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The pandemic’s effects on forecasting and budget allocation

See how finance leaders are handling forecasts and budget changes as they seek to move from disruption to growth.

House music

The $50 billion global music industry has seen a big shakeup of its business model, with the coronavirus accelerating an existing shift to streaming.

COVID-19: What are the key issues for UK startups today?

As a result of the coronavirus, UK startups face challenges — and opportunities — around funding, R&D tax relief, scenario planning, and more.

5 risk management lessons from the coronavirus pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic has amped up risk management. Here are five lessons business leaders should heed to keep their risk management on track.

Video: Chinese airlines bet on ‘all you can fly’ deals

Eight carriers are offering the special promotions in a bid to tempt travellers back into the air.

WEF highlights $10 trillion in sustainable business opportunities

As companies chart their COVID-19 recovery path, businesses can capture new opportunities in environmentally and socially sustainable models.

FRC proposes UK and Ireland accounting standards amendments

The UK regulator has set out amendments relating to going concern and COVID-19-related rent concessions.

UK’s FRC provides guidance for accounts’ preparation amid COVID-19

The UK regulator’s guidance for companies’ reporting amid COVID-19 covers judgements and estimates, going concern viability statements, and more.

4 ways to invest in employee mental health

Supporting your greatest resource in response to COVID-19 can help unlock competitive advantage.

How to cut business costs and use savings to grow

Finance leaders can help their companies meet cost-reduction targets by setting goals and pushing for useful technology implementations.

Finance speaks up in the COVID-19 crisis

One finance executive shares how focus and communication were key to navigating the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.

China’s economy seeing mixed recovery

The world’s first country to undergo lockdown due to the pandemic is seeing some recovery driven by industrial output, but consumer demand remains weak.

Maintaining business continuity at Cinelab London during lockdown

John Mahtani, ACMA, CGMA, Cinelab’s chief commercial officer, explains the steps the London company took to ensure the safety of staff, while maintaining business continuity.

CIMA engages with UK Chancellor’s crisis recovery work

Andrew Harding, FCMA, CGMA, the Association’s chief executive–Management Accounting, sets out UK recovery advocacy efforts on behalf of members.

Transitioning to a post-COVID world

Members of the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants Americas Regional Advisory Panel shared their thoughts on strategies to evolve and challenges facing entry into the post-COVID reality.

Global CFO survey highlights strategies to rebuild revenue streams

The latest in a recurring PwC survey showed a shift in CFOs’ focus from managing workforce poductivity losses in earlier months of the pandemic to ways to move forward and thrive.

Chancellor lays out plan to revive crisis-hit UK economy

UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak set out a package of measures on jobs, skills, and infrastructure investment to kick-start the country’s economy.

Leadership tactics to better support employees in turbulent times

Loretta Outhwaite, FCMA, CGMA, a director and CFO with a particular interest in wellbeing, shares tactics leaders and managers can use to better support employees in these turbulent times.

Video: Euro zone faces deeper recession, slower recovery

The European Commission says the euro zone faces a deeper recession and then a slower recovery than it previously forecast.

Making decisions about real estate commitments

Finance professionals need to ask tough questions about the cost and scale of their office space needs in the post-pandemic workplace.

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