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

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Title	Author	Type	Words
Alfred Ramosedi FCMA: managing director, Nedbank Private Bank.		Cover story	1613
Antibody politics: the treatment of incurable HIV/Aids patients in the developing world takes too big a slice of a limited budget when money could be better spent on protecting people from both HIV and other preventable fatal diseases.	Cassell, Merrill		926
Big companies challenged on C[O.sub.2].		Brief article	110
CPD academies 2008.			125
CSR on the rise.			233
Cyber shield for EU.		Brief article	197
Diary.		Calendar	1926
Don't forget your passport.	Ganandran, Gajen	Letter to the editor	94
DWP slashes benefit fraud.			283
Exam notice.			1001
Executive remuneration: Nick Topazio explains the latest proposals from the Report Leadership group for how firms should report their directors' reward packages.	Topazio, Nick	Report	2058
Facebook friends flee fraudster.			32
Friends in high places: what are the chances that one or more of your management colleagues are addicted to alcohol or drugs? If you're in the UK at least, writes Charles Orton-Jones, the answer is: greater than the chances that your company has effective policies to manage such a risk.	Orton-Jones, Charles		2390
How was it for you?			103
Islamic bank backs CIMA.			170
Joined-up thinking: Fermin del Valle addressed leaders of the Federation des Experts Comptables Europeens last year in his capacity as president of the International Federation of Accountants. In the following edited extracts of his speech, he explains IFAC's vision for the future of professional regulation.	del Valle, Fermin		2279
Kickback backlash: under the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, overseas firms with business interests in the US are being prosecuted for allegedly bribing public officials in other countries. Neil Hodge reports on an escalation in Washington's worldwide war on corruption.	Hodge, Neil		1742
Last orders.	Weeks, Peter	Letter to the editor	57
Leading answers: Simon Hollington suggests how to win friends and influence people in the crucial first few months of a new management role.	Hollington, Simon		1577
Lean accounting: Ross Maynard explains how lean accounting principles could help you to revolutionise standard costing by improving the "flow" in your organisation.	Maynard, Ross		2363
Learn online for CIMA exams.			71
Management accounting-decision management: the internal rate of return may be a flawed investment appraisal method, writes Grahame Steven, but there is a small modification that can help.	Steven, Grahame		2878
Management accounting-performance evaluation: Ian Herbert considers the effects of increased investments in capital equipment and lower direct labour content on standard costing.	Herbert, Ian		1749
Money-laundering rule changes.	Nimmo, Martin		269
November 2007 exam results.			175
Pessimists are never disappointed: the media may feel obliged to pad out factual reporting with "expert comment" to fulfil their 24/7 remit and grab our attention, writes Ruth Prickett. But opinionated speculation about the economy is pointless at best. At worst, it could even be harmful.	Prickett, Ruth		912
Presidential engagements.			38
Rock retrospective.	Howard, Malcolm	Letter to the editor	434
Ruffled feathers.	Micallef, John	Letter to the editor	254
Strategy and planning manager: Alex Hallam explains what qualities it takes to move into a key business role with potential for promotion to board level.	Hallam, Alex		674
Student one2one: Mark Kula, Market Finance Analyst, Mars UK.		Interview	615
The truth will come out in the wash.		Brief article	297
They would say that, wouldn't they?			172
Thick and rich?			23
UK fraud goes past 1bn [pounds sterling] mark.			380
Utility players: as their role has got more complex, analytical and strategic, FDs have had to develop a range of softer skills. But they can't afford to forget the basics, either. Welcome to the world of the all-rounder--the made-to-measure, "designer" FD.	Young, Richard		1948
We're working hard to make our qualification the ticket to a world of opportunities.	Grant, Gordon		574