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A tale of the little bank that couldn't 23 May 2013
Gleacher's woes highlight the struggles facing smaller firms
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UK Apr retail sales dip 1.3% mm 22 May 2013
UK retail sales dipped 1.3 percent in April in month-over-month terms as bad weather continued to dent consumer spending, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Wednesday.
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G4S elevates CFO Ashley Almanza to CEO 22 May 2013
As private security firm G4S' CEO Nick Buckles prepares to step down and retire from the company as a director on 31 May, the current CFO Ashley Almanza has been elevated to the top job effective June 1.
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Richard Duffy named AngloGold Ashanti CFO 22 May 2013
AngloGold Ashanti has named Richard Duffy as its new CFO.
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Shell CFO calls for open-minded approach to innovation 22 May 2013
Richard Crump financial-director MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANTS must be less "mechanistic" and take a more open-minded approach to innovation, according to the chief financial officer of Royal Dutch Shell. Writing in a joint report by CIMA and the AICPA on innovation in the finance function, Simon Henry, CFO of oil and gas giant Shell, has urged finance functions to play a greater role in driving company innovation. Shell has an innovation programme that includes a $1.5bn...
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Benchmark How UK Employee Expenses Stack Up 22 May 2013
£725 million of expenses have been paid by UK-based organisations over the past 3 years. This huge sum comprises over 12 million individual expense claims, made by around 200,000 UK-based employees, from a very wide range of organisations in the private and public sectors. Download this infographic to analyse the key trends of UK expenses.
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Employee Expenses Benchmark Report 2013 22 May 2013
Concur estimates that last year, UK organisations paid out over £8.2 billion in employee expenses. Companies are pressurising employees to keep expenses down. With 2013 looking like another tough year for many businesses, every penny will matter. Download this employee expenses benchmark report to compare how your organisation is operating.
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CFOs must adopt a proactive approach to innovation, says report 22 May 2013
Finance leaders must adopt a more hands on approach to innovation as their decisions have a critical impact on the way companies commercialise innovation, according to research conducted by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA).
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Saab Automobile executives to face alleged fraud charges 22 May 2013
Three former executives from failed carmaker Saab Automobile were arrested on suspicion of "aggravated attempts to avoid tax controls", according to the authorities in Sweden.
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Microsoft's Xbox One may succeed where Google TV failed 22 May 2013
Microsoft developed the Xbox One to be the future of the living room. Instead, we got a Google TV that we'll actually want to use. And it even plays games.