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Kate Rogers: East meets west
There are opportunities and challenges from the comparative strength of developing markets outside the west for long-term charity investors
FD in Five Minutes: Colin Kerr
Third Sector speaks to the director of finance at the Children's Trust
Ruth Bromley: Charity pension schemes and the Pensions Regulator
Will the Pensions Regulator's annual funding statement affect the employer covenant assessment and the funding of charities' defined-benefit pension schemes?
Kate Rogers: Diversification helps to smooth the rocky road
With volatility returning to the markets, diversification can add value
Coping with cuts in Northamptonshire
The region's ailing county council suddenly withdrew long-standing contracts and grants to voluntary and community organisations at the start of the year. PJ White reports on the effect this will have on the local sector
Kate Sayer: Beware of overtrading - it can creep up on your charity
Rapid growth without forward planning can bring a host of problems, writes our columnist
FD in Five Minutes: Isobel Collinge
The life and career of the finance director at World Jewish Relief
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The Whitehall insiders leading charities are partly to blame for the fundraising crisis
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Caron Bradshaw
on the role of the finance director
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Caron Bradshaw: An annus horribilis perhaps, but we should learn from it
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Caron Bradshaw: There is no hard and fast rule for the right level of reserves
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Caron Bradshaw: Rules and regulations are no substitute for moral standards
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Caron Bradshaw: The sense of fatigue in many stressed charities is worrying
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Caron Bradshaw: HMRC is on a mission to claim more VAT from charities
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The ethical minefield of investment funds
Revelations by the BBC's Panorama programme last year once more raised the issue of investments that appear to run counter to a charity's objects. Patrick McCurry assesses the latest thinking
Have emerging markets lost their attraction?
Both Russia and China have experienced rapid economic growth compared with their western rivals, but economic and political difficulties might have dampened their allure. Edward Lander reports
Do common investment funds have a future?
Newton and the Charities Aid Foundation are among those that have recently decided to close their CIFs. Edward Lander looks at the pros and cons of this special financial vehicle
Interview: John Harrison
The professor at Cass Business School says charities tend to be conservative investors and thus reap lower returns
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How charities’ workplace culture can prevent controversies
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