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  Empire building
From humble beginnings 100 years ago in a Nova Scotia coal-mining town, the Sobey family engineered the growth of what was once a meat-delivery business into a multi-billion-dollar powerhouse. It now has a CA at the helm

Just do it
Why don’t organizations do it, performance management that is?It’s a top-10 management issue, but CAmagazine’s CFO Performance Management Survey shows that for some companies analysis-paralysis is a problem


Upfront
 
People Blanche Howard didn’t think she could make a full-time go of it as a writer; instead she parlayed her skills into a career as a CA. The award-winning novelist’s latest book is a memoir of her correspondences with literary legend Carol Shields. So much for not making it as an author

News and trends • Deadline time for new cheque specs • News from the profession

Numbers game

Ask an expert Should I check in with the office while on holiday?

Bits and Bites • The cost of paying taxes • On a spending trip? • Money misgivings • Surfers wipe out • Finance officers stay put

Value added • How do you measure productivity?* • Recruiting and retaining older workers*

Findings What CAs want


Regulars
 
  Taxation Tax and transaction costs: thanks to a hot M&A market, taxpayers and advisers will need to devote time to analyzing transaction cost issues

Taxation - small business It’s a sure bet: employee stock options are a win-win plan for all — the company ensures key employees are happy and its future is bright

Technology When your computer is stolen, it can be replaced. But what about all the valuable informationit holds?

Legal issues Your invitation to comment: financial reporting by private enterprises is in the beginning stages, as stakeholders are asked for input as to the “how” of it

Education Access to information: understanding stakeholder influence is key to improving website content management


COLUMNS
 
Letters to the editor
From the editor To measure or not to measure
Netwatch The landscape of change
Work in process Chart your controls with a matrix
Outlook The private equity casino