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Banking’s bad reputation is putting off graduates

A quarter of students would be ‘embarrassed’ to work in a bank

Global indirect tax heads are mostly in the UK or Germany

Companies devote too little resource to VAT and GST

Banks hold back on bonuses

Almost half of City workers are looking for a new job

Over half of FTSE 100 CEOs come from finance

12% were promoted from a numbers role to the top job in their company

CBI publishes tax principles for business

Industry body encourages companies to be “open and transparent” with HMRC

UK bank lending to grow for first time in four years

Funding for corporates is set to increase by 3% in 2013

Treasurers tackle derivatives on both sides of the Atlantic

IGTA chairman gives testimony on derivatives and the Dodd-Frank Act

Talking Treasury London 2013: Getting on board

Highlights of the ACT’s thought leadership event, which covered funding, cash, regulation, counterparty risk and strategy

SMEs are concerned over cash flow

Businesses hit by late payments, weak sales and unexpected costs