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.

Credit crunch fatigue or no credit crunch fatigue, there’s no denying that the chief financial officer's role is currently very focused on how to add value to the business on a much broader agenda.

We know the winners but what were the scores from this year's Real FD/CBI FDs' Excellence Awards?

India is one of the strongest economies in the world. It is the second fastest growing economy behind China and is now the 12th largest globally. Even in the wake of the credit crunch, as the world braces itself in anticipation of a global economic slowdown, India, it would seem, is sitting pretty.

The Bank of England has decided to leave interest rates unchanged for another month. The base rate remains at 5.25 per cent. Here’s what’s been said about the decision.

Public transport operator Stagecoach Group recruited extra people to the finance team when it moved from reporting using UK GAAP to IFRS, says FD Martin Griffiths.

Throughout my time in finance, I’ve seen a progression from disparate and idiosyncratic accounting principles across the globe, to the beginnings of a streamlined common language that's been driven by how the business world is developing.

Always talking tax? You’re not alone. According to a new PricewaterhouseCoopers survey one in five UK companies debate the issue at every audit committee meeting.

The audit watchdog has released guidance on auditing all companies, not just financial institutions, in times of economic difficulty.

The growing wealth of the UK's FDs has prompted Investec Private Bank to offer them a lending facility that will allow them to borrow money to acquire or increase a strategic stake in a listed company.