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Kevin Reed

Features Editor

Accountancy Age

Kevin Reed is Accountancy Age's features editor. He has covered personal tax, insolvency and technology as a reporter for the paper, and has interviewed high profile finance executives such as Tesco's Andrew Higginson and Marks & Spencer's Ian Dyson. He has also written about online tax filing and the UK's accountancy institutes for Accountancy Age, and is a previous editor of Best Practice.

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17 January 2007
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Business recovery and turnaround
A benign economy and market liquidity have made it difficult for the biggest businesses to fold. But corporate insolvency figures are rising, so who is going under and what can be done to help businesses near to the brink of collapse? Should embattled FDs turn to specialist funds who will take a punt on their business? Is administration the best way to help employees and creditors get the best dea... [read more]
Kevin Reed(Host) - Features Editor, Accountancy Age
Nick Hood - Senior Partner, Begbies Traynor
Duncan Swift - Recovery and Reorganisation Partner, Grant Thornton UK LLP
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04 April 2007
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Do finance departments have the IT skills they need to deliver business growth?
What are the IT skills required by the modern finance director and senior members of his or her team? How involved should they be in identifying, sourcing and managing their business's technology needs? And if an individual lacks the necessary skills can they afford to rely on others to fill in the gaps – or is education a necessity?
Kevin Reed - Features Editor, Accountancy Age
Tim Lennard - Business Planning Manager, Microsoft
John Tate - IT analyst and consultant, Tate Technology Ltd
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27 June 2007
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Moving from operations to strategy
FDs may sit at the top decision-making table, but their voice is not always heard when it comes to strategy. As finance directors seek to be seen as more than policemen, how can they fulfil their new role as investor champions, delivering value for shareholders? And what role should their financial controllers and others be playing in ensuring governance is sound, while driving the business forwar... [read more]
Kevin Reed(Host) - Features Editor, Accountancy Age
Chris Jackson - Head of Finance and Management Faculty, ICAEW
David Royle - Executive Consultant, Finance and Employee Transformation, Capgemini Consulting
Keith Nash - Director of Human Resources, Badenoch & Clark
Robert Bear - Executive Consultant, Capgemini Consulting
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17 October 2007
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Real-Time Reporting
How can businesses move to real-time internal reporting? What are the obstacles and do the benefits outweigh the costs? In this session our expert panel answers these and other questions on internal reporting and also examines whether companies may be required to accelerate their adoption by moves to advance real-time reporting…externally.
Kevin Reed(Host) - Features Editor, Accountancy Age
Nick Gomersall - SVP World-Wide Sales, The GL Company
Adam Pryke - Information Systems Manager, Sinclair International Limited
James Barbour - Director of Accounting and Auditing, ICAS
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14 November 2007
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Pre-Budget Report (PBR) fallout
After what was the most exciting PBR of recent years - our experts look at the fall-out for corporates. Headline measures may effect private equities recent market dominance and the new capital gains regime is bound to influence investment decisions - but what lies underneath? We will be answering these and other questions as well as taking a look at the latest measures introduced in the new com... [read more]
Kevin Reed(Host) - Features Editor, Accountancy Age
David Kern - Economic Adviser to the BCC, Formerly NatWest Group Chief Economist
Bill Dodwell - Tax Partner, Deloitte
Frank Haskew - Head of the Tax Faculty, Technical , ICAEW
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23 April 2008
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Crunch time. The role of the finance director in a tough market
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]
Kevin Reed(Host) - Features Editor, Accountancy Age
Peter Havelock - Partner, IBM's Global Business Services
Andrew Sawers - Editor, Financial Director
Stuart Oag - Finance Director, Stewart Milne Homes
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29 April 2009
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Using business intelligence to hit revenue and profitability targets
Regardless of the industry in which you operate, no company is immune to the pressure to grow revenues while at the same time keep costs to a minimum. Having access to the right business information and gaining a company wide view of your activities is key to managing business operations in a cost effective way. This seminar looks at how technologies have evolved to step up to the challenge and of... [read more]
Kevin Reed(Host) - Features Editor, Accountancy Age
Mike Pell - UK BI Director, Oracle
Ganesh Selvarajah - Adviser, Business Link
Alan Russell - Client Partner, Change Management Group
Paul Pemberton - Finance Director, Campden Media
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30 September 2009
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Client risk profile: sorting the wheat from the chaff
Gauging the risk profile of clients is key to reducing your credit risk exposure. So what can you do to make sure your customers are most likely to help your business thrive rather than be a drain on your resources? What strategies should your business adopt to sorting the good customers from the bad ones, and how can you limit your exposure to credit risk and avoid running out of money before th... [read more]
Kevin Reed(Host) - Features Editor, Accountancy Age
Richard Simpson - Chief Operating Officer, FD Solutions
Subrata Biswas - Business Development Manager, IBM Global Business Solutions, Mid Market
Ganesh Selvarajah - Adviser, Business Link
Hedley Mayor - Director of Finance, Octopus Investments
Brian Lochead - Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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