Driving force: PF interview with Mike Owen

 

If you can't see the Public Finance Daily email below click here to view the web version   News and comment from Public Finance - the official magazine of CIPFA   26 June 2014 | Public Finance Home | Contact us | Sign up         Driving force: PF interview with Mike Owen CIPFA’s incoming president is said to be ‘fearless, but never reckless’, despite his enthusiasm for sports cars and speedboats. Mike Owen talks to Mike Thatcher about his goals for the year ahead and life in the public finance fast lane ahead of the institute's annual conference in London next week...       CIPFA NEWS CIPFA sees expansion in international student numbers CIPFA has announced a rapid increase in the number of its international students, with more than 1,000 people now studying for its international public finance management qualification. Midlands sixth-formers take control of council for a day Sixth-form students from across the Midlands gathered in Stoke and Birmingham to take part in a management game that saw them acting out the roles of the management team for a fictional borough council. CIPFA’s Governance Mark set for launch CIPFA's Governance Mark of Excellence is an independent and professionally awarded standard that accredits public sector organisations that put good governance at the heart of their work. The mark launches at the CIPFA Annual Conference. CIPFA’s new training-needs analysis service As more organisations recognise they need to continually up-skill employees, CIPFA’s new training-needs analysis service will help them identify skills gaps and approach training in an holistic and cost-effective way. More CIPFA news     SOCIAL MEDIA CIPFA now set up as education provider on LinkedIn To all those who are CIPFA qualified: log into your LinkedIn profile and edit your education section to enter CIPFA (under the school field). This will then tag you as an alumnus on our new page, where you can join discussions.     CIPFA PUBLICATIONS Practical considerations in using financial instruments to manage risk in the public sector The aim of this guide is to give practical information on using financial instruments to manage risk. It describes the legal position and gives examples, covering all public sector organisations, with specific emphasis on local authorities. More publications     CIPFA EVENTS June 30 Creating conditions for growth through sound public finance and governance Liverpool More/book July 1-3  CIPFA annual conference London More/book September 17  CIPFA procurement and contract audit update Birmingham More/book September 26  CIPFA national housing conference: social housing is big business London More/book     Click here to unsubscribe from this email