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Next on Insider Business Club (14 May 2008 - 11:00 am)
The global credit crisis and the advent of fair value accounting have combined to thrust pension matters back into the in-trays of most finance directors. All this, coupled with regulatory change, has put a strain on relations between the trustees of final salary pension schemes and the sponsoring employers of these schemes. Of course, the interests of pension fund sponsors and trustees have often... [read more]
As tough trading conditions force businesses to focus more and more on margins, the need to understand customer profitability is paramount. But too many companies do not know which channels and customers are their most profitable - either through a lack of information or by failing to use the information available to them properly. In this session our experts look at how businesses can improve mar... [read more]
Damian Wild (Host)
- Group Editor in Chief , Accountancy Age and Financial Director
Richard Barrett
- Director Product Marketing Financial Performance Management, Business Objects
Mark Hixon
- Managing Director, Consulting Associates Worldwide
Peter Simons
- Technical Specialist, CIMA
It's looking grim out there. Now more than ever the finance director should step up to the plate in delivering leadership and effective financial management across the organisation. In this session we will discuss the role of the finance function in making the organisation more flexible and responsive to changes in the market, in driving efficiency and profitability, and how in protecting and shor... [read more]