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Aug 7 2014
Leadership and career development

Inspiring financial leadership

By Mike Saxton - Head of Finance Africa Governance Initiative When people in our organisations think about the finance team, inspiring and leadership aren’t necessarily the first words that come to mind. ...

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Aug 6 2014
People and culture

Tackling the looming pensions crisis

Charity Commission Chair William Shawcross recently said that the “deadliest threat” to the sector comes from Islamic extremism. I, however, disagree. I would suggest that the biggest threat the sector faces comes from pensions.

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Jul 24 2014
Accounting and reporting Charity finance policy Governance legal and compliance

Are charities losing their voice?

The campaigning role of charities has stayed firmly in the public spotlight for the last twelve months and appears to be gaining traction as we head towards the General Election.

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Jul 8 2014
Governance legal and compliance

CFG is changing its objects to broaden its reach

Back in May I mentioned in a previous post that CFG was in the process of amending our memorandum and articles of association and changing our objects in order to ensure that we are fit for the future and able to adapt to a changing environment. I am now going to tell you all about the changes we are proposing

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Jun 9 2014

Pension Protection Levy Consultation

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) was set up in 2005 to guarantee a proportion of the retirement income of Defined Benefit (DB) Scheme members under the event of insolvency of their sponsoring employer(s).

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