33 posts tagged ICAEW
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Cost Saving Suggestion
http://stopthemerger.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ cost-saving-suggestion.htmlGiven that the ICAEW made a loss of £1,909K in 2007, I assume that they are looking for ways of saving money in order to avoid raising my members' subscriptions (oh, my mistake, we are being asked to vote for an increased in subs of 4%).
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Reputation
http://stopthemerger.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ reputation.htmlI see that The Guardian has taken a snide sideswipe against accountants, in its coverage of its row with Tesco over tax avoidance. "As is often the way, the tax had no sooner been introduced than some companies engaged smart accountants and lawyers to work out ways of avoiding what parliament had clearly intended....
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BAND SWEET CHARITY - MALAY ROCK ICON HISTORY
http://www.budiey.com/ band-sweet-charity-malay-rock-icon-history/1969 -was the early beginning of Sweet Charity in Singapore and was brought to life by Ramli Sarip as the vocalist, Rahman Sarbani on drums, Joe Salim as guitarist and Wahid Warren on bass. The music influence by bands like Rolling Stones, Cream, Jimmy Hendrix and others bands of the same league made them a ‘Rock and Roll’ band that was uncomparable to the art of music of that era.
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ICAEW IT Counts update
http://www.accmanpro.com/ 2008/ 04/ 03/ icaew-it-counts-update/ICAEW’s IT Counts community has been running a month and so far, so good. For those that don’t know, IT Counts is a group community within the overall ICAEW ‘ion’ site where we talk about topics that are broadly grouped as office, future, value and security.
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Ethics - ICAS Leads The Way
http://stopthemerger.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 03/ ethics-icas-leads-way.htmlICAS is leading the way when it comes to ethics: - They introduced a dedicated ethics exam in 2007 - They are considering a voluntary ethics "test" for CPD - They are considering introducing an annual ethics statement for members - In 2008 they will publish a number of case studies of ethical dilemmas
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Scum of The Earth
http://stopthemerger.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 03/ scum-of-earth.htmlIt seems that the ICAEW, either via accident or design, has managed to stir up another major row with some other accounting bodies. Accountancy Age reports that "private papers" (intended for council only) were "accidentally" published on the ICAEW website last week.
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The Eye of The Storm
http://stopthemerger.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 02/ eye-of-storm.htmlIt seems that the ICAEW will soon find itself at the eye of the Northern Wreck storm, as the government has asked it to advise on who (firm of individual) should be appointed as "adviser" for determining the "value" of Northern Wreck.
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Diluting The Brand
http://stopthemerger.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 02/ diluting-brand.htmlThe ICAEW, having failed to dilute the brand by merging, has found another way to dilute it. This time via the old trick of dumbing down the exams, and extending time period needed to qualify. Rob Lewis quotes Raymond Madden, the Institute's executive director of learning and development: "Instead
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Talking numbers: speaking their language?
http://managementaccountant.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 02/ talking-numbers-speaking-the…The gift for interpreting numbers is an essential skill for any FD and particularly for aspiring CEOs. Finance directors are rightly admired for their technical skills and ability to decipher the mystery of the P&L, the erosion of the gross and net margins and the effects of tax charges and currency fluctuations on the bottom line.
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Retail problems and construction insolvency
http://insolvency.mercerhole.co.uk/ 2008/ 02/ articles/ uk-insolvency/ retail-pr…Shopfitter JDS Group Limited was not saved by a critical mass of 350 staff and £30m turnover as it went into administration on 12 February, suggesting that retail problems (see our previous post - Retail insolvencies as the credit crunch...
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