January-February 2010

Compensation survey: What better way to kick off the New Year than with good tidings on the compensation front? Yes, despite all the red ink and the scaling back of growth forecasts, the Canadian accounting profession appears to be weathering the financial storm. Read more in Strong and steady.
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Organizing the Olympics may not be a sport unto itself, but it still takes buckets of sweat. And three of the senior management team are CAs. Meet them in Going for gold.
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Other highlights from our print and web editions:

TAXATION

Offshore trusts under attack: As the CRA challenges offshore trusts, many cases and appeals are working their way through the judicial system.
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FINANCIAL PLANNING

Keeping a bargain a bargain: US real estate is attractive but a few tax and estate planning strategies can help you avoid tax and probate issues.
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PENSIONS

Canadian pensions score high worldwide: Canada’s retirement income system ranks fourth in a global pension index comparing private and public pension systems in 11 countries.
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BENEFITS

Flex plans gain in popularity: Flexible benefit plans are not new, but they are becoming more popular in the current economic and demographic environment, a new survey says.
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WORKPLACE

Ask an expert: What’s the best way to respond to an angry client?
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GOVERNANCE

Boards a boon to CAs: Canadian CAs continue to play a major role in the governance of both public and private companies, a new survey says.
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OUTLOOK

Managing the monster: Canada needs to overcome the taboos paralyzing its healthcare system, says columnist Marcel Côté.
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TECHNOLOGY

Is IT ready for IFRS? To be ready for January 1, 2011, publicly accountable businesses may need to start overhauling their financial IT systems as early as this month, according to Grant Thornton LLP.
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Getting the evasive PEARL: Engineering is usually required to create cultured pearls, similarly, intervention is needed to achieve a PEARL system
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Stranger than science fiction: Is your industry in the midst of a transformation at Silicon Valley speed? If not, it could be very soon, says columnist Jim Carroll.
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SMEs

Increasing international business: More than half of small and medium-sized enterprises currently involved in foreign markets expect to expand their international activity over the next year.
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