Nbr. 2005, February 2005
Index
- A consolidated institute would need to preserve the unique attributes of all of its constituents.
- A new CPD policy and code of ethics show our will to preserve CIMA's "qualification of choice" status.
- Amid all the consolidation talks, the institute has kept focused on its own strategic commitments.
- CIMA's worldwide community can come together and work as one to help the tsunami victims.
- From new members' celebrations and CPD to cricket in Toronto--it's time to get involved.
- Impressive social events engage stakeholders and demonstrate customer focus and professionalism.
- It's worth devoting extra time to the minutiae when consolidation would lead to vital changes.
- Members can perfect their leadership skills by lending them to a range of institute activities.
- The role of professional accountants in business is hitting the news--and CIMA has a key part to play.
- A 26-year-old FCMA.
- A feature on risk management published in the May 2004 issue of Financial Management has been chosen as one of ten "articles of merit" by the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC).
- A free guide to preparing annual reports is now available to CIMA members.
- A guide to IAS and regulations has been written by Assetware Technology.
- Airman of the board.
- Allen and Overy.
- Around 1,500 delegates attended the recent CIMA global leaders summit organised by the institute's Sri Lanka division.
- Businesses urged to take advantage of OFR and consultation legislation.
- CFOs urged to escape "swamp" of data management and processing.
- CIMA responds to tsunami disaster.
- CIPFA issues guide for governors.
- Consolidation decision deferred to enable fine-tuning.
- Council FD urges work-life balance.
- European Parliament establishes third money-laundering directive.
- FD prescribes treatment for NHS colleagues.
- FEE seeks views on risk reporting.
- Firms selective on code compliance.
- FM contributor Mahesh Kumar.
- Further EU directive to affect cross-border services.
- Institute asks members to vote on CPD.
- Marks and Spencer.
- More than 500,000 US accountants.
- More than 90 per cent.
- More than half of the FTSE All-Share companies are failing to comply with the Combined Code on corporate governance.
- More than three-quarters.
- Omission of commission to review business legislation is "fatal flaw".
- Pirc ups ante on combined code.
- Plymouth plimsole line proves shoe-in for prize.
- Small businesses in the UK.
- Small businesses.
- Smart operators earn CIMA honours.
- Tesco's FD defines the benefits of its career-average pension scheme.
- The Accounting Standards Board.
- The European Commission.
- The Financial Services Authority.
- The president of CIMA's north-west Midlands branch, Paul Hooper-Keeley, hit the right note with Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood when he persuaded him to join the line up on a CD to raise funds for Live8.
- The queen's birthday honours list.
- Vicious circle of short-termism threatens pensions.
- 2010 study offers tips for success.
- A merger between accountancy.
- An Inland Revenue technical note.
- Attention!(FIRST IN ...) (Brief Article)
- Audit firms pin hopes on E&Y case.
- Big business awaits European court decision on M&S's 30m [pounds sterling] test case.
- Big four under fire from all quarters.
- Big names line up to take part in CIMA conference 2005.
- Blue-chip CFOs have criticised.
- Call for clarity on companies' political involvement.
- CIMA and FM Awards 2005: whom are you nominating?
- CIMA has responded to consultations on the future role of the Accounting Standards Board; the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group's discussion paper "Achieving consistent application of IFRS in the EU"; and the IASB's proposed policy for technical corrections.
- CIMA movers and shakers named.
- CIMA seeks end to academic research funding bias.
- CIMA Sri Lanka hosts summit.
- Companies, investors and other interested parties have been invited to submit their views to the FRC about the implementation of the Combined Code.
- Demand for interim managers.
- European federation calls for end to ambiguity over IFRS adoption.
- Existing laws fail to provide tools to combat global financial crime.
- FDs should prepare for even more changes to financial reporting requirements.
- Firms affected by the Sarbanes-Oxley.
- Four out of ten UK finance directors want to leave the country and work abroad.
- Institute awaits verdict on CPD.
- Institute fellows receive honours.
- Institute fund aims to rebuild schools in Sri Lanka.
- Institute honours top performers.
- Institute reports popularity boost.
- Merger and acquisition activity.
- MIPS conference.
- MP calls for action on identity theft.
- OFR set to create new CIMA roles.
- Postal voting puts underfunded UK electoral system at risk of collapse.
- Public bodies urged to issue sustainability reports.
- Reporting alteration threatens to wipe 1bn [pounds sterling] from FTSE-100's profits.
- Shareholders will gain the power.
- Student accountants prefer CIMA--and work-life balance.
- The Accounting Standards Board.
- The ASB has also issued an exposure draft proposing existing samendments to its tandard FRS26 (IAS39), "Financial instruments: measurement".
- The debate on the FRS17 pension: the debate on the FRS17 pension accounting standard has been reopened by a report that claims its discount rate of the AA corporate bond yield "overestimates the true pension deficit or underestimates the surplus".
- The Financial Reporting Council has published an updated version of the Turnbull guidance, which sets out best practice on internal control for UK-listed companies.
- The Financial Reporting Council.
- The Financial Services Skills Council.
- The IASB has published the first in a series of technical corrections.
- The International Accounting Standards Board and the US Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) have released an exposure draft containing joint proposals to improve and align accounting for business combinations.
- The International Accounting.
- Work-experience partnership seeks young business minds.
- Andrew Higginson: finance and strategy director, Tesco.
- Annie Guerard: finance director, Diesel.
- David Kappler: Chairman, Premier Foods and HMV Group.
- Howard Bryant: chief financial officer, Figleaves.com.
- One2One: Alan Brown Chairman, Unilever China.
- Richard Ennis: executive director of finance, London Borough of Lambeth.
- Sir Andrew Likierman: professor of management practice at London Business School.