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• Letter from... China
• by Lauren Keane
topic: Business law, Countries, International business
Lauren Keane on China's new 'private property law'
• Technical update
• by Various
topic: Financial reporting, IFRS, Technical update
The latest international technical news
• The battle for oil and water
• by Scott Payton
topic: Industries, International business
Global demand for energy is growing with developing countries alone accounting for 70% of the growth between now and 2030. Scott Payton considers the challenges for the planet
• The rise and rise of interims
• by Faith Glasgow
topic: Business, Careers
Why would an individual choose a way of life with considerably less security and no company pension, holiday or sick leave benefits, where a new assignment must typically be lined up every few months? Faith Glasgow welcomes us to the interim market
• Code to joy
• by Richard Young
topic: Corporate governance, The profession
The Combined Code, the corporate governance framework introduced for UK-listed entities in 2003, has been reviewed by the Financial Reporting Council this year. Is the Code working well? asks Richard Young
• An appetite for greater choice
• by Peter Williams
topic: Audit, The profession
Increasing choice in the audit market is fast becoming the Holy Grail for capital market regulators across the globe, says Peter Williams
• A Roadmap to Ensuring the Sustainability of SMP
• by Paul Thompson
topic: IAS, SME
Paul Thompson looks at the IFAC SMP Committee Strategic and Operational Plan for the years 2007-2010
• Letter from... Australia
• by Janine Mace
topic: Countries, Industries
Janine Mace reports on the efforts being made in Australia to establish a stronger and more profitable biopharmaceutical industry
• Dispatch (Asia edition)
• by Peta Tomlinson, Majella Gomes, Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop
topic: News
Peta Tomlinson, Majella Gomes and Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop report on the latest news
• SMEs and IFRS
• by Michelle Perry
topic: IFRS, SME
Last year, to very little fanfare outside the realm of accounting, standard setters reached their apex after decades of work writing new accounting rules that could be applied by publicly-listed companies the world over. Michelle Perry writes
• Renewable energy
• by Janine Mace
topic: Countries, Industries
In a world where carbon emitting energy sources are increasingly seen as the work of the devil, Janine Mace reports on the tricky position in which Australia currently finds itself
• Dispatch (UK/ROW version)
• by Paul Gosling
topic: News
Paul Gosling reports on the latest news
• Facing the war on talent
• by Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop
topic: Careers, Countries, The profession
From accountants to chief financial officers, finding finance professionals with the right mix of accounting and business skills is proving quite difficult for employers in Singapore, reports Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop

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