Qualifications survey: Chart of the accountants
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Qualifications survey: Chart of the accountants

23y Andrew Sawers , Reporter

Qualifications survey: Chart of the accountants

We last surveyed top FD qualifications just over three years ago, in our June 1998 issue. Back then, just 51 FTSE-100 FDs were members of the granddad...

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Stakeholder pensions warning for FDs
Consulting

Stakeholder pensions warning for FDs

23y Andrew Sawers , Reporter

Stakeholder pensions warning for FDs

Renowned for his ability to turn pensions lectures into stand-up comedy, head of pensions strategy at Scottish Life, Steve Bee, this week delivered an...

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Don't hide your strategy, delegates told
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Don't hide your strategy, delegates told

23y Andrew Sawers , Reporter

Don't hide your strategy, delegates told

Canary Wharf Group FD Peter Anderson yesterday told delegates at the Richmond Events Finance Directors' Forum that it was vital for them to communicat...

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FD heads for £2m pay barrier
Consulting

FD heads for £2m pay barrier

23y Andrew Sawers , Reporter

FD heads for £2m pay barrier

Robert McCullough, 58, the American-qualified FD of investment management group Amvescap, earned £1,635,000 last year according to the company's 2000 ...

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Press baron damned as early as 1973
Consulting

Press baron damned as early as 1973

23y Andrew Sawers , Reporter

Press baron damned as early as 1973

The latest report on the Maxwell scandal echoes many of the same conclusions as a DTI report on the former press baron that was published almost 30 ye...

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E-COMMERCE - We'll be on-line tomorrow.
Management

E-COMMERCE - We'll be on-line tomorrow.

23y Andrew Sawers , Reporter

E-COMMERCE - We'll be on-line tomorrow.

A recent survey by Ernst & Young sheds a little more light on how British industry is approaching e-commerce. The answer, however, is that almost half...

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COVER STORY - In the market for a new deal
Consulting

COVER STORY - In the market for a new deal

23y Andrew Sawers , Reporter

COVER STORY - In the market for a new deal

Chief executive Clara Furse thinks flotation is one answer for the London Stock Exchange. Whether the other answers are alliances, bids, or competitio...

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INSIGHT - Law review turns accounting into accountability
Consulting

INSIGHT - Law review turns accounting into accountability

23y Andrew Sawers , Reporter

INSIGHT - Law review turns accounting into account...

The Company Law Review was originally expected to do some legalistic house keeping. Instead, it's proposing a system of self regulation that could mak...

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CAs still rule the FTSE-100 roost
Consulting

CAs still rule the FTSE-100 roost

23y Andrew Sawers , Reporter

CAs still rule the FTSE-100 roost

Rumours of the death of chartered accountancy amongst top financial directors have been greatly exaggerated. In fact, amongst FTSE-100 FDs, qualified ...

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FD's pay tops £1m.
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FD's pay tops £1m.

23y Andrew Sawers , Reporter

FD's pay tops £1m.

Financial directors’ pay broke through the £1m barrier for the first time last year as AMVESCAP FD Robert McCullough took home £1,071,000 in sal...

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Where's the value in audit?
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Where's the value in audit?

24y Andrew Sawers , Reporter

Where's the value in audit?

Audit firms have tried to arrest the seemingly relentless slide in audit fees by explaining how the audit process can be more than just a legally-requ...

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