Articles from Financial Management (UK) (December 1, 2008)

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Title	Author	Type	Words
2008 was remarkable for the best and worst reasons, but CIMA members are best placed to lead organisations in 2009.			577
Anatomically confusing.			58
Anxious third.			40
Back to basics.	Cassell, Merrill	Letter to the editor	159
Businesses warned to prepare for corruption clampdown.			321
Can you see a pattern emerging?			26
CIMA global events: President's dinner.		Calendar	313
CIMA panel puts ethics to the test.			611
CIMA wins award for qualification in Islamic finance.			301
Coming events.		Calendar	725
Condemned sells: the UK has strengthened its legislation against sharp marketing practices, writes Neil Hodge, But it's so wide-ranging that even reputable advertisers should ensure that they aren't breaking the law.	Hodge, Neil		1520
Costing systems: a new study has found that the accuracy of the time estimates provided by employees is far from perfect, which may affect the use of time-driven ABC.	Cardinaels, Eddy; Labro, Eva		1194
Council gives green light to 2010 syllabus.		Brief article	180
Defined-benefit pensions: a DB scheme is a burden that should be managed the same way as any other significant risk.	Cousins, Richard; Massey, Chris		1279
Derek Crane ACMA: Managing director and COO, Pacific Alliance Group, Hong Kong.		Cover story	1744
E-mail your opinions to CIMA's new address and help to shape the future.			170
Elections to council 2009.		Brief article	229
Exam notice.			1043
Expend and expand: the downturn offers numerous growth opportunities for firms that are bold enough to take them, writes Paul Strzelecki, who offers his tips for securing flexible finance when few investors are willing to provide it.	Strzelecki, Paul		743
Freight accompli: a major South African railway network has won a CIMA Financial Management Award for its innovative activity-based costing system. Luis Gillman explains how he and his team developed it.	Gillman, Luis		1615
Fund management: Ian Dewing and Peter Russell present the findings of their research into the corporate governance of UK with-profits life insurance funds.	Dewing, Ian; Russell, Peter		1247
Geosan/Construction Dynamics.			26
Hearts and minds: for a firm to succeed with its environmental initiatives, it has to win its employees over to new ways of thinking and acting, Anne Petrie hears from four blue-chip firms that have worked hard to engage their people.	Petrie, Anne	Company overview	2170
Heated debate.	Orme, Alan	Letter to the editor	177
If you've been on Mars ...			36
Interim finance director: Dave Butler explains why quitting your permanent job to go freelance can be a smart move even during a downturn.	Butler, Dave		576
Jolly good show.			9
Kingdom Finance.			26
Loans given the green light.		Brief article	125
Lone voices in the wilderness.			63
Management accounting--decision management: Ian Janes offers his guide to a problem area for P2 candidates: the approaches that managers can take when faced with "risky" decisions.	Janes, Ian		1306
Management accounting--financial strategy: many students find intangible assets hard to handle, William Parrott explains three methods of calculating the total value of a firm's intangibles.	Parrott, William		1482
OECD joblessness to increase by 24%.			139
Organisational management and information systems: Iryna McDonald describes how an organisation can optimise its performance by structuring resources along four operational dimensions.	McDonald, Iryna		1395
Post taste.	Stott, Ronald	Letter to the editor	62
Pull out the stops.	Cullen, Noel	Letter to the editor	188
Really useful research.			48
Risk management: Catherine Cotter recommends that finance departments take the initiative in integrating risk management with performance management.	Cotter, Catherine		1214
Silver linings: Toby Fowlston explains how talented CIMA professionals can enhance their careers during the downturn--if they are prepared to be flexible.	Fowlston, Toby		867
Student one2one: Surath Chandrasena: student, Bangalore University.			593
The 2008 CIMA Financial Management Awards.			359
The probity probe: CIMA professionals are duty-bound to observe the highest standards of integrity, but few ethical issues are back and white, Danielle Cohen and Helenne Doody invite you to test yourself in their festive quiz.	Cohen, Danielle; Doody, Helenne		1713
They say "percentage"; we say "percentage points".			82
They would say that, wouldn't they?			13
Zephyr of change.			41