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Features
 
  A campaign for balance
Incoming CICA chair Bob Lord has a busy agenda: build on the profession's pre-eminence, reassure the public about auditor integrity, assess the feasibility of a new professional business designation, and more.
By Sheldon Gordon and Marsha Kozliner


A penny saved, a dollar earned
Purchasing is not exactly a high-glamour area, but what would you say if we told you that it can be the single most important cost-reduction target in any company? Boosting profits really is as simple as finding ways to measure purchasing costs.
By Rod Sherkin



Upfront
 
People Emanuele Nasello didn't let the fact that he was teaching full-time daunt him from fulfilling his dream of passing the UFE - something that had eluded him years before

News and trends More accounting laughs · Survey of last year's IPOs in Canada · The importance of ethics management · Outsourcing still the best way to go · New international business designation coming soon

Numbers game Summer's here, and many of us will take to the roads again for vacation. Between pit stops, let's review some figures about our roads:

Netwatch Buying and bidding: the ever-changing face of on-line shopping

Ask an expert Top tips for marketing yourself to ensure that you keep your best customers - and gain new ones

Technovations Technology writer Issie Rabinovitch offers his opinions on the latest handy IT products


Regulars
 
  Financial instruments Fair value, full information
By Ian Hague

Personal financial planning Changes ahead
By Ian Davidson

Public sector The infrastructure web
By Tim Beauchamp

Management The power of prediction
By William A. Bradshaw

Web applications Systems set to go
By Carolyn Collett

E-commerce Filing from cyberspace
By Daniel Lundenberg and Michelle Simon

Law On the record
By Mindy Paskell-Mede


COLUMNS
 
Inside out You've gotta laugh
Off the record Shareholder activists score points
Economic outlook Canada's failures
Letters to the editor