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Extra help eases IFRS transition
May 09, 2008 11:21am GMT

There are many schools of thought on how best to manage the transition to IFRS. Finance directors can hire external help or manage the change in-house with available resources. Aveva Group FD Paul Taylor says the engineering software organisation chose a hybrid option.

By Catherine Woods

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Incentivising FDs: salaries, bonuses and performance measures

May 09, 2008 12:39pm GMT

Remuneration plans for finance directors are likely to change this year courtesy of, yes you guessed it, the credit crunch.

Derek Higgs dies suddenly
April 29, 2008 1:32pm GMT

Some sad news today about Sir Derek Higgs – the chairman of Alliance & Leicester and a corporate governance campaigner – who has died suddenly at the age of 64.