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• Stern stuff
• by Richard Young
topic: Environmental accounting, The profession
What does the Stern Review mean for business – and for the way we account for its activities? Richard Young investigates
• Letter from... Singapore
• by Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop
topic: Countries, Tax
In a bid to remain competitive as an investment destination, Singapore is considering cutting its corporate taxes further, reports Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop
• Letter from... Brussels
• by Jeremy Woolfe
topic: Audit
With auditor liability lurking in the shadows, moves are now afoot in Europe to strengthen auditor oversight, reports Jeremy Woolfe
• Financing SMEs: removing the anguish
• by Jeremy Woolfe
topic: Business law, SME
When it comes to investment, EU SMEs are at a distinct disadvantage when compared to their US counterparts, rues Jeremy Woolfe
• Dispatch (Asia edition)
• by Peta Tomlinson, Nazatul Izma Abdullah, Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop
topic: Dispatch
Peta Tomlinson, Nazatul Izma Abdullah and Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop on the latest news in the Asia Pacific region
• Dispatch (UK/ROW edition)
• by Paul Gosling
topic: News
Paul Gosling reports on the latest news
• The pirates of South China
• by Peta Tomlinson
topic: Countries, Industries, International business
China is cracking down on counterfeiting with an IPR Action Plan implemented last year. But do the reforms go far enough, and what more should be done to protect and attract overseas business? Peta Tomlinson reports
• Technical update
• by Various
topic: IFRS, Technical update
The latest international technical news
• Press power
• by Faith Glasgow
topic: Business, Marketing
As an increasing number of corporates begin to realise the power of media coverage, Faith Glasgow reports on what exactly this means for their PR and marketing departments
• A woman of the world
• by Colette Steckel
topic: Members profiles, People
When Lenovo, China’s major PC vendor, acquired IBM’s Personal Computing Division, it was catapulted on to the global stage. Colette Steckel asks Cathy Du, Lenovo’s chief accountant, if she enjoyed the ride
• Governance to the next level
• by Vijay Mistri and Caroline Oliver
topic: Corporate governance
As trusted advisers with direct access to the whole board, accountants are ideally positioned to enable boards of directors to explore new frontiers of excellence, aargue Vijay Mistri and Caroline Oliver

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