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European commission

Quarterly reports could disappear under EU plans

Draft EU transparency directive does away with quarterly financial reporting, calls for greater disclosure on controlling stakes in companies

27 Sep 2011

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EU outlines simpler SME accounting

A draft EU directive calls for simpler SME financial reporting, no mandatory IFRS for small companies and a higher threshold for statutory audit

26 Sep 2011

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Audit rotation and the consultation conundrum

US and European regulators are considering mandatory firm rotation, but what is the value of consultation?

23 Sep 2011

Financial reports 'must tell story'

Financial report preparers should focus on telling their business story and not see the job as a regulatory burden

22 Sep 2011

Local public audit's silent custodian

The National Audit Office is central in the future of local public audit, but its role is hard to grasp

21 Sep 2011

Simpler financial reporting 'step in right direction'

BIS's attempt to simplify financial reporting meets with guarded approval

21 Sep 2011

FDs and the future of finance

FDs talk shop at a Badenoch & Clark roundtable on the future of finance and professionals' role

15 Sep 2011

Integrated reporting 'short, sharp and meaningful'

Integrated reporting enthusiasts today issued a paper championing concise, relevant company reports to meet 21st Century needs

09 Sep 2011

Deloitte: 78% of company interim management statements miss mark

More than three-quarters of interim management statements lack crucial content, according to Deloitte

09 Sep 2011

Annual reports grow in size

FTSE 100 reports have grown to an average of 175 pages

08 Sep 2011

Simpler SME reporting ties users in knots

Simpler reporting for micro-entities has sparked complex stakeholder debate

07 Sep 2011

FRC climb-down on abolishing printed reports

The FRC has back-pedalled on proposals to scrap printed company annual reports, following strong objections from investors

02 Sep 2011

Fleck: More education needed on risk reporting

Good disclosure of risk in financial reporting may be dependent on more education, according to Richard Fleck of the FRC's Auditing Practices Board

02 Sep 2011

Economic recovery 'jeopardised' by simpler SME reporting

Plans to simplify financial reporting for small business could harm Britain's economic recovery, credit managers warn

01 Sep 2011

iXBRL: Ready for Round Two?

HMRC's iXBRL filing deadline may have been something of a damp squib for many firms, but the next few months will be the real test

26 Aug 2011

Charities merger a strong restructuring option

Charities' unique structures leave them with different options from business in tough times, says Alison Maclennan

25 Aug 2011

Who's riding the IFRS gravy train?

IFRS consultancy work can be lucrative, but who's cashing in the cheques?

22 Aug 2011

Tobin Tax would hurt UK's financial centre

Businesses would up and leave Europe if a Tobin Tax came into force, warn experts

18 Aug 2011

Accounting hubs alleviate standard headache?

Accounting hubs have been touted as the answer to multi-GAAP-users' dreams, but how practical are they?

08 Aug 2011

Stamp out late payments

Around £24bn is owed to SMEs, but there are ways to keep your late payments under control, says Luisa Grey

08 Aug 2011

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How software as a service can meet the strategic needs of a growing business

Organisations are now looking for a software service that is cost effective, flexible, streamlined and able to meet the needs of the business both today and in the future

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Profession reaches end of its tether with PAC

After the Public Accounts Committee's latest hearing - in which it heavily criticised Google's tax affairs - many advisers have had enough

#AAYP 2013: Talent is ageless, but youth unemployment is a problem

The principles of developing future leaders apply whether you've just left school or got years of experience under your belt

To quota or not to quota: that is the problem

Women on board quotas may have a bad rep, but it’s the only way to address inherent bias argues Fiona Hotston Moore

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Should practice ownership structures break with tradition?

Incentivising accountancy practice staff will mean a new way of thinking. Robert Postlethwaite considers the options

Success of FRS 102 needs to be replicated on going concern

The consultation process for FRS 102 was arguably the most wide-ranging the FRC has ever conducted. It should apply the same rigour to going concern

Colin: Colin was here

Colin loves to be the centre of attention, as the Sky News Twitter account can testify

Taking Stock: Life in the slow lane

It was less Wacky Races and more Sunday driving as a team from Reeves helped raise £15,000 for charity as part of a race to Monaco

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Briefings

budget-management

Why budgeting fails: One management system is not enough

If budgeting is to have any value at all, it needs a radical overhaul. In today's dynamic marketplace, budgeting can no longer serve as a company's only management system; it must integrate with and support dedicated strategy management systems, process improvement systems, and the like. In this paper, Professor Peter Horvath and Dr Ralf Sauter present what's wrong with the current approach to budgeting and how to fix it.

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iXBRL: Taking stock. Looking forward

In this white paper CCH provide checklists to help accountants and finance professionals both in practice and in business examine these issues and make plans. Also includes a case study of a large commercial organisation working through the first year of mandatory iXBRL filing.