Government Finance & Accounting

The civil service wants to reduce sickness absence and the bullying of disabled people. Here’s one solution

In September, cabinet secretary Jeremy Heywood raised concerns about “the harassment and bullying data we get from our people survey from people with disabilities”, whilst last month’s Spending Review announced […]

UK Treasury ‘mysterious and fearsome’ – former civil service head

The former head of the UK civil service Lord Kerslake has described the UK Treasury, which controls government spending, as a “mysterious” and “fearsome” organisation. Kerslake, who retired as head […]

Australia’s Ian Watt appointed to board of Citigroup bank

Australia’s former top civil servant Dr Ian Watt has been appointed to the board of Citigroup, Australia’s retail bank. Watt, who retired from his role as secretary to the Department […]

Ian Ball, chairman, CIPFA International: Exclusive Interview

Ian Ball has been on a mission to improve public sector financial management for almost 40 years. Winnie Agbonlahor gets his verdict on how far we’ve come – and how […]

Guðmundur Árnason, permanent secretary, Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Iceland: Exclusive Interview

Iceland has recently announced a concrete plan to lift its capital controls. Guðmundur Árnason, the permanent secretary of its finance ministry, explains why it took almost seven years to come […]

Global Government Finance Summit Report 2015

The Global Government Finance Summit brings together permanent secretary-level public officials from government treasury and finance ministries around the world to share governments’ domestic financial and regulatory challenges and appropriate […]

Finland supports EU capital markets union but warns over big regulation agenda

Finland gave support to the European Commission’s proposal of a capital markets union, which would boost economic growth by giving companies wider access to capital across the 28-nation bloc. The […]

Nigerian public sector move to new accounting system could ‘help fight corruption’

Government and public sector organisations in Nigeria will adopt International Public Accounting Standards (IPSAS), which are regarded as the most transparent form of accounting, in a move that could help […]

Canada: Global Risk Institute in Financial Services announces new chief

Richard Nesbitt has today been announced as new president and chief executive of the Global Risk Institute in Financial Services (GRI), a not-for-profit institute which provides applied, integrative research and […]

14 countries come together in unparalleled finance summit

Heads of finance ministries from 14 countries came together in Singapore this weekend in an international gathering of unprecedented scale. The Global Government Finance Summit, organised by Global Government Forum, and […]