Financial Management (Chartered Institude of Management Accountants)

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Articles in July 2006 issue of Financial Management (Chartered Institude of Management Accountants)

• Zoological Society.(Michael Russell appointed )(Brief article)
• Diary.(Calendar)
• Malaysia conference proves big draw.(INSTITUTE UPDATE)(Brief article)(Conference notes)
• Time to learn: it's never easy to combine work and study and the commonest complaint is lack of time. You can't slow down the clock, but, writes Ruth Prickett, there are ways to ensure you get maximum return on every precious minute.
  by Prickett, Ruth
• Dave Belmont FCMA has been named company secretary of the year by the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators.(Brief article)
• Secret diary: Piers Pommeroy has clearly been working hard to develop his "optimistic leadership" skills. Will he convert a good week into a good month, or will the natural order of things be restored?
  by Pommeroy, Piers
• Management Accounting--Financial Strategy: one of the examiners for P9 analyses the issues raised by an exam question on the use of fixed forward and option contracts in currency risk management.(PAPER P9)
• Expo or expose?(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
  by Webster, Belinda
• Beware of FRC/AIDB impostors.(INSTITUTE UPDATE)
• Continuity planner: CIMA has done a lot over the years for John Coghlan. The institute's incoming president tells Ruth Prickett that he intends to repay the favour by keeping a steady hand on the helm.(Chartered Institute of Management Accountants )(dialo
  by Prickett, Ruth
• Four CIMA members and a prominent CIMA student have received awards in the Queen's birthday honours list this year.(Brief article)
• Value creation: Cora Lynn Heimer Rathbone reports on a project designed to help France Telecom generate competitive advantage by developing its people's intrapreneurship skills.(TECHNICAL MATTERS)
  by Rathbone, Cora Lynn Heimer
• Health, Trade And Human Rights.(Brief article)(Book review)
  by Webster, Belinda
• How long is a piece of string?(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
  by Hick, Ian
• Ireland shifts audit exemption.(INSTITUTE UPDATE)(Brief article)
• Redefined providence: like many other firms since FRS17's arrival, the Co-operative Group felt obliged to reconsider its generous, yet burdensome, final-salary pension arrangements. The Co-op's group secretary, Nick Eyre, explains how it tried to do this
  by Eyre, Nick
• Inter-organisational cost management: if you're prepared to work more collaboratively with your suppliers, the IOCM approach can potentially improve your firm's profitability.(TECHNICAL MATTERS)
  by Coad, Alan; Scapens, Bob
• Who's counting? A Lean Accounting Business Novel.(Brief article)(Book review)
  by Maynard, Ross
• Don't wait for Utopia.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
  by Conley, Stephen
• Presidential engagements.(INSTITUTE UPDATE)(Calendar)
• Douglas Flint FCMA group finance director, HSBC.(Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd.)(Interview)
• The Business General.(Book review)
  by Brooks, Mike
• All You Need to Know About Being a Pension Fund Trustee.(Brief article)(Book review)
  by Byrne, Harry
• Value addition.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
  by Rutter, Adrian
• Honorary officers elected.(INSTITUTE UPDATE)(elections of presidents at Chartered Institute of Management Accountants)
• The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published an updated Combined Code on Corporate Governance.(Brief article)
• Steps to success: how to lay strong foundations to support you all the way to CIMA membership--one brick at a time.(Chartered Institute of Management Accountants)(Brief article)
• The FRC has published a summary of developments in corporate reporting and governance over the past three months and those expected in the next quarter.
• Present company excepted.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
  by Palmer, Mark
• Exam notice.
• The Accounting Standards Board has issued a draft exposure setting out proposals to amend FRS17 "Retirement Benefits".
• Logos a-gogo: the private sector's involvement in sport, the arts, charities and even community projects is increasing apace, writes Camilla Berens. But how can companies ensure that they achieve an acceptable return on their sponsorship deals?
  by Berens, Camilla
• Associate Parliamentary Group.(Sarah McCarthy-Fry appointed)(Brief article)
• An example to us all: Michael Bromwich, CIMA professor of accounting and financial management at the LSE, explains why every member of the institute can learn from Sir Ian Morrow's career.(INSTITUTE UPDATE)(In memoriam)
  by Bromwich, Michael
• Michael Preston, project account BAE Systems.(STUDENT ONE2ONE)(talk notes)(Interview)
• Businesses are recruiting older people even before the UK's age discrimination regulations come into force.(Brief article)
• FRC calls on CIMA members to join debate on auditor competition risk.(Financial Reporting Council, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants)(Brief article)
• Richard Wilson FCMA.(ON THE MOVE)(Fellow Chartered Management Accountant )(Brief article)
• Membership assessment day winner.(INSTITUTE UPDATE)(Sonya Mulligan)(Brief article)
• Accounting in a Nutshell, 2d ed.(Book review)
  by Kennedy, J. Alison
• Nationwide backs Powergen's decision to inshore.(FIRST IN ...)(Nationwide building society)(Brief article)
• High ethical standards are not an optional extra: they are fundamental to our professional status.(IN BUSINESS)
  by Coghlan, John
• Tony Holmes FCMA.(Axair Climate appointed)(Brief article)
• Training conference now booking.(INSTITUTE UPDATE)
• Tax planning: a landmark judgment by the European Court of Justice has provided welcome guidance on the legality of VAT avoidance schemes.(TECHNICAL MATTERS)(value added tax)
  by McNicholas, Eamon
• Energy suppliers toil hard to drill own through embedded options.(IFRS)(Brief article)
• Far from the adding crowd: work-life balance is on the UK political agenda and businesses are seeing benefits from flexible working. Camilla Berens asks what this means for CIMA members.(JOBS & CAREERS)(Chartered Institute of Management Accountants )
  by Berens, Camilla
• Enterprise governance video.(INSTITUTE UPDATE)
• Revision hints and exam tips: now that you've found enough time, what should you do with it?
• Charities challenged to take lead on accountability.(FIRST IN ...)(Brief article)