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Technical articles

• Risk - business or audit?
• by Connie Richardson
• relevant to Professional Scheme Paper 3.1
• Expiry of an obligation - part 2
• by Jaroslaw Jankowski
• relevant to Professional Scheme Paper 2.2 (POL)
• Counselling and the workplace
• by John Ball
• relevant to Professional Scheme Paper 1.3
• Examiner's approach to CAT Scheme Paper 8
• by Brian Pine
• relevant to CAT Scheme Paper 8
• The taxation of investment holding companies from 2006 onwards
• by Richard Thornton
• relevant to Professional Scheme Paper 3.2 (MYS)

Feature articles

• Accounting standards in Moscow
• student accountant reports from the first conference as part of the EU TACIS accounting reform project
• New for old
• Gareth Owen outlines the differences between the Professional Scheme and new ACCA Qualification syllabuses
• City slickers
• Lesley Meall finds out what it takes to work in the world's largest and most vibrant financial centres
• Global partnership presents new opportunities for affiliates
• A recent ACCA and the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) partnership offers ACCA members and affiliates the opportunity for further study
• ACCA Pakistan quiz champions
• Over 450 ACCA students and guests attended the grand final of the third ACCA Pakistan quiz held on 27 July 2006
• Dare to be different
• There's more to life than the finance department or audit team after you qualify. Calum Robson discovers potential career paths for those looking beyond the balance sheet
• CFOs in Asia Pacific region demand strong ethical code
• A large majority of chief financial officers (CFOs) in China, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Singapore say that cultivating and maintaining ethical practice in business is much more important than it was five years ago.
• Record numbers of students receive ACCA exam results
• The largest-ever number of students to have taken ACCA examinations have received their results
• Ready for membership?
• There has never been a better time to become an ACCA member. With 260,000 students and 110,000 members worldwide, ACCA's continued growth has reaffirmed its position as the largest and fastest-growing professional accountancy body
• Experience transition
• Heather Morris explains how the new practical experience requirements will affect you
• Accounting standards convergence
• Richard Aitken-Davies, ACCA’s vice president, and Richard Martin, ACCA’s head of financial reporting, discuss how convergence may force a rapid and costly pace of change in IFRS – perhaps more than is justified on clarity and quality grounds
• News in brief
• A selection of news stories from around the world

Learning centre advice

• 3 things you should know about - analytical thinking
• Talking technology - the weakest link
• Problem solved - insubordination?
• How to - get yourself headhunted

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