“Trust can lead you to assume that you don’t need to challenge the executive leadership; that you ‘trust’ them to provide you with the information you need as a director; and that everything is precisely as they tell you, without …
by Janette Rutterford, Emeritus Professor of Finance and Financial History, The Open University The enormous impact of COVID-19 on the world has drawn comparisons with the first world war. Historian Niall Ferguson, for example, points to the financial panic, global reach, economic dislocation …
By Steve Smith, University of Oxford and Tim Kruger, University of Oxford The last 12 months have been marked by the misery of the pandemic and the accompanying economic contraction. But for 2021 there are reasons for hope. Not just the welcome news of …
Programme Overview The first Global Zoom CMA Program was held over 3 weekends in in October 2020. It was an immense success with 82 participants from 16 countries. It commenced at 2pm AEST and finished at 10pm each day. There …
About the Anti-Fraud Collaboration The Anti-Fraud Collaboration is dedicated to advancing the discussion of critical anti-fraud efforts through the development of thought leadership, awareness programs, educational opportunities, and other related resources focused on enhancing the effectiveness of financial fraud risk …
Programme Overview Microsoft Excel is still business critical. More than 30 years since its launch, it’s more popular than ever: one billion people use it. A recent survey regarding the use of Excel indicates that workers use Excel for more …
Accounting skills are abilities that allow you to accurately and ethically manage financial transactions, analyze financial data and generate financial reports. They include hard skills such as understanding generally accepted accounting principles, mathematical comprehension and data analysis. It also includes …
Did you know that 10th of November was the date chosen as the International Accounting Day because it was on this day in 1494 when the “Summa de Arithmetica, Geometria, Proportioni et Proportionalita“, the very first record on double entry book-keeping …
Accounting can be defined as the production of financial information, which allows us to see things like how much money you are earning, how much you are worth, how much money you spend, and where you can improve to make …
Spreadsheets have been around us for quite some time and they have been developed in to a handy tool. Some of them are propriety like Microsoft office and some can be used under creative commons license like open office. When it …