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INTELLIGENCE AND INSIGHT
APRIL 2014 | ICAEW.COM/ECONOMIA
THE SPACE RACE
NAIMA SIDDIQUI
SOCIAL INCLUSION
ACRONYM ECONOMICS
MIKE ROBERTS
SAVING THE HIGH STREET
ISSUE 26 | ACCOUNTANCY | FINANCE | BUSINESS
THE
POWER
OF ONE
GRANT THORNTON'S
CEO, SCOTT BARNES,
SAYS THE FIRM HAS TO
STAND APART FROM
ITS MID-TIER RIVALS
SPECIALLY NEGOTIATED DISCOUNTS
FOR ICAEW MEMBERS
WAS SHE
PUSHED
OR DID SHE FALL?
In the end it doesn't matter whodunnit or how it happened. We
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possessions are in the home or out. Which means you're not
being set up for a fall yourself should you need to claim.
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The accountancy profession is at a crossroads. Ne
ICAEW in this issue “Regulation needs to be propo
COVER: NICKY JOHNSTON There is more technical in
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Arthur Bailey FCA (Cha
£ CONSIDERABLE BASEL III will ch
In review THE INTERNATIONAL PICTURE 816 €m Rome's
THE AUDIT Are Australian homebuyers being pr
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THE AUDIT Book reviews Richard Cree review
Introducing CCH CRM – Your fast track to practice
THE AUDIT From the top I recently met
Asset Based Lending – We let our clients do the t
Your clients needYOU! Auto enrolment is taking pl
THE AUDIT GO FIGURE ICAEW has joined MPs and Nat
I nsolvency practitioners have long
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THE AUDIT The graph In our statistical portrait
Michael Izza The limits of politics D
OPINION TOP FIVE MOST READ STORIES
OPINION Jason Cowley The irritant in the room M
news and views. economia online has all the news
Cathy Newman Truth is the first casualty on every
OPINION Mitchell A Orenstein Votes first, then c
“We had big, hairy, audacious goals” Grant Thornt
“So I can see why they did it, and best of lu
ambitious targets of £500m revenues by next year.
COVER STORY SCOTT BARNES FTSE 100 in
BRINGING BRITISH INDUSTRY BACK HOME More manufact
with more than two-thirds seeing profits rise.
What's in a word? Has grouping countries toget
GLOBAL ECONOMICS Economist Jim O'Neill
“I would a Russia belong group, a it's in the bec
GLOBAL ECONOMICS There is, though, danger in wh
GLOBAL ECONOMICS 3.8% 2.5% B 1.3% R
SWITCH TO SMART THINKING The UK econo
Can you trust an accountant? YES Mark Sp
DEBATE YES Mark Spofforth
DEBATE “In any group there will be a fe
OPENING DOORS TO GLOBAL GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES
The space race
SECTOR PROFILE SPACE The UK space sec
INNOVATOR'S FRUSTRATION The synergistic air-breat
“Even if Reaction Engines got all the funding it
READING BETWEEN THE LINES Budget 2014 analysis I
ECONOMIA INVESTIGATES/CAN ACCOUNTANTS SAVE THE HI
W hen it come
a town's large shops are a long way apart, that d
multi-channel trading where sales come both onlin
EYEVINE, GETTY more up-to-date view of their fin
Economics of energy reform Following the RBS/Nat
SPONSORED FEATURE to let new entrant
A LEG UP Encouraging social mobility is vital to
RECRUITMENT
“Diversity is not only indispensible and enrichin
women than men, reflecting society as a whole.” A
GO TEAM! 21 There are many analog
THE ECONOMIA ESSAY THE 9-POINT GUI
Ripe for success Just like a fine vintage, Ridgev
PHOTOGRAPHY: BILL MORTON children put their live
Are you protecting your most valued assets?
Technical The top five Tax changes for salaried
Key developments BUSINESS Ukrainian asset
TECHNICAL UPDATES and expensive t
Mopping up With businesses and homeowners counti
TECHNICAL FLOOD RELIEF “If you have
Sitting on the bench When benchmarks are undermi
TECHNICAL BENCHMARKS proposal for th
A different way to train Growing nu
TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS ILLUSTRATION: ARON VELL
Tapping the well Promoting employee wellbeing ma
TECHNICAL HUMAN RESOURCES good pra
Quantuma: Taking time to talk A personal service
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TECHNICAL DISCIPLINARIES Report listings Th
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“There's an emotional element. Whether it's a new
“While the figures are good, the environmental be
And, generally speaking, it's the older books
Restaurants Investing in food is all the rage
Were he in business today, no doubt he would refu
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