PERSONAL FINANCE
+ Return to investing
+ US real estate
+ Post-work worries
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SMEs
+ Use your assets
+ Surviving in tough times
+ How CAs can add value
+ Entering foreign markets
+ Valuing small firms
+ Expanding the biz
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IFRS AND ISA
+ IFRS and Canadian GAAP
+ New auditing standards
+ Gauging ISA adoption
+ IFRS and audit firms
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TECHNOLOGY
+ ERP and PSA survey
+ BI/CPM survey
+ CRM survey
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WORKPLACE
+ Diversity in the profession
+ CSR is worth it
+ Health and productivity
+ Preventing fraud
+ Chronological resumes
+ Expense fraud on rise
+ Gen X, Gen Y
+ Meeting time-savers
+ Bonuses still top reward
+ More...
CA STUDENTS
+ Articling in industry
+ Destination: CA
EXPERTISE
+ Global transfer pricing
+ More...
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Harmony at the top
She once aspired to be a concert pianist. Today Monique Leroux heads one of the leading financial institutions in Canada BY YAN BARCELO The wine sellers Would you leave the world of spreadsheets for the life of toiling in the soil, growing grapes and operating a winery? Well, there are a number of CAs across Canada who did just that. Meet the winemakers BY PAUL MCLAUGHLIN |
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People
Zarin Mehta developed an attachment to music early thanks to his violinist and conductor father. However, he was also good with numbers, so when the Montreal symphony called, he was able to marry his mathematical mind with his musical heart. Today the CA is president and executive director of the New York Philharmonic
News and trends • Ask an expert • Microsoft apps still popular • Numbers game • Going concern Bits and Bites • eBay audits are on • Risk-free investing • Businesses focused on growth, not survival • Broke White North? • Client concerns |
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Taxation
To settle or not to settle? There’s some question whether settlement agreements are binding on the taxpayer and the CRA and if they are worth it BY TIMOTHY FITZSIMMONS Education Benefits of a designation: a study on the economic role of the CFA charter shows it can make a difference BY GUS DE FRANCO Technology More than a thought: new mind-mapping tools are available to open new possibilities and set your imagination on fire BY JONATHAN ANDREWS Legal issues Audited financial statements don’t provide ironclad protection against a bank’s lack of diligence BY JEAN-OLIVIER LESSARD + VALÉRIE DE GRANDPRÉ CHAPDELAINE Transition to IFRS PAEs with rate-regulated activities are invited to participate in the development of a standard that will affect them BY KAREN JONES |
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News from the profession Are you in the loop about new Canadian accounting and auditing standards? • Director Alerts for tough economic times • Only months to go — IFRS (not the New Year) • Financial Instrument standard proposed for governments • Plan a seamless transition to the new quality control standard and auditing standards • Helping corporate directors better understand business implications of climate change
Standards digest Recently issued pronouncements
