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Incentivising FDs: salaries, bonuses and performance measures 09/05/2008
Incentivising FDs: salaries, bonuses and performance measures

Remuneration plans for finance directors are likely to change this year courtesy of, yes you guessed it, the credit crunch.
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Derek Higgs dies suddenly 29/04/2008
Derek Higgs dies suddenly

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.
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It’s credit crunch week! 28/04/2008
It’s credit crunch week!

Joining the ranks of breast cancer week, national vegetarian week, enterprise week and tax week comes credit crunch week.
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Living the high life 23/04/2008
Living the high life

Tomorrow morning I shall be putting on my Real Business hat and setting off in a private jet to a chateau in France.
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E&Y proposes mega-firm 21/04/2008
E&Y proposes mega-firm

Some interesting news today for those with at least a passing interest in what’s happening within the professional services sector…
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What a night! 16/04/2008
What a night!

If the whooping, cheering and carrying-on at the Real FD/CBI FDs’ Excellence Awards ceremony last night was anything to go by, I’d say there are going to be quite a few sore heads today.
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Liverpool FC finance director gets dragged into Hicks spat 14/04/2008
Liverpool FC finance director gets dragged into Hicks spat

Being a West Ham supporter, I haven’t paid much attention to the bickering at Liverpool FC between co-owner Tom Hicks and chief executive Rick Parry.
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BT finance directors – past and present – in the news 08/04/2008
BT finance directors – past and present – in the news

He may not be a finance director any more but, still, three cheers for Ian Livingston, the former FD of BT and now CEO-elect for the telecoms company.
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We need more female finance directors 02/04/2008
We need more female finance directors

During the past week, I’ve been reminded once again that there aren’t enough female finance directors in high-profile positions.
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Broadley takes a trip 26/03/2008
Broadley takes a trip

The former CFO of the Pru is Europe-bound.
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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.

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