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

Title	Author	Type	Words
A look under the rock: is Northern Rock's situation as dire as the financial press tells us? Simon Woolcott offers a fuller analysis of its half-yearly results.	Woolcott, Simon	Financial report	973
Accounting in China: how successful has China been in its bid to harmonise its Gaap with IAS? Rui Hua Jiang, Lana Liu and Simon Hussain report on their research into its "accounting system for business enterprises".	Jiang, Rui Hua; Liu, Lana; Hussain, Simon		597
Aegon Canada.			25
All papers at managerial and strategic levels: good exam technique can make the difference between success and failure. David Forster offers his tips for scoring those vital extra marks.			779
Because you're worth it: if your company is wondering how to compete in the downturn, perhaps it's time for a really bold solution.	Prickett, Ruth	Report	997
Beric Croome FCMA.			30
Big boom theory: Yuanzheng Cao, chief economist at Bank of China International, recently addressed the inaugural CIMA world conference in Colombo. In the following edited extracts of his speech, he analyses China's "economic miracle".	Cao, Yuanzheng	Conference news	1034
Board members run risk of ID fraud.			80
Bottom-line concerns.			89
British firms face cash-flow crisis.		Brief article	274
Business intelligence: Peter Simons reports on the latest developments in the fast-moving BI software industry and forecasts new trends in decision-support technology.	Simons, Peter		1308
Change drivers: how much can the car industry do to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions? Ruth Prickett investigates Ford's sustainable development strategy.	Prickett, Ruth		862
Coming soon and here to stay: is your organisation ready for a fundamental change in British immigration law? Julia Onslow-Cole explains what employers should do now to prepare for the new system.	Onslow-Cole, Julia		658
Commons denominator.	Claret, Jake	Letter to the editor	215
Companies should use their business intelligence to let CIMA professionals add maximum value.	Lowth, Glynn		597
Cost management: John Porteous and Sophia Steiger describe how the UK government's biggest department has revolutionised the way it procures information technology services.	John Porteous, Sophia Steiger		1455
Creating Valuable Business Strategies.	Babra, Prithpal		297
Diary: forthcoming local events in the UK.		Calendar	1954
Double-double negative.			73
Environmental management: Carol Adams, Roger Burritt and Geoff Frost report on their research into how systematically Australia's biggest companies govern their performance on green issues.	Adams, Carol; Burritt, Roger; Frost, Geoff		982
Exam notice: visit www.cimaglobal.com regularly for updates.		Website overview	979
Factory finance manager: Adam Lunney explains the development opportunities provided by this fast-moving role on the "front line".	Lunney, Adam		443
Financial accounting and tax principles: any section of paper P7 can test you on leasing agreements and how to treat them. Sally Vernon offers her guide to accounting for leases.	Vernon, Sally		892
Firms start great hedge of China.			201
Foot-in-mouth precautions: as the credit crunch progresses, more companies are asking their FDs to talk to the media. Roz Morris explains how to make this work for you.	Morris, Roz		1271
Headline abuse.			38
In their element: leading companies' strategies for a low-carbon future and their approaches to energy use were the topics up for discussion at a round-table debate hosted by FM.	Curtis, Peter		2418
Investigation committee.			329
Jargon bingo.			33
Job titles to kill your boss for.			11
Law change on directors' interests.			323
Legal & General Property.			31
Management accounting--performance evaluation: in their second of two articles on constructing a budget for a business, Tim Thompson and Vaughn White use a marginal costing approach.	Thompson, Tim; White, Vaughn		2369
Mangled metaphors.			83
Mark Lambton ACMA: FD, Hewlett-Packard UK and Ireland.		Cover story	1690
May 2008 exam results.			99
Members pick up honours.			45
No soft option.	Nancarrow, Bob	Letter to the editor	139
Practice makes perfect.	Allen, Mark	Letter to the editor	204
Reed Elsevier.			17
Run that one past us again.			17
Scott Van Der Vord: finance graduate, sourcing and supply services, Fujitsu.		Interview	641
Small businesses with ideas for combating climate change are being urged to compete for awards of up to 40,000 [pounds sterling] each from the Shell Springboard programme.			193
Tales for the city: blue-chip firms should lead the way in providing user-friendly annual reviews, but are these up to scratch? Rosie Acfield reveals the findings of research into the quality of their narrative reporting.	Acfield, Rosie		1365
Tasteful advertising opportunity.			59
The 2008 International Financial.			119
The Carbon Disclosure Project, a collaboration of 385 institutional investors with a combined asset base of $57trn, has completed a research project into companies' carbon management practices with IBM.			107
The CIMA award of arms explained.			51
The International Ethics.			79
The OECD is inviting comments.		Brief article	91
The Real Life Guide to Accounting Research.	Brown, James	Book review	525
They would say that, wouldn't they?			49
Vote of confidence.	Poxon, Rod	Letter to the editor	67
Worth their salt: companies gain far more than a warm glow of satisfaction from charitable sponsorships. Ruth Prickett explains how the Allianz Group became shipmates with the Jubilee Sailing Trust.	Prickett, Ruth		2177