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ACCA exam tips released. Will you have a great escape or a rubbish escape?

Published on: 26 May 2013

Those of you that are attempting the June 2013 ACCA exams will no doubt be feeling a mixture of emotions. Some of you will be fully confident of passing although probably the majority of you are only hopeful of passing at this stage and are frantically trying to cram as much knowledge into your heads [...]


Bad news. You can’t buy a Ferrari because…

Published on: 20 May 2013

Do you drive a Ferrari? Now whilst some of you may be lucky enough to say “yes” and some of you may be ambitious enough to say “not yet”, my guess is that most of you will answer “no” to that question. If you do however happen to be in the enviable position of being [...]


Would you be able to remember all these meals?

Published on: 03 May 2013

A lot of the readers of this blog are either studying finance or working in a finance job. A lot of you no doubt enjoy eating at a restaurant now and then and can remember some favourite places you’ve eaten in the past. I’m sure though that there aren’t many of you that have combined [...]


Naked accountants…

Published on: 29 Apr 2013

Is this you? At a young age you decided that a career in finance was what you wanted. Whilst the other kids were running around dreaming of being football players or famous actresses you were busy dreaming about spreadsheets and calculators. You then went to University and worked hard. After that you studied for a [...]


Does this help you concentrate?

Published on: 02 Apr 2013

The Journal of Consumer Research published the results of five experiments into how the level of background noise can impact on performance when someone is working on creative tasks. The  results are interesting and in simple terms found that a moderate level of ambient noise is better for enhancing performance on creative tasks than both [...]


Would you lose weight to get a cheaper ticket?

Published on: 31 Mar 2013

Samoa is a small group of islands situated in the Pacific Ocean, approximately half way between Hawaii and New Zealand. I’ve heard it’s a beautiful place and hopefully one day I’ll be lucky enough to visit it. Following a recent announcement though then maybe it would be worth my while losing a bit of weight before I [...]


Forget your Gucci handbag, you’ll just be scratching the surface…

Published on: 13 Mar 2013

We all know that the pharmaceuticals industry is big business. The industry is facing considerable challenges however, with a large proportion of the “blockbuster” drugs due to come off patent in the next few years. Drug companies are all too aware that they might well need a big breakthrough soon in order to sustain their [...]


What does your car number plate tell us about you?

Published on: 07 Mar 2013

The US state of California has a lot going for it. It has some of the most scenic coastline to be found anywhere in the world, some great wine and with Hollywood and Silicon Valley it  has a wealth of artistic and creative minds. What it also has however is a budget deficit of around [...]


If you have enough wine you’ll look even more beautiful…

Published on: 08 Feb 2013

Although it’s difficult to pinpoint the exact time when wine was first made, it is commonly thought to originate from many thousands of years ago. Since then people have drunk it, enjoyed it and on occasions no doubt regretted it following an almighty hangover the following day. Over the years the methods involved in making [...]


Should Ernst & Young have done this?

Published on: 21 Jan 2013

I think truth and honesty in business are vital. I can therefore say in all truthfulness and honesty that I think Ernst & Young is a great company. They have some tremendous people working for them and the students I’ve met over the years have all been fantastic. If I’m really honest and truthful though [...]