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The Briefcase 2: The 5 Biggest Accounting Scandals of All Time
From Enron to Satyam, discover the five biggest accounting scandals of all time, how they happened, who got burned, and what every accountant can learn from the wreckage.
Accountants in the Spotlight
Discover how accountants are portrayed in TV and film, from cult heroes to comedy icons, and why the profession deserves more credit than it gets.
The History of Accounting
From Mesopotamian clay tablets to modern ledgers, the history of accounting spans continents and civilisations.
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Posted on: 10th Apr 2017Announcements of the Eurozone Economy's Recovery May Be Premature
By: Bob Lyddon | 11 min read | 0A lot has been made of the recent, more positive statistics on Eurozone growth, which might lead Cash Managers to anticipate a rise in Euro interest rates and a possible reduction in the Quantitative Easing programme of the European Central Bank.
Posted on: 27th Jan 2017No End to Low Yields But New European Banking Crisis on the Horizon
By: Bob Lyddon | 6 min read | 0There is no end in sight to the low-yield environment around the Euro and all currencies associated with it. This is...
Posted on: 20th Jan 2017How to Make Budgeting Work in the Real World
By: accountingcpd | 4 min read | 0Read a budgeting textbook and it all seems so easy. So why in practice are there so many problems associated with budgeting? In the real world things aren't what they seem to be in theory.
Posted on: 13th Jan 2017Becoming a Finance Business Partner
By: accountingcpd | 4 min read | 0Finance business partnering has emerged from changes in the business environment where organisations are thinking about their transactional finance activities and considering outsourcing them. The finance function has therefore...
Posted on: 5th Jan 2017ISO37001: The Latest International Bribery Prevention Tool
By: John Burbidge-King | 5 min read | 0In October 2016, the International Standards Organisation published ISO37001, the anti-bribery management system. Rising public awareness of the societal, financial and market damage caused by bribery, has resulted in a wake-up call...
Posted on: 30th Sep 2016Adding Value to Data - Olympic Style
By: Anna Faherty | 24 min read | 0Accounting and finance professionals are no strangers to sharing numerical data. But that doesn't mean it's an easy task, especially if the people you are communicating with don't have the skills to interpret the figures you share...
Posted on: 14th Sep 2016The Seven Guiding Principles of Integrated Reporting
By: accountingcpd | 2 min read | 0The Integrated Reporting movement is gaining momentum. Despite this move to embrace Integrated Reporting, many accounting and finance professionals know little about it. In this week's blog we look over the seven Guiding Principles of Integrated Repo
Posted on: 4th Jul 2016SMEs, Growth and the Role of Accountants
By: Alan Nelson | 5 min read | 0In the current climate of post referendum uncertainty, accountants may hold the key to sustaining growth through the support they provide to the SME sector...
Posted on: 23rd Jun 2016Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder: 5 Steps to Valuating a Business
By: accountingcpd | 2 min read | 0Buying and selling a business is no easy affair and valuating a business is not as straight forward as you might think.