Steward of spending
By all accounts, Canada’s new comptroller general is a team player, a good salesman and very patient. But Charles-Antoine St-Jean also knows when to put his foot down and how to get the job done
By René Lewandowski
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Personal financial planning
Some things to think about: when it comes to finances, some issues just don’t get highlighted enough
By Ian Davidson
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The golden years
For some CAs, retirement conjures up visions of colourful sunsets over the ocean’s horizon. For others, it means working in exotic and dangerous Third World countries that desperately need their talent and expertise.
Par Robert Colapinto
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Business adviser
New rules, new opportunities: practitioners must rethink how to apply the new independence and differential reporting rules
By Grant Robinson
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News from the profession
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Finance
Standardizing the standards: how Canada’s accounting standards compare with international financial reporting standards
By Ian P.N. Hague
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News from the profession
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News from the profession
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Education
Relevant and reliable? Fair value accounting for financial instruments
By Steve Fortin
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Insolvency
Crime does pay, sometimes: some fraud crimes go unpunished because the good guys don’t have enough resources to work together
By Peter Farkas
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The winners' circle
The companies that win the annual report awards invest a lot of time and effort in submissions that only get them a kind of certificate. So what’s in it for them?
By Robert Colapinto
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Worth reporting
Corporate reports used to be a one-page communications tool for analysts and regulators. Today, multipage CRA entries reveal just how complex disclosure has become.
By Robert Colapinto
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Public sector
Redefining liabilities: and new guidance for recognizing liabilities
By Tim Beauchamp
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Personal financial planning
Raising the bar: financial planning has changed its focus
By Beverly Brooks
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Education
Informative or misleading? Pro forma reporting has restrictions and a lot of flexibility
By Gary Entwistle, Glen Feltham and Chima Mbagwu
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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
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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
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Findings
Return to confidence
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Commentary
Control quiz report card
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Performance measures
Think differential: no matter which side of the debate you’re on, new differential reporting options are focused on global standards
By Greg Edwards
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News from the profession
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News from the profession
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Performance measures
Promises enlightened: new disclosure requirements for pensions and other employee future benefits address transparency concerns
By Nancy Estey
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100,000 Strong
The proposed CA/CMA merger will create a new profession that promises members more opportunities as well as enhanced programs and services, and it will be able to attract the best and the brightest candidates from around the country
By Robert Colapinto
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News from the profession
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Performance measures
Improved standards
By Ian P.N. Hague
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Business adviser
The aging practice: how to re-energize your established practice
By Morden Shapiro
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Finance
What’s in, what’s out?
By Nancy Estey
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Ticket to the top
Due to an increased demand for fiscally responsible senior managers, the number of CA-trained executives has spiked. But it’s more than just their number-crunching abilities that’s kept them at the top
By John Lorinc
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Performance measures
Clarifying GAAP
By Nancy Estey
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Business valuation
The price of compensation
By Errol Soriano
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More on the art of shingling
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A team approach to transition
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Business adviser
CA confidential
By Nancy Graham
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Peformance measures
A model relationship
By Ann Svendsen & David Wheeler
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The brain gain
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Personal financial planning
Rich offerings
By Ian Davidson
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Expense it
The stock of executive options has fallen hard, what with rampant abuses and evidence that it isn’t always profitable. However it may rise again.
By John Lorinc
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Silent sleuths
What’s as old as the hills, digs up the proverbial dirt, but is still sexy and gaining in popularity? Forensic accounting modernized, that’s what. And thanks to those who practise it, more than one type of crime has been solved.
By Donna Bailey Nurse
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