Increased M&A activity is paving the way for FDs with IT transformation skills to take the next step in their career, explains recruitment expert Lynne Hardman.
The chairmen of Lloyds Banking Group and Centrica are backing a new initiative encouraging UK companies to aim for at least 30% female representation on their boards by 2015.
More and more CFOs are having to manage tough career transitions as the turnover rate increases and there's no easy way of going about it according to a new study by Deloitte.
The average CFO is a highly educated, highly skilled and highly motivated, 42 years and eight months old male who's worked in finance for most of his career, according to Ernst & Young.
The prime minister has appointed Lord Young of Graffham as his adviser on enterprise and charged him to produce a “brutally honest” report on how government departments affect small businesses.
British Airways has offered two of its key executives inflation-busting pay rises as unions branded an average 55% increase in boardroom pay last yea...
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"If Mr Cable had his way, all the big banks would be broken up and bonuses would be virtually eliminated - a sure-fire way in my view of guaranteeing an end to the UK’s ability to compete as an international financial centre. Let’s not forget that this is a man who is on record as saying that everyone who works in a bank has an ‘aristocratic lifestyle’ clearly demonstrating his lack of understanding of the sector." A tough line on bankers’ bonuses could make a brain drain of financial talent a distinct possibility, warns Paul Marsden. Read more