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  Compliance costs
Publicly listed Canadian companies are in an uproar over the proposed new governance rules. In a flurry of comments to regulators this summer, companies have complained the rules are too onerous, too expensive and too American
By Peter Morton


Exit right
Should I stay or should I go? All directors or boards should know the signs of when it’s time to leave their post with their dignity intact. There are a few rules of etiquette to follow to make sure one does the right thing the right way
By Peter McCann



Upfront
 
Technovations Scanneur ScanSnap fi-5110EOX2 • Lexmark X632s MFP • ThinkPad X41 de Lenovo

People Late last month, Stefanie Lawton achieved two main goals — the Saskatoon accountant completed her CA qualification time and learned that her team had qualified to compete in the Canadian curling Olympic trials in Halifax this month

News and trends E-tailers going all out for Xmas To switch providers, press 1 Team building, TV adventure-style One plus one makes four* Seeing value in corporate values* News from the profession

Numbers game

Ask an expert When your cellphone rings

Book value <em>The Workforce Scorecard</em> <em>The Financial Troubleshooter</em>

Findings Running on empty?

As quoted Playing with time

Going concern Martin Carsky, CA
President & CEO
Cryopak Industries Inc.


Regulars
 
  Performance measures A cruel accounting: full accrual accounting was a matter of time
By Barry Naik

Business adviser The magic of marketing: marketing theory is well developed in the US, but Canadians are catching up
By Brent VanParys

Law Expert testimony: before you provide your professional opinion, understand the pitfalls
By David Wende

Taxation Taxing the oil sands: interest in oil sands begets interest in tax issues
By John Chan

Assurance Clarity of auditing guidance: new Section 5021 will help auditors make effective use of standards and guidance
By Eric Turner

Personal financial planning Planning to retire: many invest outside RRSPs, but are they doing it right?
By Sandy Cardy


COLUMNS
 
Letters to the editor
Inside out Cost of good governance
Off the record A dark year
Netwatch Online calls now even better
Test drive Second annual CRM survey
Outlook A step backward