CIPFA

Russia must lead fiscal revolution

25 February 2013 | Ian Ball

Some progress has been made in the campaign to improve government accounting. But the G20, now chaired by Russia, must do more to demonstrate the need for clear, complete and transparent financial information Read more

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Leading from the front on finance?

29 January 2013 | Steve Freer

Better financial management and reporting by governments across the world are vital to stop further economic crises. But is this message getting through? Read more

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IPSAS: Coming to you soon?

22 May 2012 | Paul Mason

The sovereign debt crisis showed many countries were in the dark about the details of their finances. Adopting International Public Sector Accounting Standards across Europe would provide a great opportunity to address this Read more

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Development dilemma

3 May 2012 | Adrian Pulham

The way that governments steward public money affects people’s lives and life chances, particularly in the developing world. Better global public financial management is vital if we are to avoid future crises and create an environment for economic development Read more

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Holding governments to account

9 January 2012 | Ian Ball

It’s time for governments to take their accounting responsibilities seriously and to modernise their finances. The eurozone debt crisis has highlighted widespread reporting failures and must lead to extensive reform Read more

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Global warning

19 December 2011 | Alan Edwards

Putting the gloom of the Autumn Statement behind him, CIPFA’s international director set off to Washington to take CIPFA’s Fixing the Foundations campaign to the next level Read more

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Do the right thing

16 November 2011 | Steve Freer

CIPFA’s chief executive calls for a concerted effort from accountancy institutes, firms and individual accountants to respond to the current global crisis by tackling poor public financial management Read more

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