Risk & Regs

The Office of the CFO has never been more active - or central to – business reporting and regulations. Domestic and international regulations are growing exponentially as is the burden of compliance.

CFOs are managing an array of risks - operational and financial; credit, currency and market risk. Also front of mind are corporate governance; regulation; the regulators; financial reporting standards; international reporting standards; reporting; banks; stress testing and litigation.

Hidden dangers lurk in pensions reform

2004-11-09 15:04

Many column inches have been devoted to the funding gap in company pension schemes. Funding shortfalls have left some members facing the misery of...

Accounting standards fall victim to European infighting

2004-11-09 13:09

Europes move to unified accounting standards has been a five-year slog that, in the final few months before the official introduction, is still mire...

No more smoking mirrors to hide behind

2004-11-09 12:57

The Auditing Practices Board (APB) has finalised five new ethical standards on auditors' integrity, objectivity and independence.These represent a com...

Time to wage war on a depressed US economy

2004-11-09 12:45

So, after witnessing months of campaign trails, now we know. The US elections have brought little change as far as the key personnel are concerned. Bu...

Technical Briefing - Securities reforms

2004-11-09 09:53

The proposals addressed include: liberalising communications in the context of public securities offerings; reducing certain regulatory burdens for a ...

The Bottom Line: A question of bribery

2000-05-25 12:49

John Burbidge-King explains why the next AGM may be a testing time for CFOs

Finance professionals and the Bribery Bill

2000-01-01 03:14

The Bribery Bill, which is likely to become The Bribery Act 2010, will become a significant piece of legislation for anyone who does business with the...

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What are your top business challenges today?

2009-08-12 14:53 - 10408 reads

Getting through to 2H 2010

7% (5 votes)

Planning strategies for growth after the recession

14% (10 votes)

Keeping down costs

31% (22 votes)

Raising capital and credit

6% (4 votes)

Maintaining a healthy cashflow

42% (30 votes)

Total votes: 71

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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