterhouse and Coopers...
Whistleblowers: keep dirty linen private
A reliable whistleblower policy can help protect against unmanaged disclosures
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Erin Callan: back on the block
Former CFO at Lehman Brothers, Erin Callan, is hired by Credit Suisse to head up the Swiss bank’s hedge fund business globally 24 Jul 2008
Transparency is fair game for the banks
It seems more banks are coming round to fair value with Goldman Sachs dismissing recent IIF proposals as ‘Alice in Wonderland accounting’ 17 Jul 2008
Companies flying blind over execs and workforce pay link
Moves to make pay hikes in the boardrooms of the UK’s largest companies take rank called into question again as the deadline for the rule change draws closer 10 Jul 2008
Legal threat looms on qualified accounts
FRRP gives directors of companies with qualified accounts an opportunity to put matters right and give a 'true and fair' view of the business 12 Jun 2008
National Grid delivers fair value snub
The FD of National Grid has said there would be ‘no economic benefit’ to incorporating fair value into its financial results 29 May 2008
Airlines mull options on frequent flyers
Airlines could be set to hive off their ‘frequent flyer programmes’ as new accounting rules hit 22 May 2008
FCs shun top spot as job spec toughens
Half of financial controllers would snub the chance to lead their finance function, it has emerged 14 May 2008
Life left in the M&A market despite crisis
Despite the appalling statistics emerging over recent weeks, M&A practitioners among the firms remain bullish about their prospects 30 Apr 2008
- KPMG unveils vision of monthly reports
- FDs to tighten risk management profile
- Tweedie calls on critics to help reform hated standard
- Blacks sweats over BDO findings
- Firms bunker down for deal recession
- Financial regulation at the heart of the sub-prime storm
- Regulator keeps an eye on takeovers
- Marston's FD Q&A: brewing up a storm
- Execs under pressure to expose pay details
- Overview: Dave Hartnett - a man for all seasons
- CIMA boss slams balance sheet stats
- Private equity bosses happy enough with fallout from PBR
- PwC to examine accounts at Carter & Carter
- IT clear-up prompts software mega-mergers
- Firms are braced for private equity slowdown
- UK exit charges face EU court challenge
- Asia works to squeeze working capital
- Philip Keller on ICG's results and future growth
- Telecoms giants leave £40bn debt off balance sheet
- Corporate restructuring: living in the bubble
- Smaller companies suffer rising costs of AIM listing
- Takeover boom promises to keep firms afloat in 2007
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