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The FDs' FD: The burning desire to cut costs

There is no escaping reality ­ the majority of businesses...

Garry Price, Heinz FD

Profile: Garry Price, FD for HJ Heinz

After 23 years working for HJ Heinz, FD Garry Price...

Apprentices, Arnie and Archos in the latest YP

September issue of Young Professional appraises the year for our...

News

Audit committees warned to ask 'key questions' in the crisis

'More rigour' necessary in considering analysis for going concern statements 28 Nov 2008

Key regulator leaves US watchdog

Conrad Hewitt, IFRS champion, leaves Securities and Exchange Commission 26 Nov 2008

Experts back fair value for the US

Second meeting of experts reveals little support for killing fair value but suggests increased disclosure in necessary 23 Nov 2008

SEC continues fair value investigation

Second roundtable in Washington today examining the future of fair value accounting in the credit crisis 21 Nov 2008

SEC chairman backs international accounting standards

The chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the US financial regulator, has admitted that the mortgage meltdown may have started in the United States but said other countries including Britain are also to blame for the global economic crisis. 19 Nov 2008

IFRS to cost $3.5bn for US conversion

SEC backs international standards but says it could cost each business $32m 18 Nov 2008

G20 asks standard setter to promote financial stability

Heads of state endorse single standard setter but demand better governance 17 Nov 2008

E&Y sued over US Lehman audit

E&Y and US Lehman executives sued for miselading investors 14 Nov 2008

Comment

Responsibility isn't just for the good times

Will downturn cause companies to kick CSR into the long...19 Jun 2008

Northern Rock job needs a star

ICAEW chief executive Michael Izza finds himself with the unenviable...12 Jun 2008

Features

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Us election special: educated guess work

Paying attention to the overall US financial regulatory structure will...30 Oct 2008

'When looking for scapegoats anybody could be found'

Harvey Pitt, former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission,...30 Oct 2008

Analysis

No showdown after GLA forensic audit

Forensic audit of GLA proves to be a damp squib...23 Jul 2008

Overview: Mills is a boon

Prospects: Dame Barbara brings 'charm and steel' to her new...17 Jul 2008

Blogs

Loan arrangers can't mask excessive premiums...

We've been keeping an eye on Libor in this blog,...  02 Dec 2008 More from Shareholder Values...

Too much Fannie-ing about...

Fannie Mae, the beleaguered American mortgage shambles, has just appointed...  01 Dec 2008 More from Shareholder Values...

An unexpected victim of the credit crunch

I had to laugh over the weekend at this. Many...  01 Dec 2008 More from Accountancy Matters...

Who'd be an audit committee member now?

Interesting reading the Financial Reporting Council's new guidance for audit...  28 Nov 2008 More from Insider...

Shake up in the world of credit insurance!

As I've already discussed in this blog a few days...  28 Nov 2008 More from Risky Business...

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