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

Title	Author	Type	Words
'Vaster than empires and more slow'.	Perryer, L	Letter to the Editor	311
Accountants shun flexibility; work-life balance is an option only for a small minority. (Employment Law).	Hayward, Cathy		350
Best-practice asset accounting is the key to surviving the economic downturn, according to asset management specialist AssetWare Technology. (Technology News In Brief).		Brief Article	54
Bibby Factors Northwest. (On the move).	Grewer, Claire	Brief Article	35
Black-hole sums: the pensions industry is in dire straits and the cost of providing employees with a decent retirement income is spiralling. Cathy Hayward considers the alternatives available to finance directors faced with fund deficits and a stock market showing few signs of revival. (Finance Pensions).	Hayward, Cathy		3508
Business directories. (Institute News).		Brief Article	47
Cash boost for benevolent fund. (Institute News).		Brief Article	188
CIMA publishes Neds guidance. (Institute News).		Brief Article	71
CIMA takes training to another level. (Institute News).			330
CIMA's headquarters welcomed international staff for a week's visit in April. (Institute News).		Brief Article	71
Computer system upgrades. (Institute News).		Brief Article	40
Costing a bomb: the scale of investment required to develop a major defence system has become so prohibitive that now only the US could possibly afford to produce its own without the help of another nation. Ron Matthews explains the business case for collaborative weapons acquisition. (Defence Procurement).	Matthews, Ron	Cover Story	2877
Council focuses on good governance. (Institute News).			502
DD guarantee: due diligence is a key stage of mergers and acquisitions, and it's especially crucial to get this process right when economic conditions are uncertain. Stewart Meek explains how a thorough review, incorporating a well-trained 'virtual' team drawn from within the purchasing organisation, can be a genuinely value-adding activity. (Business Acquisitions).	Meek, Stewart		2163
Diary of events.			136
Dorset Healthcare NHS Trust. (On the move).	Grewer, Claire	Brief Article	49
East Midlands Housing. (On the move).	Grewer, Claire	Brief Article	74
Editorial comment.	Prickett, Ruth		506
Fair dues: many people underestimate the significance of the shift to fair value accounting in the process of converging international accounting standards. Hugh Osburn offers some perspectives on value. (Finance IAS).	Osburn, Hugh		798
Filthy lucre: the UK legislation combating money-laundering has been expanded to cover 'external' accountants, and the penalties for simply failing to report a suspected case are draconian. Ruth Prickett explains what the implications are for CIMA members--and how to spot the classic signs of money-laundering activity. (Finance Money-Laundering).	Prickett, Ruth		1963
Flotation thanks for non-execs. (News Round Up).		Brief Article	187
Following reports that Sage, the UK's largest software group was in danger of dropping out of the FTSE 100, the company's first-half results, announced last month, were in line with market expectations. (Technology News In Brief).		Brief Article	136
FSA decides pay on pension type; the body has cut rises to final-salary scheme members. (Reward).	Hayward, Cathy		376
FTSE-350 firms flex their options. (News Round Up).		Brief Article	85
Grant Thornton's forensic and investigations services practice. (On the move).	Grewer, Claire	Brief Article	71
Henley Management College partners CIMA in fast-track MBA. (Institute News).		Brief Article	246
Higgs review splits City again; opinion is divided over when to introduce its reforms. (Corporate Governance).	Parry, Charlotte		399
Institute diary.		Brief Article	2093
Institute of Financial Services. (On the move).	Grewer, Claire	Brief Article	36
International leasing and investment company Kuwait. (On the move).	Grewer, Claire	Brief Article	43
IT company Coda. (On the move).	Grewer, Claire	Brief Article	106
Law of the jungle: don't debilitate the best-performing business units of your company in a misguided bid to shore up the weaker ones. David Allen highlights the dangers of short-termism in a group enterprise. (Management).	Allen, David		901
Monthly direct debit dates 2003. (Institute News).		Directory	77
New database of CIMA tutors. (Institute News).		Brief Article	216
Order of Australia (AM). (On the move).	Grewer, Claire	Brief Article	65
Part-Time Financial Director. (On the move).	Grewer, Claire	Brief Article	57
Paying guess.	Allsopp, D	Letter to the Editor	203
Postal companies give Hyperion stamp of approval. (IT News Round Up).		Brief Article	163
Presidential engagements. (Institute News).		Calendar	61
Prisons slash purchasing costs. (News Round Up).		Brief Article	106
Raider radar: internal fraud is a major threat to business, but perpetrators are usually identified by accident. David Porter explains how integrated systems and data analysis can set the alarm bells ringing. (Technology).	Porter, David		825
Ring the changes: Q-Tel is the first telecoms firm in the Gulf region to have been privatised, allowing expats to trade on Qatar's Doha stock market for the first time. Nasser Al-Shafi, Harry Churchill and John Pointon evaluate whether the Qatari government has got all its numbers right. (Case Study Privatisation).	Al-Shafi, Nasser; Churchill, Harry; Pointon, John		1270
Shell Oil Products Global Marketing. (On the move).	Grewer, Claire	Brief Article	68
SMEs to benefit from Brown's tax concessions. (Budget).		Brief Article	321
Technical update. (News Round Up).		Brief Article	289
The Pru replaces 'nightmare' system. (IT News Round Up).		Brief Article	242
Transatlantic drift: everyone's talking about corporate governance now--recent scandals in Europe have removed any trace of complacency. Liz Murby examines the international reaction to the US Sarbanes-Oxley Act. (Finance Sarbanes-Oxley).	Murby, Liz		861
Union dues.	Honey, Philip	Letter to the Editor	154
Upwardly mobile? In his budget speech, the chancellor remained optimistic about Britain's prospects. David Ross compares Gordon's Brown's analysis with independent forecasts and reviews the global situation. (Economics).	Ross, David		626
What's the worst that could happen? Two out of five enterprises that suffer a disaster will go out of business in five years, according to research by the Gartner Group. Michael Gallagher explains how an effective continuity management plan can improve your firm's chances of survival. (How To Business Continuity).	Gallagher, Michael		1564
Whose side are you on? It's not too hard for finance directors and pension trustees to find out where their company's fund is being invested, writes Cathy Hayward--but they might not like what they discover. (City).	Hayward, Cathy		859
Withdrawing room.	Nichols, Eric	Letter to the Editor	247