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Governance

CIMA and AICPA

Ex-CIMA president slams institute's strategy

Peter Layhe describes introduction of new designatory letters for members as "marketing froth"

16 Mar 2012

empty handed

CGMA: Much ado about?

CIMA staff could have found better ways to spend their time, rather than introduce a new designation, syas former president Peter Layhe

16 Mar 2012

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E&Y fined and reprimanded over audit work

ICAEW reprimands Big Four firm over a lack of evidence gathering during its audit work

13 Mar 2012

Tax avoiders are obeying the law

It's not up to taxpayers to decide what's the 'right' amount of tax to pay - that's up to goverment

13 Mar 2012

FSA dishes out £100k fine to former Royal Liver FD

George McGregor fined for abusing his position as FD of Royal Liver Assurance

13 Mar 2012

Committee's questions over tax and large business

Treasury Select Committee's report pulls together its feelings the taxman's dealings with large business

12 Mar 2012

Professions could do more for social mobility

Toolkit launched to help the professions measure and improve their social mobility performance

05 Mar 2012

FRC sets out priorities for 2012

Main areas will include the introduction of a revised corporate governance code and new UK accounting framework UK GAAP by 2015

05 Mar 2012

New tax commissioner should come from private sector

A new commissioner to sign off major corporate tax disputes should come from outside HMRC, say tax advisors

29 Feb 2012

RSM Tenon takes £60m goodwill hit

RSM Tenon interims sees goodwill charge; accounting restatements and cost savings plan

29 Feb 2012

HMRC's tax settlement governance overhauled

More transparency and independence for HMRC's large business settlements

28 Feb 2012

Jailed chartered accountant must cough up £2.5m

Christos Charalambous will face longer jail term for tax fraud if he fails to pay back ill-gotten gains

24 Feb 2012

KPMG's trainees learn a harsh business lesson

KPMG's audit trainees now understand that bonuses aren't set in stone

24 Feb 2012

PCAOB founding member retires

Nearly ten years on since the introduction of Sarbanes Oxley accounting watchdog founding member retires

24 Feb 2012

Interview: RBS group FD Bruce Van Saun

Bruce Van Saun, FD at RBS, explains in his first major UK interview how he is tackling the biggest turnaround job on the planet

24 Feb 2012

#AAYP: Young Professionals Day

Accountancy Age has launched Young Professionals Day. We reveal the '35 under 35' report, alongside features and opinions on the issues affecting the new generation of accountants

23 Feb 2012

#AAYP: Let the next generation off the leash

Younger staff members views must be heard - let them loose to get the best out of them, says Juan Carlos Ronco Corsi

23 Feb 2012

Gender balance still a big problem

Boardrooms have failed to improve gender balance - so a more prescriptive approach should be considered, says Fiona Hotston Moore

21 Feb 2012

Construction firm sues Menzies over tax advice

Menzies to "vigorously defend" itself against claim from clients of tax return mistakes

17 Feb 2012

Companies warned about 'comply or explain'

The Financial Reporting Council says some UK companies need to provide better explanations about why they're ignoring the corporate governance code

16 Feb 2012

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#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

#AAYP 2013: Soft skills will be a necessity to being competitive

Accountants must continue to add value by advising our clients more predominantly on their structure and their long-term objective

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Walk before you can run, lessons on choosing the right IT system

Stepping back and choosing a simpler IT system might be the best way forward for the business explains Christophe Letellier

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

Colin: Democracy bureaucracy

Colin wonders what the ICAEW's discussions over the botched ballot were like

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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.