Profession Watch
The ‘Techno-Finance era’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...
Can accountants grow the beans too?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.
The right balanceBeginning 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,...
Financiers of the futurePhoenix 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.
Empowering knowledgeThe 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...
The changing role of auditGrant Thornton, in association with ACCA recently hosted a roundtable event to discuss the developments in the region’s audit industry.
Disruptive intelligenceThe 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...
The CFO Strategies IndexTop 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...
Tagetik Middle East appoints CPM suite resellerTagetik 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....
MONEY MATTERSThe 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...
Mideast sees rise in Chinese M&A investmentsTHE 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...
KPMG Capital formedNew 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...
Deloitte records double-digit growthNetwork 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...
What’s it got to do with me? – Part IIIIn 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...
What’s it got to do with me? – Part IIIn 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...
What’s it got to do with me? – Part IIn 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...
IFRS finally comes to the regionNext 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...
Managing working capital effectivelyKPMG 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...
Fighting occupational fraudsRakesh 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...
KPMG wins big at Mena awardsKPMG 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...
