Government cut consultancy bill by £800m
Monday, June 6th, 2011
Management consultancy firms have lost more than £800 million in revenues during the past year as the government has slashed public contracts and renegotiated far lower fees. Industry insiders said that the sector, which has been charging government departments...
Monday, March 14th, 2011
The first roundtable took place in Bristol and participants included: Senior executives from the following organisations: Frendoc; IPL; Clarke Willmott; Gresham; Sift; Bristol City Football Club; Renishaw; Commercial Group; Brightside Group plc; Oakwood Media Group and Bevan Brittan. Other roundtables will take place...
Monday, October 25th, 2010
Global banking supervisors have agreed to phase in the introduction of a new global standard on lenders' minimum short-term funding cover, allowing under-pressure banks a collective sigh of relief. The Basel Committee (representing 27 countries) had already agreed to...
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
I’m sure by now most people will be aware of the headliners from George Osborne’s budget. With Government departments facing a cut of 25% the issue will be on how to identify and implement changes that will contribute towards...
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
Last week saw me presenting a situation report to one of our Clients who spend around £30,000 a year on their office supplies. Over a 12 month period they had received and processed over 250 invoices from four different...
Public finance
Thursday, August 26th, 2010
Following on from the Government's review of spending in the public sector Expense Reduction Analysts has recently been focussing on the importance of procurement in this division. In an article that was featured on the Public Finance website, Robert Allison,...
Reduce your finance and banking costs free guide
Monday, March 1st, 2010
We have produced five Cost Reduction Guides designed to provide you and your organisation with advice and hints on creating effective cost reduction programmes which retain and improve profit margins. This issue focuses on Banking and Finance and has been...
ACCA Research – Finance Professionals need to skill-up and focus on business strategy in the Credit Crunch
Monday, November 30th, 2009
A new ACCA report confirms that Finance Professionals need to skill-up and focus on business strategy. The report looks at how and where accountants are driving value in the current business climate, and includes an outline of how finance functions...
Demand and Finance remain greatest issues for UK businesses
Monday, November 16th, 2009
Access to finance remains a serious problem for British businesses, despite the Bank of England pumping £200 billion into the economy to boost money supply and stimulate lending. In the latest Monthly Business Survey, published today by the British Chambers...