A lack of understanding among employees about their pension schemes could result in ‘grossly inadequate’ retirement income for those retiring in 20 – 30 years.
Cash is the number one priority for businesses and yet many CFOs are afraid of leading the charge when it comes to working capital management initiatives.
Most controls carried out by internal auditors are manual, but companies could save time and improve efficiency by automating the process, argues Marc Jackson.
Web-based finance and ERP applications are "on the financial radar" in spite of residual resistence to "Cloudification", according to LSE professor Leslie Willcocks.
Planning strategies for growth after the recession
14% (10 votes)
Keeping down costs
30% (21 votes)
Raising capital and credit
6% (4 votes)
Maintaining a healthy cashflow
43% (30 votes)
Total votes: 70
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