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October 2008

  • Horses for courses
  • by Paul Gosling
  • topic: Business law, The profession
    Should the term 'accountant' be protected by law? The UK profession thinks so, says Paul Gosling
  • Dispatch (Asia edition)
  • by Peta Tomlinson, Nazatul Izma Abdullah, Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop
  • topic: News
    Peta Tomlinson, Nazatul Izma Abdullah, Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop report on the latest news
  • Uncertain skies
  • by Peter Williams
  • topic: Business, The profession
    Business may still be buoyant for some accountancy firms but the forecast remains bleak. Peter Williams gauges the ability of businesses to weather the inevitable storms on the horizon
  • Letter from... Singapore
  • by Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop
  • topic: Countries, Industry, SME
    Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop on the future of the SME in Singapore
  • Surviving the silly season
  • by Lesley Meall
  • topic: Internet, Tax, Technology
    The self-assessment season may be longer, but it shows no signs of being any easier, particularly for those filing-by-internet, so Lesley Meall has a few helpful hints
  • Dispatch (UK/ROW edition)
  • by Paul Gosling
  • topic: News
    Paul Gosling reports on the latest news
  • Letter from... the Caribbean
  • by Linda Hutchinson-Jafar
  • topic: Countries, Industries
    Linda Hutchinson-Jafar reports on the latest business news in the Caribbean
  • Illuminations of the board
  • by Colin Coulson-Thomas
  • topic: Corporate governance
    Mastering effective induction, training and development techniques is the best way to help inexperienced or ill-equipped directors truly shine in their boardroom roles, says professor Colin Coulson-Thomas
  • Less froth
  • by Abigail Rayner
  • topic: Countries, Industries
    Starbucks seemed invincible a decade ago; today, it's closing 600 shops and cutting 12,000 jobs. Is this the beginning of the end? asks Abigail Rayner

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