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INTELLIGENCE AND INSIGHT
MARCH 2014 | ICAEW.COM/ECONOMIA ISSUE 25 | ACCOUNTANCY | FINANCE | BUSINESS
“My
ultimate
goal is to
see a time
when we no
longer hear
of major
corruption
PAUL WRIGHT
in Kenya” DAME MARY KEEGAN
PAULINE WALLACE
Edward Ouko, GARRICK HILEMAN
auditor general of Kenya PAUL HELM
NEW CITY REGULATORS
THE SHARED ECONOMY
THE FALL OF BRAZIL
PRACTICE LEADERSHIP
INTEREST RATES
“We're growing rapidly.
Our bank's loa
INTELLIGENCE AND INSIGHT MARCH 2014 |
“We're growing rapidly. Our bank's loan fund
There has been much talk recently about our broke
ICAEW in this issue “As accountants we like to th
COVER: SVEN TORFINN There is more technical insi
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Arthur Bailey FCA (Cha
In review THE INTERNATIONAL PICTURE $ 51bn How mu
THE AUDIT Most expensive storms in UK history
THE AUDIT JANET YELLEN
Winner of `Best Leasing & Asset Finance Provider'
THE AUDIT As I see it Paul Helm, CFO at New Zeal
THE AUDIT Book reviews Richard Cree review
THE AUDIT From the top I was reminde
Proof, you can please all the people all the time
OPENING DOORS TO GLOBAL GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES
THE AUDIT UK EDUCATION NEEDS OVERHAUL Labour pee
W hen I was a
THE AUDIT
Infosecurity Europe 29 April – 1 May | Earls Cour
THE AUDIT The graph In our statistical portrait
Michael Izza You have been warned… O
OPINION TOP FIVE MOST READ STOR
OPINION Jason Cowley Long-term planning beats wa
OPINION Cathy Newman The political game of claim
OPINION Garrick Hileman Bitcoin is the secret to
Auto enrolment: together we can ease the burden
THE CORRUPTION COP Since his appointment as Audit
COVER STORY EDWARD OUKO
leader, it also forced me to rethink my own attit
on which direction the bank should be taking, eve
Over-confidence, over- spending and over-indulgen
REUTERS B razil has a flair for se
government has been seeking to shift growth away
mount. Government debt is already around 59% of G
OUT OF OFFICE The traditional partner-management
many times I see a client and they say I'm the fi
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT “Why make someone who is
DISCOVER THE REWARDS OF YOUR HARD WORK PROF
Business as usual? Since the 2008 crash, the pre
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION BANKING REGULATION J
ICAEW VIEW Q. How effective are the PRA and FCA
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION BANKING REGULATION
Is GDP really the most effective marker of econom
DEBATE YES Joe Grice
Shared dealing In the aftermath of the financial
“ParkatmyHouse has more than 350,000 registered d
formative time where they get to challenge what t
Left: Users of Love Home Swap display pictures of
SWITCHING ON Energy efficiency has yet to take ce
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
unit, biomass boiler, efficient dual-fuel boilers
keeps the internal temperature at 11C, without ar
NOT SO QUIET ON THE WEATHER FRONT From floo
WEATHER AND BUSINESS “CLIMATE IS WHAT YOU EXP
“If a ball is thrown through your window, the ins
WEATHER AND BUSINESS are looking at this. For
INCLUSION IS IMPERATIVE 20 Organisat
THE ECONOMIA ESSAY research pos
CAREER IN A NUTSHELL Jan 2014 – present CFO, AFH
PROFILE PAUL WRIGHT POSITIVE VALUES As soon
Technical The top five The principles of good co
Key developments AUDIT CC delays audit ref
TECHNICAL UPDATES they refused to
New year, new rules How can you help your client
TECHNICAL TAX structure which is not
Picking up probate ACAs should soon be able to o
TECHNICAL PROBATE SERVICES ILLUSTRATION: ARON VE
Interesting times Despite the governor of the
TECHNICAL INTEREST RATES ILLUSTRATION: ARON VELL
Upgrade top ranking The correct practice managem
TECHNICAL PRACTICE MANAGEMENT “Peopl
Qualified to lead Where once an
TECHNICAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT career
PKF Littlejohn: All under one roof Practising st
TECHNICAL PRACTICE PROFILE ILLUSTRATION: ARON VE
Auditor appeal thrown out and ACA student jumps t
TECHNICAL DISCIPLINARIES Report listings Th
Life How I switch off When Laura Powell asked six
I swim in the great outdoors “In 1999, I trapp
I judge dressage competitions “Every August, 5
LIFE HOW I SWITCH OFF
I write books for children “When my daughter M
LIFE HOW I SWITCH OFF I race my yacht singleha
Restaurants In search of a relaxed restaurant
1. Go to work on an orange Forget a boiled egg. S
Stress is best We view stress as a negative re
Asset Based Lending – We let our clients do the t
DIRECTORY RECRUITMENT VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION D
LUCINDA RICHARDSON lucinda.richardson@progressive
LIFE AFTER WORK
Turning technical experts into business leaders W
THE KEY TO AN EXTRAORDINARY LIFE IS QUITE LITERAL