There are some big names on the shortlists for this year’s Real FD/CBI FDs’ Excellence Awards.

Hundreds of finance directors cast their vote for the 2008 Real FD/CBI Supplier Excellence Awards. Those votes have been counted and now it's time to announce the shortlists.

Financial directors are often stereotyped as having their heads full of numbers, and a rather grim demeanour. I’m sure that readers here will wholeheartedly disagree with this – in the past few years, FDs have changed beyond recognition, all to the benefit of our profession.

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.

You won’t find Brighthouse FD Giles David stuck behind his desk, day in and day out.

Fiona McLean has made the transition from working in the finance operation of a large company to being an entrepreneur and FD of her designer lingerie business. Here, she tells us all about it.

Access Accounting has launched what it says is the first accounting solution that offers an integrated method of measuring carbon emissions.

Commitment is one of the most important traits for an interim FD, says Jennifer Raines who spent a couple of years in the interim game before setting up her consultancy Your Right Hand FD.

The former FD of Northern Rock, Bob Bennett, has said the now-nationalised lender would never have gone to the Bank of England for emergency funding if he was still in charge of the finances.

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.