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Current Account ‐ Finance for Industry
Desmond GochDuring the past year or two the City has had to face criticism that the private financial sector has failed in its proclaimed purpose of providing industry with the funds it needs…
Financial Control at Cope Allman International Limited
Bernard R. GarnerThe name of Cope Allman International may not mean anything to you but amongst other things the company is the world's largest lipstick container manufacturer, and manufactures…
The Financing of British Industry
J.M. Samuels, C.S. GoddardA number of schemes have recently been proposed all of which wish to channel funds into industry. One such scheme was Mr. Jack Jones's plan to form a £2 billion companies'…
The Presentation of Financial Information in Company Annual Reports
A.J.P. HallGone are the days when the preparation of the Annual Report was looked upon as a necessary evil and a chore by the officers of a company; it is realised now that the Annual Report…
The Efficient Market Theory of Share Price Behaviour
Michael FirthOver the past fifteen years there has been a lot of research into the behaviour of share prices. This has largely involved investigating whether share prices were predictable by…
Accountancy in Central Government: The Work of the Accountancy Services Division of the Department of Industry
H.A. ParfittThe recently announced appointment of Mr. Kenneth Sharp as head of the Government Accountancy Service and Accountant Adviser to the Department of Industry may have brought to some…
Making the Best Use of Investment Incentives
G.E. WhitmanIndustrial profitability in Britain has suffered badly in recent years—and is still suffering—from the effects of rapid inflation coupled with rigorous price controls. This in…
The Changing Face of the Annual Report
Desmond GochIt is a matter for sober reflection on the state of the art of communicating information to shareholders and others who are interested in corporate financial affairs when one…
Problems of Liquidity
Frank H. JonesAdequate cash resources are the life‐blood of any business undertaking and since 1972 managements have been concerned as much, and in all too many cases more, with the maintenance…
An Overview of the Market for Ordinary Shares
Richard DobbinsThe objectives of this article are firstly to describe briefly the functions and operations of the stock market centred on the London Stock Exchange and secondly to illustrate…
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