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Mike Rake

Ex-KPMG chairman Sir Mike Rake to take CBI presidency

Rake is due to take on the role of CBI president this year when Roger Carr steps down

20 Mar 2013

PPF founding head of restructuring and insolvency steps down

Richard Favier OBE is to step down from his role as head of restructuring and insolvency at the Pension Protection Fund in July 2013

15 Mar 2013

online-communication

Cross-border crossed wires - improve your international discussions

Bob Dignen explains that dealing with international colleagues isn't the same as chatting to IT on the third floor

13 Mar 2013

G4S to swap Dighton for Almanza as CFO

Trevor Dighton, one of the UK's most senior finance directors, is to step down - where his role will be taken by the equally senior Ashley Almanza

13 Mar 2013

More women entering profession but leadership roles still uncommon

ACCA research shows board positions still dominated by men, with PwC report highlighting the UK has slipped down the Women in Work Index

11 Mar 2013

Business Finance Awards 2013: The Winners

Accountancy Age's sister publication Financial Director is proud to reveal the winners of its inaugural Business Finance Awards

07 Mar 2013

TalkTalk CFO steps down after seven-year stint

TalkTalk loses its first CFO, Amy Stirling, with Stephen Makin to take on the role

04 Mar 2013

Tax specialist Mike Thornton wins Eastleigh by-election

Eastleigh Liberal Democrat win see’s tax specialist Mike Thornton take his seat in Parliament

01 Mar 2013

FD excluded from ICAEW for fraudulently issuing cheques

FD excluded and forced to pay £2,524 in costs for signing off cheques to his own companies without board authorisation

01 Mar 2013

Former Royal Mail group FD joins Fiberweb

Ian Duncan to chair Fiberweb's audit committee

01 Mar 2013

Taking Stock: A Marta to the cause

Marta Andreasen, accounting whistleblower par excellence, is back in the headlines...

26 Feb 2013

Xerox chief accountant appointed to the IASB

Xerox chief accounting officer Gary Kabureck joins IASB for an initial term ending 30 June 2017

26 Feb 2013

Nearly a quarter of firms would merge this year

Research shows mergers are on the radar for a quarter of firms looking to expand their operations

20 Feb 2013

Ex-Cattles subsidiary FD excluded from ICAEW

Welcome Financial Services former finance director Peter Miller is stripped of licence for six years

19 Feb 2013

Pendragon appoints new chairman

Mel Egglenton to move from non-executive role to chairman of Pendragon

19 Feb 2013

New FD for Dairy Crest as reorganisation nears completion

Tom Atherton to step up as FD of Dairy Crest, as company structure faces simplification

19 Feb 2013

Ex-Cattles group FD stripped of licence at tribunal

James Corr stripped of his ICAS licence for eight years but will not incur any financial sanction following a tribunal by the profession’s watchdog

18 Feb 2013

LOVEFiLM MD to take Wiggle CFO role

Jim Buckle returns to a top finance role, with Wiggle job

18 Feb 2013

Taking Stock: An interim FD's Valentine's tale

Being an interim FD isn't all about interim finance things...sometimes it's about love...

14 Feb 2013

HSBC chief accountant critical of quality of risk reporting

Quality of the risk analysis that companies publish is "weak" according to HSBC's group chief accounting officer

14 Feb 2013

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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

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

#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

man walks alone in arctic landscape

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.