Articles from Financial Management (UK) (October 1, 2003)

Title	Author	Type	Words
BAA Lynton.	Grewer, Claire	Brief Article	20
Blue-chip firms seek FM honours: this year's conference will focus on shareholder value.	Parry, Charlotte		367
Can't stand the carapace: if you thought the concept of the shell company was a thing of the 20th century, think again. Malcolm Howard explains why this destructive phenomenon could be making a comeback.	Howard, Malcolm		888
Cash Bases Group.	Grewer, Claire	Brief Article	22
CIMA facts and figures.		Brief Article	246
CIMA Singapore launches web portal.		Brief Article	161
Concluded conduct cases investigation committee.			405
Diary of events.	Grewer, Claire	Calendar	124
Disciplinary committee.		Brief Article	297
DLA.	Grewer, Claire	Brief Article	70
Editorial comment.	Prickett, Ruth		487
Firms hail rescue law reforms: but the changes may mean a less lenient Inland Revenue.	Parry, Charlotte		378
Grant Thornton.	Grewer, Claire	Brief Article	40
Health Case and Management.	Grewer, Claire	Brief Article	22
Hope springs eternal: forecasters are becoming increasingly optimistic about the chances of healthy global growth over the coming year. David Ross examines the prospects for the world's leading economies.	Ross, David		632
Hospitality bent.	Jongwe, Link	Letter to the Editor	211
In the red: although joint ventures with western companies are starting to bring modern management accounting techniques into China, the profession as a whole is still woefully underdeveloped. Russell Brown explains why the Chinese accountant's lot is not a happy one.	Brown, Russell		1634
Institute diary.			2114
Institute welcomes 60,000th member.		Brief Article	313
Intelligence quotient: the government has a task force reporting on it next month and the CBI has just issued recommendations on how it should be measured. But what exactly is human capital? Jim Matthewman explains what it is, why it should be measured--and why financial managers need to get involved.	Matthewman, Jim		1397
Jewish Care.	Grewer, Claire	Brief Article	59
Low risk, high returns.		Brief Article	171
Majestic progress: India's economy has come on in leaps and bounds overthe past 10 years, but companies on the subcontinent will have to move ever more quickly to keep up with the pace of change. Reet Chaudhuri, Manish Mohnot andNarayan Seshadri investigate the 'Red Queen effect'.	Chaudhuri, Reet; Mohnot, Manish; Seshadri, Narayan		1137
Malaise reversal: after a 20-year boom, Malaysia's miracle economy was hit hard by the Asian crisis. Attempts to stimulate growth are gaining results, but progress is slow.	Thillaisundaram, Arumugam		882
Malaysia presents certificates.		Brief Article	69
Material whirl.	Bevan, Mark	Letter to the Editor	343
Mazars.	Grewer, Claire	Brief Article	43
Menzies Corporate Restructuring.	Grewer, Claire	Brief Article	37
More than half of the companies exhibiting at the Softworld Accounting & Finance exhibition in Birmingham last month launched new products or services.		Brief Article	147
New members celebrate in Birmingham.		Brief Article	314
Obituary.		Obituary	52
OK in HK: Hong Kong has had its fair share of economic problems over the past quarter, including Sars, spiralling unemployment and a big budget deficit. but confidence is returning now that the region is free of the virus. Norman Lyle reports on Hong Kong's recovery, bolstered by its new free-trade agreement with mainland China.	Lyle, Norman		894
Pragmatic for the people.	Stone, Ted		2109
Presidential engagements.			38
PricewaterhouseCoopers.	Grewer, Claire	Brief Article	65
SEEC.	Grewer, Claire	Brief Article	38
Sharp decline in M&A deals.		Brief Article	194
Simon Ingram ACMA begins a year-long assignment as financial controller for Irish humanitarian aid organisation Goal.	Grewer, Claire	Brief Article	47
Southern Africa regionalisation.			54
Tea and sympathy: the political agreement between Sri Lanka's government and the Tamil separatist movement last year ended two decades of bitter civil war. The peace accord has held so far, and certain areas of the economy are starting to feel the benefits, writes Shanthikumar Sadanandan--but there is a long way to go.	Sadanandan, Shanthikumar		1578
The cheques for the posts.	Fraser, RS	Letter to the Editor	410
The International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC).			269
The NEC Group.	Grewer, Claire	Brief Article	28
The right stripes? Six years on from the dramatic meltdown on Asia's tiger economies, the region is at last re-emerging as a genuine target for western investment. in the first of a series of features focusing on Asia in this issue, Cathy Hayward compares how far the major players have progressed on the road to recovery.	Hayward, Cathy		1589
The third way.	Lefley, Frank		1719
TUC criticises 'boardroom hypocrisy' on pensions.			316
UK firms lag on reforecasting: the spirit may be willing, writes Charlotte Parry, but the flesh is decidedly weak.	Parry, Charlotte		415
Unequal marriages: too many customers see co-operation as a way to gain strategic advantage over the supplier. David Allen asks why more management accountants aren't involved in managing the deals.	Allen, David	Column	848
Utilities 'not ready' for IASs: their lack of guidance has angered one industry expert.	Hayward, Cathy		386