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Corporate Failure

Lessons from collapse, crisis and recovery.

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Board Effectiveness

Building high-performing boards that challenge, support and add value.

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Corporate Governance

Practical governance beyond compliance.

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Risk Management

Identifying and managing strategic risks.

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Economics

Economic trends and their impact on business.

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If there’s one topic that is almost guaranteed to quieten a board meeting, it’s when the CFO starts proposing that the company takes out a
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I travelled from Tashkent to Moscow on an Aeroflot Ilyushin 86 in the early 1980s. The seats were basic metal framed deckchairs, screwed to the
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The much-awaited Brydon Report was published just before Christmas. It didn’t get much publicity, as the festive season proved more alluring than yet another long report and
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“Want Higher Profits? Hire a Female CEO, CFO” The article headline caught my eye. Aren’t we all looking for a magic ingredient that can guarantee
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I am responding to the request from the Government for views on the recommendations by the Competition and Markets Authority on the market for Statutory
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What if the government insisted that every time you bought a tin of Heinz baked beans, you had to buy at least half a tin
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Storm clouds are gathering over the audit market. Government, politicians, media and regulators are all queueing up to condemn companies and auditors over the few,
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The FRC has set out new proposals for more corporate governance regulation (the Wates Report) for large private companies. This is my response to the consultation. Summary High
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