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11 Mar 2010

Stage set for ‘phoney’ Budget and General Election

Prime minister Gordon Brown has confirmed that the Budget will be held in two weeks' time, on 24 March, six weeks ahead of the expected election date of 6 May | Today

Former ICAS audit committee chairman to join board at RBS

Brendan Nelson CA, global chairman of KPMG’s financial services practice and vice-chairman of its UK board and a former chairman of the ICAS audit committee, has been appointed non-executive director at RBS | Today

NAPF outlines steps to save workplace pensions

In his inaugural address to the National Association of Pension Funds’ Investment Conference as Investment Council Chairman, Ray Martin has set out the six steps politicians must take to fix the UK’s pension system | Today

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Video Spotlight

Public sector needs to think about shape, not just size

Adam King from Deloitte's Human Capital Team in Scotland looks at how the public sector needs to change to cope with expected budget cuts, outlined in the report New shapes and sizes

Jobs of the week

Forward Features

Click here to take a look at CA Magazine's forward features through to January 2011

Prepare for take-off

With most airlines now charging separately for ‘extras’, such as putting a bag in the hold, it pays to be on top of the latest pricing developments

Interview: Lesley Watt

Protecting Scotland’s heritage means facing up to the challenges of the future. That’s the message from Lesley Watt, FD at the the National Trust for Scotland

The enemy within

While legitimate businesses struggle in the recession, white-collar crime is booming. Richard Goslan reports on the rising tide of fraud

The X files

eXtensible Business Reporting Language – or XBRL to you and I – is the way forward in financial reporting, but what does its adoption mean for accountants and auditors?