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Features
 
  Bombay bound
First it was IT, then HR. Now it’s accounting’s turn to be outsourced to such places as India. But are too many companies shipping their finance functions overseas? Or is outsourcing an opportunity for Canadian firms to lure jobs to their shores?
By René Lewandowski


Private practices
As the list of businesses in desperate need of practical tools to manage privacy policies grows, CAs and CPAs have a framework that gives them a comprehensive set of criteria to create privacy compliance strategies that work in real-world scenarios
By Robert G. Parker



Upfront
 
Commentary Control quiz report card

Technovations Nikon Digital SLR D70
• Lexmark X215 MFP
• Fujitsu ScanSnap
FI-5110EOX

People Steven Holmes calls himself a starter: he likes to get a business started, rolling and making money. Then he starts looking to flip it for his next project, which these days is a new technology for a trampoline

News and trends Scrap mandatory retirement: report Bosses take the blame Focusing on the future

Numbers game

Ask an expert Attracting affluent clients

Findings Return to confidence

As quoted Pension adjustments

Going concern Michael Kron, CA
Chair & CEO,
AG Media Group Inc.


Regulars
 
  Personal Financial Planning The Canadian way: Canada's mutual fund industry is different from its US counterpart
By Steven G. Kelman

Assurance Quality control: new standards show commitment to enhance quality of assurance engagements
By Jacqui M. Bridel and Donald E. Jeffreys

People management Reference checks: hiring a new employee is never a sure thing
By Carolyn Cohen

Education Informative or misleading? Pro forma reporting has restrictions and a lot of flexibility
By Gary Entwistle, Glen Feltham and Chima Mbagwu

Taxation Tax developments: an overview of changes
By Brenda Crockett

Finance Applying the standards: it’s not too soon to prepare for the new accounting standards for financial instruments
By Ian P.N. Hague


COLUMNS
 
Inside out Shoring up business
Letters to the editor
Off the record A no-fail proposition
Netwatch Get ready for hyper-innovation
Test drive What’s new with QuickBooks?
Outlook A vanishing world