Management Accounting (British) articles

Recent articles from Management Accounting (British)

Euro costs underestimated by business.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Euro conversion is likely to be more expensive, more time consuming and more complex than many companies realise, and while countries outside euroland are gearing up for the changeover, those countries directly involved are sticking their heads firmly in the sand. According to Anthony Day...

Capital markets require standardisation in reporting.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Globalisation and the need for capital in developing markets is leading to a fresh call for international accounting standards and consistent standard levels from investors and regulators. At the International Federation of Accountants' conference on capital markets, accountants were...

Technical.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... A restructured International Accounting Standards Committee brings independence from its parent, the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), and represents a serious move towards the long term goal of international accounting standards that are accepted and used worldwide. "The SEC...

News in brief.(accounting news)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... IT directors in Europe will use or consider financing for 80 per cent of IT acquisitions by 2002 according to research. The use of IT financing is expected to grow by 13 per cent over the next two years, whilst the growth in the rental of IT systems is estimated at 15 per cent, says IBM...

Budgets are real dot.com revolutionaries.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... While headlines are being grabbed by spectacular dot.com failures such as Boo, and the stock market valuations of those that are succeeding, the real Internet revolution is taking place in financial management according to Gary Simon, partner at Deloitte & Touche. "The importance of...