Articles from Financial Management (UK) (July 1, 2002)

Title	Author	Type	Words
Accusations of hypocrisy fly as Sage contests MS `monopoly'. (News Round-Up).		Brief Article	136
ACEs high: the media loves complaining about the amount of cash that many charities seem to be throwing away on internal bureaucracy, but how concerned should we really be about the huge apparent variations in administrative spending across the sector? Rob Paton analyses the results of a recent CIMA-funded research project to find the answer. (Accounting Charities).	Paton, Rob		1160
Allen key. (Letters).	Chua kwang khim	Letter to the Editor	67
ASB starts UK alignment drive. (Technical Update).		Brief Article	85
Banks' outsourcing fad `will benefit customers'. (News Round-Up).		Brief Article	243
Body of evidence: the standard of training provided for salespeople in the UK is remarkably poor, given that they are responsible for revenue creation. Paul Hanley analyses a breakdown in communications. (People Management).	Hanley, Paul	Brief Article	910
Bread head: Adam Storey is determined to do for ring-shaped rolls what Starbucks has done for skinny lattes. The financial controller of high-street caterer Oi! Bagel explains his recipe to Cathy Hayward. (Entreprenuer).	Hayward, Cathy	Brief Article	857
Call for convergence on IASs: firms will win US cash only if SEC accepts new standards. (Reporting).	Parry, Charlotte	Brief Article	326
Chief executive's address: Charles Tilley discusses the development of CIMA in the future. (Institute News).		Brief Article	633
CIMA supports ongoing Russian management accounting reform. (Institute News).		Brief Article	538
Claire Ighodaro BSc (Hons) FCMA deputy president of CIMA. (Institute News).		Brief Article	246
Data protection warning. (Institute News).		Brief Article	282
Degrees of value. (Letters).	Ghosh, B.	Letter to the Editor	177
Diary of events.			160
Does the CAPM fit? (Letters).	Green, JD	Letter to the Editor	371
Early start for late-payment rule. (Technical Update).		Brief Article	66
Editor's letter.		Editorial	467
Electronic ignition: the government has set local authorities the challenging goal of making all council services available on-line by the end of 2005, and has set aside a total of 350 million [pounds sterling] to help them achieve it. Liz Murby reports on their progress so far. (Management E-Government).	Murby, Liz		1313
Electronic invoicing platform. (Technical Update).		Brief Article	42
Ethics up for discussion. (Technical Update).		Brief Article	90
Eversheds. (On the move).	Roberts, Louisa	Brief Article	59
Forward planning from Elevon. (Technical Update).		Brief Article	52
Four out of five ain't bad. (Technical Update).		Brief Article	101
Harry Byrne FCMA FCCA president of CIMA. (Institute News).		Brief Article	263
Harry's gameplan: the fact that Henry Jackson Byrne has served one company for four decades is a decent indication of the value he places on loyalty and teamwork. The incoming president tells Cathy Hayward that CIMA must encourage its members to get more actively involved in spreading the word about what the institute has to offer. (Interview Harry Byrne).	Hayward, Cathy	Interview	1147
Holiday airline Brittania. (On the move).	Roberts, Louisa	Brief Article	38
How to make sure you get a proper break from work. (News Round-Up).		Brief Article	288
IASB aims to alter 12 standards. (Technical Update).		Brief Article	130
IFAC issues skills framework. (Technical Update).		Brief Article	79
Institute diary.			907
Leeds Co-operative Society. (On the move).	Roberts, Louisa	Brief Article	63
LIS. (On the move).	Roberts, Louisa	Brief Article	48
M&S reveals survival secrets: Vandevelde cites a mix of short- and long-term moves. (Strategy).	Hayward, Cathy	Brief Article	398
Malaysian job opportunities.		Brief Article	107
New officers elected at CIMA AGM. (Institute News).			251
New Srilanka division president elected.		Brief Article	78
Outgoing president's address: Bruce Epsley looks back at CIMA's progress over the year. (Institute News).		Statistical Data Included	1043
Planview. (On the move).	Roberts, Louisa	Brief Article	47
Premier league: do you have what it takes to make the quantum leap from finance director to chief executive? Tony Grundy sets out the extra skills and attributes needed in the top job and explains how to develop them. (Management Careers).	Grundy, Tony		1094
Response Direct Publishing. (On the move).	Roberts, Louisa	Brief Article	31
Revision plans: forecasts of UK economic growth are being revised downward but, argues David Ross, retail and house price growth mean the situation is more complicated than it seems at first glance. (Economics).	Ross, David	Brief Article	646
Roland Kaye MSc BA (Hons) FCMA Vice-president of CIMA. (Institute News).		Brief Article	249
Rules of attraction: smaller quoted companies seeking big-league investment have their work cut out in wooing backers. Neil Austin examines a new study into what fund managers really want from them. (Investment).	Austin, Neil	Brief Article	888
Share issue. (Letters).	Cassell, Merrill		45
Signs of the times: when a firm's earnings increase, it's logical to assume that its dividends will also rise, but does the opposite occur when earnings decline? Chin-Bun Tse discusses the extent to which investors can predict the future earnings of a business from its current dividend policy. (Finance Investment).	Tse, Chin-Bun	Statistical Data Included	1220
SMEs shun final-salary pensions. (Technical Update).		Brief Article	84
Survival list: when the markets in which your firm operates start to decline, the best place to seek solutions is often within the organisation. Deborah Glen raises the questions that companies should ask themselves if they are to work their way through a recession. (How To Survive A Downturn).	Glen, Deborah		1170
System change puts FT in the pink: the publishing group has replaced a `mass of spaghetti'. (Technology).	Hayward, Cathy	Brief Article	340
The consumer association: one reason why traditional approaches to business planning often fail to deliver is that companies aren't nearly as customer-focused as they'd like to think. Mike Walker ventures beyond the balanced scorecard with customer-driven planning and activity-based costing. (Finance Customer-Driven Planning).	Walker, Mike		1572
The state of independents: corporate governance is yet again under the microscope as the government launches another review. Ruth Prickett questions whether a better-defined role for non-execs will emerge from it. (City).	Prickett, Ruth	Brief Article	844
Tony Chapman has been appointed group finance director and company secretary of Discovery Holdings, Discovery Foods and sister company and food manufacturer Sonora Foods. (On the move).	Roberts, Louisa	Brief Article	54
Under the hammer: revelations of a price-fixing cartel between auction houses Sotheby's and Christie's have led to massive penalties for those involved. Ruth Prickett explains proposals to tighten up the UK's competition laws and why all businesses must watch their own actions and those of their competitors. (Cover Feature Competition).	Prickett, Ruth		2840
Unique cell point. (Letters).	Glynn, Cath	Letter to the Editor	82
Walkers Snack Foods. (On the move).	Roberts, Louisa	Brief Article	62
Warp factor: the recent spate of revenue swapping between organisations has attracted a huge amount of criticism. David Allen explains the twisted logic behind these time-wasting transactions. (Management).	Allen, David	Brief Article	901