City mayors ‘would stop Northern brain drain’

 

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   14 August 2014 | Public Finance Home | Contact us | Sign up         City mayors ‘would stop Northern brain drain’ Elected mayors with economic development powers should be introduced to city regions in the north of England in a bid to tackle the ‘brain drain’ of skilled workers, Policy Exchange has said. In a report examining how cities can boost the hi-tech sector, the think-tank said ‘rocket boosters’ should be put under local governance...       CIPFA NEWS CIPFA to take on charity SORP work The Charity Commission and the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator have today appointed CIPFA to support updates to the Statement of Recommended Practice that applies across the third sector. CIPFA seeking consultation on Code of Practice CIPFA/LASAAC has issued its annual consultation to seek the views of local authorities and other key stakeholders on the changes to the Code of Practice on Local Authority Accounting in the United Kingdom. Connect with CIPFA CIPFA is now set up as an education provider on LinkedIn. If you are CIPFA qualified or studying for the CIPFA PQ or IPFM qualification, you can add CIPFA to your alumni page. CIFPA Leadership Academy This academy has two streams – one for chief finance officers and one for aspiring CFOs – to help hone their leadership skills and ability to influence politicians, senior colleagues, peers or staff. More CIPFA news     DISCUSSION Academy finances: the five key tests Learn more about issues such as pupil funding, securing capital resources, shared services, financial information and finance staff retention in this article by Paul Essery of Liquid Networks. Join CIPFA’s LinkedIn group to contribute to the discussion.     CIPFA PUBLICATIONS Local authority capital accounting: a reference manual for practitioners This manual deals with all the capital accounting issues commonly faced by local authorities. Written in an informal and accessible style, it is suitable for newcomers to the topic as well as to those with experience who want to check and improve their understanding. More publications     CIPFA EVENTS September 12  CIPFA in the North West 'resilience, recovery and reputation Kendal More/book September 16  Central government finance professional conference London More/book September 17  CIPFA procurement and contract audit update Birmingham More/book September 25  CIPFA insurance summit London More/book September 25  CIPFA Northern Ireland annual conference 2014 Belfast More/book September 26  CIPFA national housing conference: social housing is big business London More/book September 30  Social care and health conference London More/book October 4  Fourth annual CIPFA academies conference London More/book     Click here to unsubscribe from this email