Profession Watch
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In advance of its upcoming fourth Middle East conference to be hosted in Riyadh, IMA’s chair of global directors Ben Mulling sat down with James Dartnell to discuss the...
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Gary Cokins, Founder, Analytics-Based Performance Management, North Carolina, discusses how management accountants can adequately satisfy the needs of managers and employee teams for decision-based cost information.
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Beginning its UAE journey as ‘Caliber Middle East Chartered Accountants’ in 2005, Managing Partner P.P. Kunhamad Koya has since overseen the firm’s integration into the TGS Global accountancy network,...
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Phoenix Financial Training’s Founder and Managing Director – and CFO Middle East advisory panel member - David Thomasson proudly reflects on his firm’s third annual graduation ceremony.
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The CFO ME caught up with Paresh Khushal, Head of Finance, IP & Science, Legal, and Tax and Accounting, Thomson Reuters, to discuss his professional journey and how the...
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Grant Thornton, in association with ACCA recently hosted a roundtable event to discuss the developments in the region’s audit industry.
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The MECA CFO Alliance recently hosted a CFO Innovation Summit under the theme “Future of Business Intelligence,” which was held at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Dubai. We bring...
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Top Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) will come together to document their strategies and best practices in the GCC for the first ever CFO Strategies Index. The global economy has...
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Tagetik Middle East appoints the fastest growing System Integration Company in the region as Preferred Reseller for Tagetik 4 covering Budgeting, Planning, Forecasting, Consolidation and Collaborative Disclosure Management. UAE....
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The Western Union Business Solutions team offer detailed insights on the movements in the three currencies – USD, EUR and GBP in the month of June to help you...
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THE FIFTH edition of the Deloitte 2013 Greater China outbound Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) spotlight, ‘Graduating up the value chain’ survey finds that Chinese outbound M&A investments increased over...
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New investment fund will support partnerships and acquisitions, to help firms’ clients unlock tangible value of their data. KPMG INTERNATIONAL has announced the formation of KPMG Capital a new...
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Network says priority markets contributed nearly one-fifth of revenue; Nearly 30 strategic acquisitions were made in the fiscal year ending 31 May 2013… INCREASED DEMAND for a broad range...
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In this third part of our continuing series on Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Sanctions, Matthew Gamble explores ways that would help accountants or auditors develop a set of...
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In this second installment of our continuing series on Money Laundering, Sanctions and Terrorist Financing, Matthew Gamble explains the obligation of audit firms on illicit financial transactions… IN MY first part...
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In this first series, Matthew Gamble, the Head of Anti-Money Laundering at DFSA, explains why accountants and auditors need to be aware of what is happening in the world...
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Next month Dubai plays host to the annual World Accounting Summit, where industry experts will gather to assess the progress of standards’ implementation… THE APPOINTMENT of Dr Abdulrahman Al...
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KPMG in the UAE holds client workshop on ‘Working Capital Challenges’ and ‘Joint Ventures’ KPMG IN the UAE recently held a Cash, Working Capital and Joint Venture workshop at...
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Rakesh Pardasani, a partner at RSM Dahman audit firm, assesses the ability of external auditors to detect scam risks in organisations OF ALL the occupational frauds busted in organisations...
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KPMG EMERGED big champs during the inaugural Middle East and North Africa (Mena) Fund Manager Services Awards held at The Address Hotel, in Dubai. The awards event paid tribute...