Mandelson: I feel your pain!

2010-03-02 09:55
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Lord Mandelson feels the pain of business people across the UK, but argues that trust in the finance sector must be rebuilt for the greater good.

This is not just finance, this is M&S finance.

2010-03-09 18:27 - 1 comment
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Marks & Spencer is changing and so is its finance function as Ian Dyson, Group Finance and Operations Director for the firm, explains.

Changed priorities for the 2010 CFO

2010-03-02 12:02
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Cost reduction matters to today's CFO, but not as much as getting stuck in to wider corporate business decisions according to IBM's 2010 Global CFO Study.

Budget 2010: bottled or bullish?

2010-03-08 12:27
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The Budget could be a time for decisive tax action to restore business confidence – unless the government bottles it, says Baker Tilly’s George Bull.

FSA shows its teeth as Lord Turner admits he was seduced

2010-03-03 11:29
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The seductive charms of the economic boom lulled the FSA into a false sense of security, but now it's toughening up its image with a new set of penalties.

Financial services data loss caused by negligence and outsourcing

2010-03-02 16:30
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Data losses at financial services firms owes less to malice and more to negligence and poor outsourcing contracts.

Carbon strategies woefully lacking, finds S&P survey

2010-03-05 15:07
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The government’s CRC Energy Efficiency scheme comes into force in the UK next month, but a survey suggests that carbon management strategies are woefully lacking.

'Phoney' Budget will be warm up to real deal, advisers warn

2010-03-12 16:12
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With a Budget date now set for 24 March, advisers are warning UK plc not to expect much in the way of surprises, with the real detail likely to emerge in a second outing of the Red Box several months after the General Election, regardless of which party gets into power.

Ernst & Young at risk over Lehman "accounting gimmicks"

2010-03-12 17:45
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Deceptive financial practices and lax auditing lay at the heart of the 2008 collapse of US investment bank Lehman Brothers that helped to trigger the global economic crisis, says a US court examiner’s report.

PR, sweetie! The CFO role in reputation management.

2010-03-09 18:38
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CFOs are frequently called upon to manage the media’s demands in a crisis – but many of them are woefully ill-equipped to do it effectively.
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The Bottom Line: Britain still great for business

Political strategy needed to show that Britain is still great for business, says Richard Thomas

"Out of one side of his mouth, Gordon Brown is saying he will make Britain an attractive place to invest, but out of the other he is clobbering higher earners with 50%, which sends out the opposite message. Despite such political dabbling, Britain remains a great place to do business and we must play to our strengths in attracting investment. " Read more.