Opinion
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Identity theft: a growing fraud threat
Stephen Hill in a special study, looks at the increasing problem of fraud and its implications for benefits, business and…
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Leasing companies feeling heat of competition
Leasing companies have a problem or two on their hands. In about the last three years, commercial banks have entered…
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A Napster for Financial Data?
Imagine this: At any time of the day or night, and with just a few clicks of the mouse, a…
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Assess Your Organization's Readiness to Execute Strategy
In these times of economic turbulence, strategy execution has become the new mantra for executives who seek growth. Executives are…
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Accountants Need to Know IT, Say CFOs
The accounting profession is one of many professions dramatically altered by the technology revolution. A tradition of paper and pencil…
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Finally, Business Talks the Same Language… XBRL
Just as English is the universal language of commercial pilots, so XBRL soon will be the lingua franca for all…
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Standard costs – an effective tool for business?
Standard costing and variance analysis has been in use since the early twentieth century. In recent years the role of…
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XBRL Leaders Push for Global Acceptance
With standards of corporate reporting under intensifying scrutiny, Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) is the silver lining in the cloud…
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Ethics and Your Career
In the wake of recent corporate scandals and increased regulation of accounting practices, ethics has become one of the hottest…
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Internal audit and review reports
Internal auditors, external auditors, and consultants who perform internal audit and review engagements provide reports to management (internal audit reports).…
