Accountancy 1999 - Abstracts

Accountancy 1999
TitleSubjectAuthors
$17 bn - lost in space?(investment in global satellite communications system)BusinessRobert Uhlig
Accounting for the intangible.(intangible asset accounting)BusinessKathryn Cearns
A commercial hub for the Middle East?BusinessNitin Khanna
A crisis of credibility?(foreign investments in Poland)(Cover Story)BusinessChristopher Bobinski
Actuaries v. accountants.(conflict over profit reporting by life insurance companies)BusinessRichard Macve, Keith Wild
Agains all odds.(Olivetti's takeover of Telecom Italia)BusinessDavid Lane
A hard act to swallow.(implications of tax reform in Australia)BusinessPeter Bruford
Aiming to convert.(Welsh Development Agency encourages investment in Wales)BusinessJohn House
A job well done.(behavior after getting a new job)BusinessDavid Hughes
Alchemical accounting.(managing deferred taxes)BusinessMike Metcalf
A licence to burn money.(investment in US biotechnology industry)BusinessDavid Pilling
Along the American way.(Canadian accounting standards)BusinessColin Fleming
A man of conscience.(Amnesty International UK's Finance Director Melvin Coleman)BusinessJulia Irvine
A matter of principles: The UK's Statement of Principles already has an impressive record and should be recognized as a force for good.BusinessPaul Ebling
An accounting system in change.(German accounting system)BusinessMichael Jones
An American dream come true.(United States economic conditions)BusinessVicky Pryce
And they're off.(UK betting companies mvoing offshore)BusinessDan Butler
A need to know.(future of business)BusinessWill White
A new era of segment reporting: Companies have started to apply the revised international standard. But the changes aren't all for the better.BusinessSidney Gray, Nancy Nichols, Donna Street
A new phase for the profession.(effects of consolidation)BusinessLesley Bolton
Anglo-Saxon attitudes.(International Accounting Standards Committee meeting)(Panel Discussion)Business 
An international bugbear.(accounting for goodwill)BusinessMichael Jones, Howard Mellett
An Italian lesson.(Italy's accounting standard)BusinessMichael Caso
An on-off relationship.(failed merger between Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham)BusinessDavid Pilling
A safe haven.(includes related article on Victoria state)(Australia's booming economy)BusinessC.E. Lorrimer
As safe as greenbacks?(the euro against the US dollar)BusinessDavid Chitty, Alan E. Weiner
A tale of two nations.(Portugal, the European Union)(Cover Story)BusinessPeter Wise
A uniquely Indian parable of economic development.BusinessRahzeb Chowdhury, Edward Bannerman
Back to the future now?(disclosure of non-financial corporate data)BusinessKathy Leach
Brand new world.(employer branding)BusinessJohn Hatfield
Built to last, and still growing.(international expansion of construction material company Lafarge)BusinessPeter Gaskell
Can Australia's good fortune last?BusinessSaul Eslake
China: how tall is the emperor?(China's improving economy)BusinessPeter Warburton
China lifts restrictions on US accountants.Business 
Chinese walls.(case against KPMG filed by Prince Jefri Bolkiah of Brunei)BusinessAndrew Scott, Simon Konsta
Clash of the tycoons.(French businessmen Francois Pinault and Bernard Arnault)BusinessPeter Gaskell
Coming in from the cold.(Mongolia's transition to democracy and capitalism)(Cover Story)BusinessRichard Tomlinson
Confidence is everything.(advertising by Amazon.com)BusinessCandice Goodwin
Dark days for Sweden?(foreign corporate ownership in Sweden)(Cover Story)BusinessNicholas George
Deciding dividends.BusinessRoger Peskett
Deferring to the inevitable, or not.(proposal by the Accounting Standards Board)BusinessJoan Brown
Does the standard make sense?(self-insurance provisions under FRS 12)BusinessBob Martin
Don't do this to us, please.(economic impact of accounting changes on leasing industry)BusinessThomas Schroer
Exposure Draft - Statement of Auditing Standards 601: Imposed Limitation of Audit Scope.Business 
Fallow times.(British agriculture industry)(Industry Overview)BusinessDaniel Butler
Financial reporting exposure draft 19: deferred tax.Business 
Financial Reporting Standard 15: Tangible Fixed Assets.(includes appendices)Business 
Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective March 1999).(includes appendices)Business 
Fixed and fudged.(comments on the UK Accounting Standard Board's FRS 15)BusinessRon Paterson
Flying the nest.(Ryanair Ltd.)(Company Profile)BusinessEibhir Mulqueen
Fly me to the moon....(service as an overseas manager)BusinessJenny Hirschkorn
Foreign affairs.(doing business overseas)BusinessMartyn Hobrough
From strength to strength: Peter Johnston, chief executive, IFAC.(International Federation of Accountants)BusinessJohn House
Gearing up.(proposals to capitalize operating leases)BusinessVivien Beattie, Alan Goodacre
Get a grip.(career management)BusinessDavid Clutterback
Getting a head start: Headhunters don't just pick potential candidates out of a hat.BusinessAlannah Hunt
Go for growth.(UK economy)BusinessDavid Kern
Golden opportunities.(South African companies list on overseas stock exchanges)BusinessRobyn Chalmers
Great expectations.(financial statements for nonprofit organizations)BusinessMichael Stewart
Guarding the globe.(Federation des Experts Comptables Europeens)BusinessJohan Piet
Harmonisation, at the right time.(adopting International Accounting Standards)BusinessKen Wild, Georgette Bailey
Hidden treasurers.(corporate treasurers)BusinessBrice. Robert
How green is your IT?(includes related article on online trader eBay)BusinessPat Sweet
How to become extinct.(medieval gilds)BusinessWilliam F. Baxter
How to do things with maths.(using graphs and complex mathematics in accounting)BusinessElizabeth Yeldon
If it's not one thing, it's another.(oil pricing among OPEC members)BusinessPeter Hitchens
In from the cold.(economic prospects of Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland)BusinessMats Nyman
Invasion of the superbugs: Bacteria than can resist several drugs are increasingly common, and post a major threat to heath, argues general practitioner.BusinessTrisha Dr. Greenhalgh
It does make sense!(Accounting Standards Board on self-insurance)BusinessJohn Cook
It's the way we do things here.(includes related article on Motorola's implementation of a financial culture in an eastern European project)BusinessAndrew Gill
Keep your eye on the target.(progress of Mercury Interactive)BusinessLesley Meall
Know wonder.(knowledge management)BusinessFeona Hamilton
KPMG seeks net gain in Cisco.(KPMG Consulting, Cisco Systems)Business 
Leaving crisis behind.(economic recovery in Asia and Latin America)BusinessKevin Grice
Malaysia six months on: Six months after capital controls were imposed in Malaysia, commentators are beginning to rethink their approach.BusinessTeoh Kok Lin
Merging IT.(information technology strategy in mergers and acquisitions)BusinessCandice Goodwin
Middle Eastern promise.(Israeli economic outlook and foreign investment)BusinessEdward Bannerman
Model future: business intelligence software is giving finance directors the time and space to think about the future.(IT Report: Transforming the Finance Function)(includes related article on use of reporting and analysis tools by finance departments)BusinessPat Sweet
Natural mistake, or on the take?(includes related articles on legals aspects of monetary union and on good euro practice)(opportunities for fraud during shift to European monetary union)BusinessRachael Claye
No end of a lesson.(Coopers and Lybrand fined for Robert Maxwell fiasco)BusinessDavid Chitty
No place for complacency.(survey on fraud in Europe)BusinessPaul Barnes
No soft option?(removal of the option for a single annual review)BusinessTimothy Copnell
Offer yourself up.(improved employment)BusinessDavid Hughes
On the verge of change.(accounting regulation in Italy)BusinessStefano Zambon
Other information in documents containing audited financial statements.(Statement of Auditing Standards 160 Exposure Draft)Business 
Past, present and perhaps....(predictions for the 21st century)BusinessLesley Meall
Pension costs: more clarity, please.(standard proposed by the Accounting Standards Board)BusinessAnne McGeachin
Problems and more problems.(standard for disclosures of derivatives and other financial instruments)BusinessPaul Bircher
Promoting fair value.(International Accounting Standard Committee)BusinessPeter Clark
