Articles from Financial Management (UK) (April 1, 2006)

Title	Author	Type	Words
2006 member survey.			131
Accounting for pensions: Chris O'Brien and Margaret Woods explain why boards should see the arrival of FRS17 as a sign that they should get more actively involved in fund management.	O'Brien, Chris; Woods, Margaret		1520
Bullock Construction.		Brief article	39
Can't get distaff: the vast majority of leading UK firms still have no female executive directors. Camilla Berens finds that there are more complex forces behind the continuing lack of women in board-level jobs than old-fashioned sex discrimination.	Berens, Camilla		2389
Choose your branch online.			103
CIMA member Adam Joelson is swapping spreadsheets for jib sheets in a bid to raise money for charity.		Brief article	85
CIMA will be touring the UK this summer to provide information on the new code of ethics.		Brief article	104
Clarification.		Correction notice	61
Death and taxes: England has become the Latest in a series of countries to vote for restrictions on smoking in public places. While this is clearly a healthy development, writes Steve Adams, what are the wider economic implications of giving up on the tobacco industry?	Adams, Steve		2164
Diary.		Calendar	1792
Exam notice.			490
Firms are still favouring "male, pale and stale" candidates for top jobs, according to recruitment agency Executives Online.		Brief article	82
Fund managers welcome IFRS reports' transparency.		Brief article	189
Hidden levies on top of corporation tax double FTSE 100's total burden.		Brief article	279
ID crime: hang on to your ego.			535
Jan Hendrik Kool (registered student).		Brief article	316
Management accounting--risk and control strategy: David Laws offers his guide to the balanced scorecard and explains why a sound understanding of non-financial controls is important for both P3 and P6 students.	Laws, David		1512
Meena Anandalingam, senior accountant, Citigroup finance division, product control.		Interview	985
My visit to Africa reinforced our global success at meeting the needs of employers and members.	Christison, Ian		497
NHS part-qualifieds triumph.		Brief article	129
Nucare.		Brief article	31
Paula Downey ACMA managing director, added advantage.		Interview	1475
Pension scheme selection: there's a wide range of defined-contribution products, providers and advisers on the market. David Barker offers his guide to finding the right ones for your firm.	Barker, David		1181
Pliable and viable: as the final-salary pension becomes a thing of the past, firms are realising that flexible benefits are a practical and affordable way to reward their staff. Ruth Prickett explains why financial managers cannot afford to leave such schemes in HR's hands.	Prickett, Ruth		1949
Presidential engagements.		Brief article	37
Relationship capital: Raymond McHale draws on an Australian case study to show how companies can use the "strength of relationship index" to improve their shareholder value.	McHale, Raymond		1494
Root causes?	Monk, David	Letter to the editor	244
Secret diary.		Diary entry	892
Setting a good example.	Tingle, Martin	Letter to the editor	184
Shareholder advisory body accuses boards of flouting Combined Code.		Brief article	247
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council.		Brief article	29
Subcontinental selection: as India becomes a destination of choice for foreign firms, Sanjeevan Valanju offers his guide to recruiting the right person to head your new venture there.	Valanju, Sanjeevan		1378
Test of professional competence in management accounting: Adrian Sims analyses the pre-seen material for next month's exam and finds that it's time for the directors of Zubinos to wake up and smell the coffee.	Sims, Adrian		2528
The profits of almost half of all SMEs in the UK will fall significantly if compulsory pension contributions are introduced.		Brief article	184
The revised CIMA certificate in business accounting was unveiled at the institute's recent annual lecturers' conference.		Brief article	69
Value management: Stephanie Clackworthy describes the origins and applications of the VM method of analysis.	Clarkworthy, Stephanie		571
Value-based management: UK football clubs are facing the financial equivalent of a drubbing at home. Could value-based management help them? Steve Cant goes in search of an equaliser.	Cant, Steve		1538
World Congress goes to Turkey.			32