The Three Essentials of Career Development for Accountants
As professionals aim to progress their careers and take on new areas of responsibility, new skills and knowledge must be acquired. There are three essential elements which overlay career progression,...
View ArticleProfessional Development for Accountants
Progression in your Accountancy Career involves much more than what you learnt throughout your course, it’s about how you can react as an individual and out-shine your competition in a fiercely...
View ArticleThe Three Essentials of Career Development for Legal Professionals
As professionals aim to progress their careers and take on new areas of responsibility, new skills and knowledge must be acquired. There are three essential elements which overlay career progression,...
View ArticleAre you ready for FRS 102?
UK GAAP as we know it is changing! Any entity that is currently using UK GAAP will at some point over the next 12 months, have to transition to a new source of accounting guidance; the single standard...
View ArticleDo you know your EBITDA from your Margins?
These days it’s more important than ever to be able to analyse and interpret financial information. You’re not an accountant, so nobody is expecting you to be able to pull together a complete set of...
View ArticleHow to grow business in a challenging environment
We have entered conditions typical of the last phase of a bull market in equities. Since their lows in early 2009, the major developed market indices have nearly doubled. At this time companies,...
View ArticleMargin Management: Beyond the price/volume variance
Neena Vivash presents on BPP’s ‘Creating Value through Margin Management’ programme, which has dates coming up in May and October in London. Here Neena gives us a flavour of what will be covered in the...
View ArticleThree reasons to take another look at your Profit Margins
Neena Vivash presents on BPP’s ‘Creating Value through Margin Management’ programme, which has dates coming up in May and October in London. Here Neena gives us a flavour of what will be covered in the...
View ArticleDISPATCHES: Brand Value boosts profit margins
Dispatches recently featured the Sports Direct story of profit and success. Whilst arguably some areas might need further clarification what is truly fascinating about the Sports Direct story is the...
View ArticleHear it from the experts: Mark Spencer-Ellis and Dave Raywood
Students studying the MSc International Marketing programme at BPP University were able to utilise the knowledge of the experts in the latest assignment for their Advertising module. Mark...
View ArticleAre you ready for FRS 102?
UK GAAP as we know it is changing. Any entity currently using UK GAAP now needs to transition to a new source of accounting guidance; the single standard FRS 102. BPP have developed a range of courses...
View ArticleLet’s Dance: the Bowie Bonds
Let’s Dance: the Bowie Bonds The death of David Bowie reminded the world of finance that not only was he a very talented and justly famous musician, he was also the source of a significant financial...
View ArticleAlan Rickman: a week to Die Hard (in bonds)
This week we mourn the loss of 69 year old entertainment great: Alan Rickman. An accomplished stage and film actor, he may be most remembered for some of his villainous roles such as the Sheriff of...
View ArticleThe new leases standard: IFRS 16 Leases Finally published.
After many years of waiting, IFRS 16 Leases has finally been published in January 2016. The new leases standard will have a significant impact on those with major assets under operating lease. Assets...
View ArticleGoing Long on The Big Short
The Big Short is Director Adam Mackay’s adaption of author Michael Lewis’ book of the same name. In the book, Lewis tracks the fortunes of three fund managers who separately decide that the US housing...
View ArticleLeases on the Loose
Special report on leases concludes that the distinction between operating leases and finance leases that is required by present standards is arbitrary and unsatisfactory. The main deficiency being that...
View ArticleMargins, not market share
A fascinating survey entitled ‘Maintaining Margins While Staying Vigilant’ was recently released by FERF and Protiviti. FERF is the non-profit research affiliate of Financial Executives International...
View ArticleThe new UK Financial Reporting framework
Are you ready for FRS 102? UK GAAP as we know it is changing. Any entity currently using UK GAAP now needs to transition to a new source of accounting guidance; the single standard FRS 102. BPP have...
View ArticlePro Bono Centre – Managing risks….The Streetlaw Project
Victoria Speed is Joint Director of Pro Bono at BPP Law School. Rachael Kirkup is Streetlaw Supervising Solicitor. This article expands on their presentation delivered at the UK’s inaugural Streetlaw...
View ArticleThe New Insolvency Rules – Are You Ready?
by Charanjit Uppal The Insolvency Rules 2016 (“the 2016 Rules”) were published and laid before parliament on 25 October 2016. The rules will come in to force on 6 April 2017. This will see the...
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