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How to protect your IP
A PwC survey reveals that consumers are willing to purchase fake clothing, accessories, alcohol and more. Are your company’s IP assets adequately protected?PwC offers model for medal success in Sochi
Econometric modelling says Russia will be in the top three in the Winter Olympics medal count for the games in Sochi. Read about the home-turf advantage and other factors that play a role in determining the order of the medals table.Five key defences against risk
Maintaining a healthy tension between entrepreneurial risk and protection of enterprise value is a challenging task for risk management and internal control. Organisations can use five lines of defence to achieve the appropriate tension.Global management accounting principles open for comment
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and the American Institute of CPAs released a draft framework of global principles designed to help CFOs and boards benchmark and improve their management accounting practices.How to better connect – and communicate – planning, forecasting and budgeting
Traditional planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes no longer are meeting organizations’ needs, a survey of CGMA designation holders shows. Learn how the finance function can help refresh these processes to provide better guidance to businesses.How to keep employees from wasting time
Technology can help employees work more efficiently, but a new survey shows that it also can lead to wasted time in the workplace.Regulation leads list of top ten risks for 2014
Regulatory pressures are still keeping business leaders up at night, according to a new survey. Find out what else executives and board members are most concerned about in the months ahead.India remains top investment market despite challenges
Over the past two years, India ranked among the top five destinations worldwide for foreign direct investment despite the multiple challenges that multinational companies face doing business in the country.Crowdfunding poses benefits, risks
Although financial return crowdfunding does not pose systemic risks to the world economy yet, it does create problems for investor protection that need to be addressed, according to a new report.How to predict the value of marketing activity
Based on insight from more than 100 companies, the CGMA Return on Ideas report outlines good practice guidelines to help focus marketing spend on the concepts and activities that are most likely to generate value for your business.How the lease accounting proposal may change
Some of the concerns about the converged lease accounting proposal can be fixed, International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) Chairman Hans Hoogervorst said. He described three changes the IASB and FASB might make to address concerns about implementation costs.Seven ways for US small businesses to rein in health-care costs
The once-delayed employer mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act takes effect Jan. 1, 2015. Here are ways small businesses can lower their health care costs with the new requirement looming.What keeps heads of tax in Europe up at night?
Paying taxes has become very convenient for companies in Europe, but the euro-zone debt crisis and increased publicly scrutiny of corporate tax havens have brought about changes that keep many tax executives up at night.The best-paying accounting jobs in Canada
Professional accountants in Canada tend to be hard-working and well-compensated, a 2013 survey by CPA Canada suggests. But some are compensated much better than others.How to prepare for a video job interview
These tips can help job candidates excel during an interview through Skype or other online video platforms. Video interviews seem to be growing as companies seek to learn more about a candidate than they would with a telephone chat.Lessors, lessees see difficulties in proposed changes
Businesses expect difficulties in implementing proposed changes to lease accounting rules, according to a new Deloitte survey.FAF to pay up to $3 million to help IASB’s convergence work
The IFRS Foundation will receive assistance for work on international convergence projects from its US counterpart, the Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF).How CFOs and supply-chain leaders can boost earnings
Global supply chains tend to deliver more value when CFOs and supply-chain leaders work closely together, but such a business partnership existed at only about one-quarter of companies EY polled worldwide.CEOs rank technology as most “transformative” trend
Technological advances provide big opportunities for business transformation, according to a new global survey of CEOs. Evaluating Big Data risks and using innovation strategies can help businesses capitalise on these opportunities.
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