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INTELLIGENCE AND INSIGHT<br />
FEBRUARY 2016 | ICAEW.COM/ECONOMIA ISSUE 46 | ACCOUNTANCY |<br />
Hope<br />
springs<br />
We go behind the scenes at<br />
human rights charity Amnesty<br />
International with head of<br />
finance Nicki Deeson and find<br />
out how decisions are made<br />
The EU:<br />
in or out?<br />
Vote Leave and<br />
British Influence<br />
debate the issue<br />
How to<br />
export<br />
Expert advice from<br />
those who have<br />
taken the leap<br />
FINANCE | BUSINESS<br />
“Finance plays<br />
a crucial role<br />
where we need<br />
to get money<br />
safely and<br />
anonymously<br />
into hard-to-<br />
reach situations<br />
at short notice”<br />
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SAVE YOUR BUSINESS TENS OF £1,000s1<br />
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<a title="Economia FEBRUARY 16 page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d105a5ee?page=5"> The current global economic turmoil means we are </a>
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<a title="Economia FEBRUARY 16 page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d105a5ee?page=7"> 26 NICK BALLON There is more technical insight o</a>
<a title="Economia FEBRUARY 16 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d105a5ee?page=8"> EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Arthur Bailey FCA (ch</a>
<a title="Economia FEBRUARY 16 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d105a5ee?page=9"> the icaew has driven a great deal. SO YOU CAN DR</a>
<a title="Economia FEBRUARY 16 page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d105a5ee?page=10"> In review THE INTERNATIONAL PICTURE $28.17 The co</a>
<a title="Economia FEBRUARY 16 page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d105a5ee?page=11"> THE AUDIT 32% </a>
<a title="Economia FEBRUARY 16 page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d105a5ee?page=12"> STAR WARS China is expected t</a>
<a title="Economia FEBRUARY 16 page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d105a5ee?page=13"> THE AUDIT The big read If part of your new</a>
<a title="Economia FEBRUARY 16 page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d105a5ee?page=14"> DOMESTIC WOES REPLACE INTERNATIONAL FEARS The unp</a>
<a title="Economia FEBRUARY 16 page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d105a5ee?page=15"> THE AUDIT Data: AI The robots are coming. As the</a>
<a title="Economia FEBRUARY 16 page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d105a5ee?page=16"> I studied law for five years, first </a>
<a title="Economia FEBRUARY 16 page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d105a5ee?page=17"> THE AUDIT </a>
<a title="Economia FEBRUARY 16 page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d105a5ee?page=18"> As I see it Alan Burns is the CFO of PhotoBox Gro</a>
<a title="Economia FEBRUARY 16 page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d105a5ee?page=19"> THE AUDIT From the top PHOTOGRAPHY: DOMINICK TY</a>
<a title="Economia FEBRUARY 16 page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d105a5ee?page=20"> Michael Izza “Many people who commission audits </a>
<a title="Economia FEBRUARY 16 page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d105a5ee?page=21"> OPINION twitter.com/economiamag · face</a>
<a title="Economia FEBRUARY 16 page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d105a5ee?page=22"> Bronwen Maddox “In the Middle East's turmoil, Ru</a>
<a title="Economia FEBRUARY 16 page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d105a5ee?page=23"> OPINION Paul Johnson “Lack of flexibility i</a>
<a title="Economia FEBRUARY 16 page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d105a5ee?page=24"> Lord Francis Maude “To ensure economic growth an</a>
<a title="Economia FEBRUARY 16 page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d105a5ee?page=25"> OPINION Lee Jong-Wha “Governments across As</a>
<a title="Economia FEBRUARY 16 page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d105a5ee?page=26"> Finance for your rights Nicki Deeson, internatio</a>
<a title="Economia FEBRUARY 16 page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d105a5ee?page=27"> COVER STORY NICKI DEESON </a>
<a title="Economia FEBRUARY 16 page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d105a5ee?page=28"> in at the deep end. I gained really good experien</a>
<a title="Economia FEBRUARY 16 page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d105a5ee?page=29"> Deeson says that one of the most fulfilling a</a>
<a title="Economia FEBRUARY 16 page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d105a5ee?page=30"> The war on talent The tech specialist </a>
<a title="Economia FEBRUARY 16 page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d105a5ee?page=31"> IMMIGRATION The FD </a>
<a title="Economia FEBRUARY 16 page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d105a5ee?page=32"> migrant labour as a “red herring”. Among the 50% </a>
<a title="Economia FEBRUARY 16 page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d105a5ee?page=33"> “The government wants to crack down on immigratio</a>
<a title="Economia FEBRUARY 16 page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d105a5ee?page=34"> FOR THE LIFE OF YOUR DOCUMENT </a>
<a title="Economia FEBRUARY 16 page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d105a5ee?page=35"> CONNECTED FOREIGN RICHES Trading overseas can be </a>
<a title="Economia FEBRUARY 16 page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d105a5ee?page=36"> ne of the signs of a healthy economy is generally</a>
<a title="Economia FEBRUARY 16 page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d105a5ee?page=37"> EXPORTING Mark Lawrence Finance dir</a>
<a title="Economia FEBRUARY 16 page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d105a5ee?page=38"> Berkeley, managing director of Ellice Consulting </a>
<a title="Economia FEBRUARY 16 page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d105a5ee?page=39"> a significant risk if markets move the wrong way.</a>
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<a title="Economia FEBRUARY 16 page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d105a5ee?page=42"> But organisations must also try to ensure th</a>
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<a title="Economia FEBRUARY 16 page 50" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d105a5ee?page=50"> Should Britain vote to leave the EU? YES</a>
<a title="Economia FEBRUARY 16 page 51" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d105a5ee?page=51"> DEBATE YES Robert Oxley </a>
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<a title="Economia FEBRUARY 16 page 58" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d105a5ee?page=58"> BASELINE SHIFT Peter Bartram investigates whet</a>
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