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Common groundThe relationship between the CFO and the CIO is more important now than it has ever been. From streamlining finance operations, to exploiting Big Data and digitalisation for cutting...
Strategic assetsMENACORP is among the most successful stockbrokerage firms in the United Arab Emirates. Company CFO Petr Molik sits down with CFO Assistant Editor Adelle Geronimo to discuss the journey...
READY TO VENTURE?They are young dynamic, full of ideas and mean business. They’ve left no stone unturned in taking their respective businesses to new heights – but rest assured, they won’t...
‘NO ROOM FOR COMPLACENCYOne of the first Emiratis to successfully complete the prestigious Associate Chartered Accountant qualification in the UAE, speaks to Accountant Middle East about his journey to the top. SAEED...
AGE OF THE SPECIALISTWith over 20 years of professional experience in finance and accounting, Baasab Deyb, Partner at RSM Dahman, is very positive on the current economic outlook. What are the trends...
Opening any doorMalcolm Furber FCMA CGMA is President of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), the definitive professional body representing accountants in executive roles worldwide. He spoke to Accountant magazine...
CSR: A CASE OF MEASURING THE IMMEASURABLE?Taking up the cause of Corporate Social Responsibility is increasingly seen as a powerful way of building brand equity and ‘giving back’. But can we equate reputational value with...
Companies adopt reporting proceduresNew KPMG survey shows corporate responsibility reporting is now a standard business practice worldwide. REPORTING ON corporate responsibility (CR) is now a standard business practice worldwide, undertaken by almost...
Are risks outpacing IT audit?New Protiviti survey results find companies are increasingly being challenged by variety of technology issues, including security, governance and social media. DESPITE ONGOING efforts to address information technology issues,...
MSA programme now in UAEAs American University of Sharjah launches first-of-a-kind Master of Science in Accounting, the Head of Accounting at the school – Professor Taisier Zoubi – tells us what makes the...
Enterprise risk managementThe recent global economic crisis and subsequent recession was devastating, but was it really a surprise to those in the financial sector? BDO Senior Manager Francisco Basdekis discusses about...
Setting a higher barNew Deloitte survey shows that financial institutions are increasing focus on risk management and compliance… HEIGHTENED REGULATORY scrutiny and greater concerns over risk governance have led financial institutions to...
What’s the fuss about IFRS 10?Investors should begin to evaluate their control involvement with investees under the new consolidation standard… A NEW consolidation standard has been long in the making. Coming out of the...
Sawyer’s makeoverRespected guide book for Internal Auditors gets local treatment with launch of Arabic version… IN THEIR quest to continue to serve the profession on a wider scale rather than...
The gender agendaBusiness leaders in the Middle East champion calls, set targets and quotas to support diversity on corporate boards … RESEARCH FROM the Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR) reveals...
Diversity advantageIn our second installment of the topic ‘Women in Finance’, Joyce Njeri speaks to women in senior positions in accountancy and finance industry, to assess their views on gender-representation...
ACCA urges ‘green’ business practicesHelping small entrepreneurs to be sustainable can make a huge difference to the environment, accounting association says POLICY MAKERS, regulators and finance professionals must help small businesses adopt sustainable...
