Finance Director March 2006

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Working Capital By Dr. Katherine Jones Dr Katherine Jones of the Aberdeen Group assesses the HR priorities of leading companies and demonstrates how the best-in-class are using outsourcing and technology to recruit and retain the... > read more

The Risk Tightrope By David Blackwood David Blackwood, group treasurer of ICI plc, explores the knot of problems the financial controller must overcome to arrive at a risk position that allows the company to grow, without exposing...

Regulating Risk By Richard Raeburn Despite serious doubts over the practicality of some provisions of recent regulations, particularly within IAS 39, the greatest risk is not to implement them properly, as Nigel Ash finds out...

Tax Chains By Guy Dunkerley Supply chain financial optimisation could save you millions, explains Guy Dunkerley, Research Director, AMR...

Dynamic IT By Bill Clough The lean years of under-investment in IT are at an end, and not before time, writes Bill Clough, Vice-President, European Software,...

Statutory Audit Reformed By Prof. Henri Olivier Prof. Henri Olivier, Secretary General of the FEE, welcomes the EU Eighth Company Law Directive. He believes it will both strengthen the standing of the auditing profession and protect the...

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Accelerated Growth
By Gilbert Mittler Over the past 12 months, Fortis was reportedly on the verge of selling its €100bn asset management business, and was also rumoured to be merging with its local rival, Dexia. Neither has...

Adventures in Private Equity
By Javier Echarri Nigel Ash Investigates the cutting edge of the investment world with a look at how private equity investment and venture capital firms are driving growth in an increasing number of...

F&A Transformation: Key Trends for 2006
By Joe Vales Joe Vales and Luca Segantini of the Shared Services and Business Process Outsourcing Association predict that BPO will come into its own in 2006, as the driving force behind the reform...

Payback Time
By Philip King Shared services is no longer just about headcount savings - it's a source of value and sustainable competitive advantage. Achieving faster payback from your shared service strategies...

The Chief Performance Officer
By Scott Bohannon Scott Bohannon and Peter Whitehead from CFO Executive Board introduce the new Breed of CFOS, who see their role at the heart of enterprise performance, uncovering the hidden potential -...

Think Local to Act Global
Michael Foy, Finance Director at Scientific Atlanta Europe, reveals the lessons his company learned from its expansion into Europe through the acquisition of the Belgium-based company,...