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• Budgets: a better way?
• by Peter Bebb
topic: Budgets
Peter Bebb explains how outcome-driven budgeting overcomes many of the problems of the traditional budgeting process
• Letter from... Japan
• by Julian Ryall
topic: Countries, International business
Shareholders’ meetings used to be such simple affairs in Japan. They were quick, efficient and rarely was a hand in the crowd raised. But those previously compliant and conservative shareholders are now asking tough questions. Julian Ryall reports
• Dispatch (Asia version)
• by Peta Tomlinson, Majella Gomes, Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop
topic: News
Peta Tomlinson, Majella Gomes and Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop report on the latest news
• Another step closer
• by Holly Yeager
topic: Financial reporting, IFRS
A landmark decision by the Securities and Exchange Commission could mean IFRS convergence may happen much sooner than originally thought, reports Holly Yeager
• All change...
• by David Creighton
topic: Countries, International business
These are interesting times for the Prague Stock Exchange. After many years underperforming, the prospects for the institution look more positive, with talk of rejuvenation, reports David Creighton
• Is business travel going green?
• by Catherine Chetwynd
topic: Business, Travel
With companies more conscious than ever of their corporate social responsibility, Catherine Chetwynd looks at how many are forcing a rethink on the ways they conduct overseas business
• Dispatch (UK/ROW version)
• by Paul Gosling
topic: News
Paul Gosling reports on the latest news
• Second Life ledgers
• by Richard Young
topic: Technology, Tax
Should second life have its own tax authorities? Richard Young investigates
• Letter from... the UK
• by Paul Gosling
topic: Business, Countries, Tax
Private equity bosses have been stunned by their sudden exposure to the glare of publicity, reports Paul Gosling
• Gore's message
• by John Church
topic: Environmental accounting, International business
At an ACCA event in Hong Kong last month, Al Gore, the leading global campaigner on climate change, ethics and sustainability, urged further developments in sustainability reporting. John Church reports
• Technical update
• by Various
topic: Financial reporting, IFRS, Technical update
The latest technical news
• Hitting the buffers?
• by Richard Aitken-Davies
topic: Financial reporting, IFRS
Just how well is the accounting standards ‘convergence’ programme between Europe and the US progressing? asks Richard Aitken-Davies

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