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29 Mar 21
The F&A technology already available today has the potential to have a greater impact on how the finance department operates over the next 10 years than it has over the past 50.
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15 Mar 21
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3 Feb 21
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22 Jan 21
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14 Dec 20
Covid-19 has only increased the need for governments around the world to take a consistent approach to reporting their financial balance sheets, says Gillian Fawcett.
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11 Dec 20
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30 Nov 20
The Covid-19 pandemic is likely to have a long-lasting impact on governance and financial management in public bodies – Sarah Sheen looks at the issues.
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12 Nov 20
As a finance professional, you have the responsibility to provide strategic information and direction for the whole business.
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3 Nov 20
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28 Oct 20
Covid-19 has increased the need for finance managers to take an outcome-based approach, says Alan Bermingham.
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21 Oct 20
Many of the recommendations in the Redmond Review can be carried out in the short-term without the need for new legislation, Sir Tony Redmond has told the PF Live conference.
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23 Sep 20
Ian Carruthers has been re-appointed as independent chair of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board for a third three-year term.
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13 Aug 20
Now is the time to reset current economic frameworks and consider what fiscal rules will guide government decision-making during the Covid-19 recovery phase, says Alex Metcalfe.
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29 May 20
The Financial Reporting Advisory Board has considered options to report financial positions while maintaining accountability, writes CIPFA’s Don Peebles.
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7 Apr 20
CIPFA is concerned that regulators' refusals to radically simplify the 2019-20 Accounting Code will put public finance professionals under huge pressure and impact 2021-22 budgeting.
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31 Mar 20
PF speaks to Don Peebles, head of CIPFA Policy & Technical UK & International about how simplifying this year's accounting requirements could help relieve the burden on local authority...
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30 Mar 20
Councils have warned that a number of services are being stopped or scaled back as they focus on dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic.
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30 Mar 20
Local council accounting requirements are set to be simplified to the ease burden on local authorities during the coronavirus pandemic.
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25 Mar 20
Coronavirus disruption has led officials to push back the deadline for NHS accounts, and delay the implementation of an IFRS accounting standard for a year.
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12 Dec 19
Joint chair of the charities SORP committee Nigel Davies makes a plea for help in co-developing the statement of recommended practice and making it the best it can be.
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5 Nov 19
Government departments will have to provide a more complete picture of their accounts from April next year, a top Treasury official has reminded MPs.
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3 Oct 19
The ambitious IFR4NPO initiative will offer the first-ever international financial reporting guidance for the non-profit sector, writes Ian Carruthers.
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13 Sep 19
Focusing on residents as the primary users of local authority accounts can bring transparency and clarity and drive better decision-making, says Newham council’s Conrad Hall.
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29 Aug 19
Analysis by the Charity Commission for England and Wales has found that 135 out of a sample of 296 charities failed to meet its external scrutiny benchmark in their financial reporting.
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1 Aug 19
It is becoming increasingly important to account for assets and liabilities in the public sector because of the rise of commercialisation, the spending watchdog has said.