Calculators at the ready – here come the government accounts
Corporate Governance

Calculators at the ready – here come the government accounts

15y Rose Orlik

Calculators at the ready – here come the governmen...

Experts say unaudited whole-of-government accounts will boost fiscal transparency, yet who will take the time to do the maths? Read More...

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CIPFA clashes with government over council spending
Politics

CIPFA clashes with government over council spending

15y Rose Orlik

CIPFA clashes with government over council spendin...

CIPFA and government disagree over accounting for 'austerity' spending cuts Read More...

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Green accounting 'to protect nature's bank'
Corporate Governance

Green accounting 'to protect nature's bank'

15y Rose Orlik

Green accounting 'to protect nature's bank'

Green accounts would protect Mother Nature's bank and support economic growth, according to Defra Read More...

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CIPFA buys spend-control software
Accounting Standards

CIPFA buys spend-control software

15y Rose Orlik

CIPFA buys spend-control software

CIPFA is hoping to boost efficiency and cut costs through the purchase of new spend-control software Read More...

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Governance and accountability 'weak' in public audit
Audit

Governance and accountability 'weak' in public audit

15y Rose Orlik

Governance and accountability 'weak' in public aud...

Heads of local government audit said public audit committees are weak at accountability and good governance Read More...

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Public accounting body strays into recruitment
Accounting Standards

Public accounting body strays into recruitment

15y Rose Orlik

Public accounting body strays into recruitment

CIPFA is to offer new recruitment services to public bodies seeking permanent finance staff and interim HR expertise Read More...

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Too many accounting bodies, bemoan Lords
Audit

Too many accounting bodies, bemoan Lords

15y Kevin Reed , Writer

Too many accounting bodies, bemoan Lords

Audit and accounting professional bodies have been criticised in the Lords inquiry for over-complicating regulation Read More...

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Institutes rejected CIMA's plea to renegotiate costs
Accounting Standards

Institutes rejected CIMA's plea to renegotiate costs

15y Kevin Reed , Writer

Institutes rejected CIMA's plea to renegotiate cos...

CIMA wanted arbitrators to help set fee structure for professional bodies' forum the CCAB, but the request was turned down by the other institutes Rea...

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CIMA uninterested in catching a CCAB
Accounting Standards

CIMA uninterested in catching a CCAB

15y Kevin Reed , Writer

CIMA uninterested in catching a CCAB

CIMA’S DITCHING of its membership of the CCAB, the body that represents the UK institutes, is the latest in a long line of problems flagging up ...

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CIMA quits UK profession's main forum
Accounting Standards

CIMA quits UK profession's main forum

15y Kevin Reed , Writer

CIMA quits UK profession's main forum

CIMA to leave the CCAB, the forum set up in 1974 to represent the UK's accounting institutes Read More...

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CIPFA resources director made redundant as institute cuts costs
Accounting Standards

CIPFA resources director made redundant as institute cuts costs

15y Jaimie Kaffash

CIPFA resources director made redundant as institu...

Public sector accounting institute has made resources director Chris Harris redundant as it looks to cut costs Read More...

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Council CFOs struggling with lower budgets
Politics

Council CFOs struggling with lower budgets

15y Jaimie Kaffash

Council CFOs struggling with lower budgets

CIPFA survey finds local authority CFOs doubt they can make the changes needed to run on reduced budgets Read More...

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