Financial Director articles from April 2009

Financial Director archives from April 2009

releasethecreativegenius.
April 30, 2009... Byline: Peter Batram releasethecreativegenius Simply mastering the financials isn't enough these days. FDs must break out of the numbers and learn how to find more innovative routes to survival and expansion words Peter Bartram...

taking the wind out of inflation.
April 30, 2009... Byline: Phil Thornton taking the wind out of inflation Short-term price falls amount to a windfall for consumers. But as the retail prices index goes negative, there is a real danger that sustained deflation will exacerbate global...

did we miss the bottom?
April 30, 2009... Byline: a did we miss the bottom? We are still a long way from anything like economic stability, but equity markets have being rallying since early March. Have we seen the bottom of the market or do more shocks await, asks Charlotte...

in too deep.
April 30, 2009... Byline: Robert Jaques in too deep Check the fine print before cancelling outsourcing contracts -- you might find it hard to say goodbye The old Neil Sedaka song warns that breaking up is hard to do. Though the ballad was...

Encouraging rise in orders fails to inspire business confidence.
April 30, 2009... Byline: Rachael Singh Encouraging rise in orders fails to inspire business confidence Not so confident Business orders have actually increased month-on-month so far in 2009, but business confidence continues to fall as companies...

Green technology not delivering.
April 30, 2009... Byline: Rachael Singh Green technology not delivering Environmental technologies have yet to prove their financial worth, despite providers' marketing gloss Only 16% of green IT offerings companies use to manage their carbon...

Businesses making damaging, indiscriminate cost-cuts.
April 30, 2009... Byline: Rachael Singh Businesses making damaging, indiscriminate cost-cuts Many of the largest companies across the UK and Ireland are planning "significant" cost reduction programmes that will take [pounds sterling]270bn out of the...

Be patient and think big, FDs say.
April 30, 2009... Byline: Melanie Stern Be patient and think big, FDs say Our careers survey suggests FDs are confident they can bide their time through this challenging cycle and capitalise on their downturn experience, emerging stronger and more...

releasethecreativegenious.
April 30, 2009... Byline: Rachael Singh qualifiedsuccess Demand for accountancy qualifications among FTSE-100 FDs drifted in the boom years. But with trust now at a premium, could the beancounter mark of quality make a return? words Rachael Singh...

Farewell i?1/2Steady Eddiei?1/2, former Bank governor.
April 30, 2009... Byline: Melanie Stern Farewell "Steady Eddie", former Bank governor Eddie George, the 118th governor of the Bank of England and the man who oversaw its transformation from regulator to independent rate-setting body, died on 18 April...

waive the rules.
April 30, 2009... Byline: Dennis Turner waive the rules The Budget did not deliver many answers -- but couldn't hide the fact that Labour's fiscal rules have been binned Few Chancellors have gone into the Budget speech with such a weak hand to play...

Simon Bowles over HMRC.
April 30, 2009... Byline: Rachael Singh Simon Bowles over HMRC HM Revenue & Customs has recruited Simon Bowles as chief financial officer. Bowles replaces Stuart Cruickshank who left the tax office in March 2008 with the position filled by interim CFO...

text sandthecity.
April 30, 2009... Byline: Andrew Sawers text sandthecity Vodafone's Andy Halford enjoys the communications side of his role. As CFO of the FTSE-100's fourth largest company, with 1.5 million shareholders, it's just as well words andrew Sawers...

Update Nibs.
April 30, 2009... Byline: Melanie Stern Rock returns Mortgage lender Northern Rock says its mortgage applications rose by 70% in Q1 2009 and that gross lending totalled [pounds sterling]550m. It plans to increase mortgage lending by [pounds sterling]5bn...

alone shark.
April 30, 2009... Byline: Melanie Stern alone shark Alistair Darling's Budget on 22 April contained a couple of headline-makers, a trick to irritate David Cameron, and some very optimistic projections. Darling expects UK GDP to grow by 1.25% in 2010 --...