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Beyond finance
21 Dec 2009
Private equity firms need their portfolio finance teams to be sharp, accurate, open and disciplined. But finance execs (in any type of company) must never forget the source of the numbers they report. So this article in the New Republic about the dangers of a finance-skewed management style is well worth a read (potted version at the site that pointed me to it, Boing Boing).In short, it says America has got rubbish at manufacturing because MBAs have come to dominate management teams - and financ... more
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KPMG warns FDs that carbon law will hit bottom line
10 Mar 2010
Rachael Singh, Accountancy Age, Wednesday 10 March 2010 at 10:32:00 Company profits could be hit if carbon emission information is inaccurate, warns firm KPMG is warning finance directors that more than two-thirds of organisations will be hit with financial penalties following the introduction of th... more