Reasons for write-downs.(applying impairment standards)BusinessHans Nailor
Reporting financial instruments - a middle way?BusinessDavid Creed
Rising spirits: Irish Distillers has been capitalising on its French connection.BusinessEibhir Mulqueen
Rock on a roll.(Edel Music Group)(Company Profile)BusinessHamish Champ
Rules and risks.(managing derivatives)BusinessKathryn Cearns
Safe harbour in sight?(future of corporate reports)BusinessIsobel Sharp
School for scandal.BusinessEdward Alden
Screen saver.(recruitment through the Internet)BusinessMark Anstead
Secular trends, cyclical pressures.(US economic trends)BusinessJoshua Shapiro
Service organisations.(includes appendix)(Statement of Auditing Standard No 480)Business 
Setting a good example: the Romanians are adopting a model approach to international accounting standards.BusinessDavid Damant
Sitting on the fence.(historical cost and current value accounting)BusinessStephen A. Zeff
South Africa: getting into GEAR.(Growth, Employment and Redistribution program)BusinessAdrian Twomey
Success: a balancing act.(skills for advancement)BusinessMalcolm Higgs
Take it away.(removing budgets)BusinessJeremy Hope, Robin Fraser
Taking a leap in the dark.(Internet stocks investment)BusinessMiles Saltiel
Thailand - the buck stopped here.(prospects for economic growth)BusinessAdrian Dunn
The 90/5 rule: the future of business.(increasing pace of mergers)Business 
The art of being different.(developing business strategy)BusinessJulian Birkinshaw
The ASB on principles.(Accounting Standards Board)BusinessWill Baxter
The best of neighbours?(Canada's economic development)BusinessEdward Alden
The challenge of change: The IASC is facing up to the demands of a brave new world.BusinessEdward J. Waitzer
The defective detectives.(strategy of the UK's Financial Reporting Review Panel)BusinessChristopher Whelan, Doreen McBarnet
The domino effect.(UK consequences if US stockmarket crashed)BusinessRoger Bootle
The first season of goodwill.(Arthur Andersen and Co.'s survey)BusinessHazel Powling, Ken Rigelsford
Theirs and ours.(lack of unity in professional firms)BusinessDavid West
The key to a good audit.(risk assessment)BusinessKatharine Bagshaw
The marketing perspective.BusinessDen Davies
The R&D paradox: Is the UK's SSAP still relevant, given the changing emphasis in asset management?BusinessJan Davies, Alan Waddington
The right path for deferred tax.BusinessIan Wright
Ther's nothing plain about Spain: Once isolated by politics, Spain is now embracing the euro with enthusiasm and has one of Europe's fastest-growing economies.BusinessTom Burns
The sky's the limit.(Sony Corp under the leadership of Nobuyuki Idei)(Company Profile)BusinessC.E. Lorrimer
The slow boat to Europe.(Turkey's attempt to join the EU)(Cover Story)BusinessNicole Pope
Tough at the top.(Dame Shiela Masters, president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales)BusinessBrian Singleton-Green
Try the direct approach.BusinessJohn Shea
Two into one.(Accounting Standards Board proposal for financial reporting)BusinessTimothy Copnell
Under surveillance: If employers are going to spot fraud in the workplace they've got to be vigilant - but they can go too far.BusinessDaniel Butler
US puts pressure on the IASC.(International Accounting Standards Committee)Business 
Variances - words and numbers: At certificate stage, you need to do more than crunch numbers. But without the numbers, can you attempt the written parts of the questions?BusinessElizabeth Yeldon
Web winners don't wait.(accounting firms' use of the Internet)BusinessVicky Meek
What goes up ...(economic consequences of deflation)BusinessBruce Gregory
What is a share option worth?BusinessPeter Holgate
What you should know.(knowledge prior to listing a company with the US Securities and Exchange Commission)BusinessJulie Fitzgerald, Wayne Carnall
Which way now for Germany?Business 
Will Europe sink or swim in the global whirlpool?(Europe's economic prospects after launch of single currency)BusinessJohn Hawksworth, John Raven
With a little help from our friends: The UK's FRS 15 is part helpful, part pragmatic and part downright perplexing.BusinessPeter Holgate
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