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Public Sector

Connaught collapse sends stark message to subcontractors

Whatever the reason for the collapse of social housing building group Connaught, it will undoubtedly cause hardship for its suppliers

27 Sep 2010

Public sector accounting reform lacks comparability across Europe

Ernst & Young study finds European governments switching to accrual accounting, but not adopting international standards

23 Sep 2010

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Local government: beating the cuts

Things may look bleak for accountants working in local government at the moment but opportunities exist as coalition plans for massive spending cuts rely on sound financial management

23 Sep 2010

Audit Commission names Gareth Davies in crucial MD role

Davies to lead the commission's audit practice, in what could be a vital role in influencing its future in an open local government audit market

06 Sep 2010

Ordnance Survey ends decade-long clash with auditors

After ten years of qualification the official mapmaker has it accounts signed off in full

26 Aug 2010

Audit Commission to be scrapped, government confirms

Work of the Audit Commission to be replaced with private sector contracts

16 Aug 2010

PwC and KPMG mentor groundbreaking public sector projects

Big Four staff helping first wave of public sector self-run projects

13 Aug 2010

Business insolvencies to surge from public sector cutbacks

Credit professionals predict that the public sector's efficiency drive will push up business insolvencies

26 Jul 2010

Video: Public sector consultancy work plummets

How the consultancy industry coping with the cutbacks

15 Jul 2010

Audio: Public sector consultancy work plummets

How the consultancy industry coping with the cutbacks

15 Jul 2010

Politics hinders improvement to public sector financial management

Developing countries held back in improving public sector financial management by lack of political support, says ACCA

08 Jul 2010

Government announces two-tiered budget bill

Exchequer Secretary David Gauke brings in "key measures at the heart of our comprehensive five-year plan to put the British economy back on track."

02 Jul 2010

Margaret Hodge questions NAO powers to audit BBC and Royal accounts

Chairwoman of the Public Accounts Committee Margaret Hodge highlights risk to BBC editorial independence from opening its books up to scrutiny

30 Jun 2010

Video: Accounting for public sector spending cuts

CIPFA’s Steve Freer talk about the impact on accountants of government cutbacks

24 Jun 2010

Audio: Accounting for public sector spending cuts

CIPFA’s Steve Freer talk about the impact on accountants of government cutbacks

24 Jun 2010

Public sector FDs face ‘formidable’ workload

Spending cuts will mean jobs losses in the public sector and increased workloads for finance staff

24 Jun 2010

Public sector finance arms struggling before spending cuts: PwC

PwC survey finds only a fifth of public sector finance divisions consider themselves "business partners"

21 Jun 2010

NHS Barking and Dagenham appoints new FD

CIMA's Margaret ashworth appointed director of finance and productivity management at NHS Barking and Dagenham

09 Apr 2010

New public sector audit guidelines for Wales

Welsh audit guidelines updated for public sector, including hired private sector auditors

08 Apr 2010

Budget 2010: Mind the gap...you can’t depend on growth

Hitting the public sector is not the answer even if Darling fails to meet his targets

25 Mar 2010

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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

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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.