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November 2008

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Stand by for the rescue...

The jobs of audit and accountancy firms are changing, as economic and financial markets are rocked – more business recovery and advice work, less in mergers and acquisitions. But they are adapting well and already preparing themselves for the next phase

After the crunch

When the dust settles, audit firms and clients must reassess working methods

Aberdeen kept afloat by oil

The energy sector has made the city an exception in the credit crunch – so far…

Set out your stall

David Reid offers firms an action plan to make sure they are marketing themselves as hard as they can in an ominous economic climate

In waiting

Succession management is a key issue for accountancy firms large and small. Andrew Munro explains the results of an extensive study into why it can succeed or fail

Regulation and recruitment

Problems can be similar for companies in varied sectors in a period of turmoil

The package

The emphasis is moving away from pay to a wide variety of other aspects of the reward CAs receive for work done, from gym access to healthcare to office bicycles. Robert Outram looks at the choices that employers offer and CAs make

Interview: Creative tension

When Hugh Mullan arrived at the architecture firm RMJM, the creatives were not at all sure a finance director was a good thing. But his role – and their confidence – grew

Fragile (handle with care)

People must be treated gently in hard times, for legal as much as human resources reasons. There’s never a good time to tell an employee that their post is being made redundant. But the credit crunch is forcing companies to look at reducing headcounts, and cutting bonuses for those who stay

Tread carefully

Improved policies and a desire to work together are seen as making an epidemic of strikes less likely

Microsoft's foot in the door...

The software gian targets the smallest companies with its new accounting software

Sum city

If you think quarterly VAT returns are a burden…In the second of his articles on how the accountancy world might look in 2025, Donald Drysdale conjures up the daily tax return

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