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Leading Indicators and Key Exception Indicators are key tools in optimising finance processes. Gartner’s latest research supports this and even makes the bold claim that predictive business performance measures will help drive productivity by 20 percent by 2017. According …
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BMW Group is one of the largest car manufacturers and arguably the most successful and esteemed car maker in the world. With the BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brand, it possesses three of the strongest premium labels in the automotive industry. …
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I am very pleased to welcome a guest blog post today from Irina Predescu. Irina graduated from London School of Economics last year and has since immersed herself in the world of business risk, financial control, finance processes and compliance. …
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I was skiing the weekend before last in the Swiss Alps and as luck would have it, a rather interesting conversation developed on a chair lift. A pretty long lift as it happened . . .
The only other person …
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An article in CFO magazine today announced the opinion that the US ‘Jumpstart Our Business Startups’ (JOBS) Act, whilst easing the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX, Sarbox) standards, might pave the way for fraud. You can read the article here . . . …
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I had a interesting chat with a friend the other day, where he recounted this quote from a world record beating sailor (I forget the name, but it is not critical to the story).
With any new suggestion for additional …
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2011 has been a year of both turmoil and progress in the world and in many businesses. It’s certainly been a roller coaster ride!
Ups and Downs . . . Looking back, January 1st saw Estonia officially adopt the Euro …
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This picture says it all for me. I could stop here . . . . .
The car park barrier is the ‘control’ over access and use of the car park. The automatic gate opens only when you swipe your …
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