IT & The CFO

HMRC to save 15% through IT overhaul

2010-10-20 17:08 - 1 comment
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The chancellor’s Spending Review called on HMRC to create overall resource savings of 15% through better use of new technology and making savings on its IT contracts.

E-learning is not always the best learning

2010-10-19 12:34
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E-learning has its merits, but, argues Mark Walsh, it isn't a cure-all and should be used with other forms of learning.

Blackberry's iPad killer? - two views

2010-10-04 13:50 - 1 comment
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As iPhones continue to impinge on traditional BlackBerry territory, Research in Motion (RIM) is countering with a competitor to Apple’s famed iPad – a tablet known as the PlayBook will be released in early 2011.

What does the Cloud mean for finance?

2010-09-30 09:14 - 1 comment
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Global IT debt to hit $500bn this year

2010-09-27 11:52
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Global IT debt will hit $500bn this year and double to $1 trillion by 2015, creating a systemic business risk particularly for large organisations, a...

FinancialForce.com: 12 months in the Cloud

2010-09-16 10:36
12 months after the official launch of FinancialForce.com, CEO Jeremy Roche details the trends characterising the Cloud accounting marketplace.
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European companies outsourcing IT want more for their money

2010-09-13 14:49
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While just over half of European organisations expect to outsource more IT services in 2010, the focus now is on getting more for their money and gai...

"Mind-boggling" lack of executive knowledge around business analytics

2010-08-30 11:00
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Senior business leaders demonstrate a “mind-boggling” lack of knowledge about their company’s business analytics capabilities.

Taxman guides business through iXBRL confusion

2010-08-24 20:23 - 1 comment
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As part of its education programme to prepare for the introduction of mandatory electronic filing of company tax returns with iXBRL format computations and accounts, HMRC has published a guide for businesses and is planning two more public events in the autumn.

Leadership: six steps to BI success

2010-08-19 12:37
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KPMG’s Herman Heyns reveals the six steps to BI failure and how organisations can avoid wasting their money on projects that don’t pay off.
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The Bottom Line:If Mr Cable has his way...

"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