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  • Widespread ignorance in British business over currency trading and a lack of knowledge about hedging are the key conclusions from a recent survey by Travelex, the foreign exchange specialist.
  • It is being labelled as the biggest accounting shake-up in 25 years. And oil and gas utilities throughout Europe must take note. International Financial Reporting Standards will soon replace national accounting standards, and according to PricewaterhouseCoopers, CFOs are asking for the necessary investment to implement the changes.
  • Over half of non-executive directors in Scotland are concerned about the effectiveness of whistle-blowing procedures at corporates, and as a result, are recommending that audit committees are given a greater role in overseeing internal controls.
  • The European Federation of Accountants (FEE) has announced proposals to strengthen the public supervision of Europe's audit profession.
  • Over a third of CFOs at privately-held companies believe that both private and public corporates should adhere to the corporate governance standards laid down by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of July 2002.
  • Three-quarters of financial executives say analysts are more concerned about cash-flow data than about GAAP figures. So the reliance of investors and bankers on GAAP data, therefore, is a worry for these executives. So concludes a recent Sungard survey on cash management.
  • Corporates in the US are seeing a slow credit recovery as bond default rates have increased for the first time in a year, says Moody's, the ratings agency. August saw a rise in default rates to 6%, up from 5.8% in July.
  • Corporates are cheering a report that suggests the imminent accession of a raft of east European countries will provide a welcome boost to banking in central and eastern Europe. The report, published by Bank Austria Creditanstalt, highlights a number of positive factors.
  • Three-quarters of multinationals lack confidence in their own cash-flow forecasting, according to research by REL Consulting Group, a business consultancy.
  • Source: www.breakingviews.com is Europe's leading financial commentary service
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  • With Islamic banking business growing faster than more conventional financial services, competition to provide new products is heating up.