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• MBA: gilding the lily?
• by Richard Young
topic: Business, Careers
In the US, it is considered a must-have for ambitious managers. But is an MBA really that useful for finance professionals who already have a business education? Richard Young investigates
• Dispatch (Asia edition)
• by Peta Tomlinson, Nazatul Izma Abdullah, Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop
topic: News
Peta Tomlinson, Nazatul Izma Abdullah and Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop on the latest news in the Asia Pacific region
• Alpha-females
• by Richard Willsher
topic: International business, People
While there is much talk of cracks in the glass ceiling, research seems to suggest that progress in women reaching senior business positions has been slow. Richard Willsher writes
• Train your brain
• by Richard Brass
topic: Industries, Technology
Richard Brass reports on the business of mind games
• Poverty among riches
• by Andy Wynne
topic: Public sector accounting
Andy Wynne considers the UK's National Health Service’s financial ‘crisis’
• The impact of entry
• by Amy Kazmin
topic: Countries, World trade
Vietnam’s WTO entry will have a far reaching impact on the country. Amy Kazmin writes
• What are my obligations when my client moves to another accountant?
• by Ian Waters, Nicole Ziman
topic: Business law
Many complaints received by ACCA about its practitioners arise when a client intends to move to another accountant. This is often due to practitioners’ misunderstanding of their obligations. Ian Waters and Nicole Ziman write
• At the cutting edge of the diamond
• by John Prosser
topic: Accounting education, People, The profession
Poised to launch its new professional syllabus, and on the eve of its Diamond Sponsorship of the World Congress of Accountants, John Prosser talks to ACCA’s CEO, Allen Blewitt
• The 'CGT' effect
• by Pansy Kwan
topic: Business law, Countries, Tax
By narrowing the range of assets subject to Capital Gains Tax for foreign investment into Australia, the Tax Laws Amendments Bill 2006 sets to buoy foreign takeovers and buyouts of businesses in Australia, reports Pansy Kwan
• Dispatch (UK/ROW edition)
• by Paul Gosling
topic: News
Paul Gosling reports on the latest news
• Letter from... Ireland
• by Siobhan Creaton
topic: Countries, Personal Finance
Siobhan Creaton reports on a massive spending boom gripping Ireland
• Letter from... Malaysia
• by Majella Gomes
topic: Countries, Technology
Majella Gomes reports on how far Malaysia's Multimedia Super Corridor has come over the past 10 years

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