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10 Feb 12
The government should be ‘unflinching’ in pushing through its public service reforms, Reform said today.
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9 Feb 12
The public sector is paying more than it should for equity investment because investors tend to overstate the risk they are bearing, the National Audit Office said today in its latest report on...
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9 Feb 12
Winning friends and influencing people is more vital than ever in today’s challenging and uncertain work environment. Fiona Dent explains how to go on the charm offensive to get people to co-operate...
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7 Feb 12
Whole of Government Accounts need to include all bodies that affect the financial position of the government, according to the Public Accounts Committee.
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6 Feb 12
Scotland is to overhaul its public procurement systems after a think-tank study found they were stacked against Scottish firms, losing the country millions of pounds of business.
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27 Jan 12
As head of the Government Finance Profession, Richard Douglas is overseeing big changes to Whitehall’s financial management. He tells PF how he combines that with his day job at the Department of...
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18 Jan 12
Accountants have a vital role to play in the government’s ‘marketisation’ reforms of public services, a senior council leader has said.
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18 Jan 12
Councils should make their accounts more understandable and accessible by reducing ‘clutter’ and using summary financial statements to communicate with councillors and residents, according to the...
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13 Jan 12
Public sector fraud is on the increase globally, with organisations particularly at risk from their own employees and suppliers, according to research published today by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
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6 Jan 12
Plans to allow councils to retain a share of their business rates could disadvantage areas where service need suddenly increases, according to a group of 46 municipal local authorities.
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3 Jan 12
Rod Aldridge, the former CIPFA technical director who founded the outsourcing company Capita, has been knighted in the latest round of honours.
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21 Dec 11
Ending centrally prescribed rules for the Housing Revenue Account means coming up with new ones. Depreciation and components are still tricky
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21 Dec 11
Set the New Year off to a good start by developing a coaching approach. This is an excellent way of improving individuals’ skills and confidence, but it also motivates the team
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20 Dec 11
The first ever Whole of Government Accounts are a ‘big step forward’ for public sector financial management despite being qualified by the National Audit Office last month, according to the Treasury’...
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9 Dec 11
The government’s implementation plan shows that ministers are serious about getting to grips with the problems associated with public sector ICT projects
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6 Dec 11
All staff learn as they do their jobs, building up individual mines of useful information. But sometimes it stays inside them instead of being shared more widely – and they take it with them when...
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30 Nov 11
Derek Myers is no ordinary chief executive. Having run one London borough for a decade, he has taken on responsibility for a second and is sharing a range of services with a third. He tells PF how...
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25 Nov 11
As the eurozone crisis continues and sovereign debt soars, governments need to urgently reform their accounting practices. CIPFA’s chief executive, Steve Freer, calls for a collective effort across...
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16 Nov 11
Accountants across the world should step out from the sidelines and put pressure on governments to improve the quality of financial reporting, CIPFA chief executive Steve Freer has said.
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8 Nov 11
Treasury management has been riding the waves of change in recent months but a bigger development lies ahead. Derivatives might be making a comeback
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4 Nov 11
Almost everything at work requires negotiation. Learning how to bat points back and forth will not only improve internal and external relations but ensure you get what you need from meetings
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1 Nov 11
Wandsworth has put on hold its plan to issue a council bond to finance housing improvements. But the London borough's finance director believes that this form of borrowing still has a role to...
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1 Nov 11
The race is on to complete the venues for the London 2012 Games and Dennis Hone is stewarding it. The chief executive of the Olympic Delivery Authority talks to Neil Merrick about the false starts...
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28 Oct 11
A 'huge funding gap' is emerging in England’s flood protection work, Public Accounts Committee chair Margaret Hodge has warned.
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27 Oct 11
The next phase of the government's Community Budget pilots has been criticised for its lack of ambition, by experts and the Opposition
10 Feb 12The government should be ‘unflinching’ in pushing through its public service reforms, Reform said today.
9 Feb 12The public sector is paying more than it should for equity investment because investors tend to overstate the risk they are bearing, the National Audit Office said today in its latest report on...
9 Feb 12Winning friends and influencing people is more vital than ever in today’s challenging and uncertain work environment. Fiona Dent explains how to go on the charm offensive to get people to co-operate...
7 Feb 12Whole of Government Accounts need to include all bodies that affect the financial position of the government, according to the Public Accounts Committee.
27 Jan 12As head of the Government Finance Profession, Richard Douglas is overseeing big changes to Whitehall’s financial management. He tells PF how he combines that with his day job at the Department of...
18 Jan 12Councils should make their accounts more understandable and accessible by reducing ‘clutter’ and using summary financial statements to communicate with councillors and residents, according to the...
6 Jan 12Plans to allow councils to retain a share of their business rates could disadvantage areas where service need suddenly increases, according to a group of 46 municipal local authorities.
21 Dec 11Ending centrally prescribed rules for the Housing Revenue Account means coming up with new ones. Depreciation and components are still tricky
21 Dec 11Set the New Year off to a good start by developing a coaching approach. This is an excellent way of improving individuals’ skills and confidence, but it also motivates the team
20 Dec 11The first ever Whole of Government Accounts are a ‘big step forward’ for public sector financial management despite being qualified by the National Audit Office last month, according to the Treasury’...
9 Dec 11The government’s implementation plan shows that ministers are serious about getting to grips with the problems associated with public sector ICT projects
6 Dec 11All staff learn as they do their jobs, building up individual mines of useful information. But sometimes it stays inside them instead of being shared more widely – and they take it with them when...
30 Nov 11Derek Myers is no ordinary chief executive. Having run one London borough for a decade, he has taken on responsibility for a second and is sharing a range of services with a third. He tells PF how...
25 Nov 11As the eurozone crisis continues and sovereign debt soars, governments need to urgently reform their accounting practices. CIPFA’s chief executive, Steve Freer, calls for a collective effort across...
8 Nov 11Treasury management has been riding the waves of change in recent months but a bigger development lies ahead. Derivatives might be making a comeback
4 Nov 11Almost everything at work requires negotiation. Learning how to bat points back and forth will not only improve internal and external relations but ensure you get what you need from meetings
1 Nov 11Wandsworth has put on hold its plan to issue a council bond to finance housing improvements. But the London borough's finance director believes that this form of borrowing still has a role to...
1 Nov 11The race is on to complete the venues for the London 2012 Games and Dennis Hone is stewarding it. The chief executive of the Olympic Delivery Authority talks to Neil Merrick about the false starts...
28 Oct 11A 'huge funding gap' is emerging in England’s flood protection work, Public Accounts Committee chair Margaret Hodge has warned.
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