Public benefit entities set to get their own accounting standard

The Accounting Standards Board has decided to create an accounting standard for charities and other public benefit entities, as part of its work to harmonise UK accounting standards with international ones.

BIG chosen to deliver £100m Transition Fund

The BIG Fund will distribute the grants from the new £100m Transition Fund that aims to help small and medium-sized charities in England weather the looming public spending cuts.

Voluntary sector has lowest pay rises, says new research

The voluntary sector has had the lowest median pay rise over the past year, according to XpertHr's annual review of pay trends.

Cabinet releases best practice guide for limiting council cuts to civil society

Nick Hurd has announced the release of a best practice guide designed to help councils limit the effect of spending cuts on civil society, at the Navca conference in Bournemouth.

Social Enterprise Coalition starts new partnership with O2

The Social Enterprise Coalition has started a partnership with the O2, which will see its annual conference, Voice11, held at the arena next year.

Dfid launches consultation to increase private investment in development

The Department for International Development has opened a consultation on the future of its CDC development finance institution, in an effort to increase private investment in development work.

Fund Management Survey: Investors fear a double dip

The Charity Fund Management Survey 2010 provides a comprehensive overview of the main fund managers serving charity clients, together with the year-on-year movement in their charity funds under management, the sizes of funds of their segregated charity clients, their charging structures and a good deal of analysis of their views on markets.

Apocalypse now? - FD's face a tough time ahead

Ian Allsop provides an overview of the CFDG annual dinner and assesses that diners enjoy what's on their plates despite talk of lavish cuts.

Highwaymen of the Big Society

Gordon Hunter worries that the Lottery's new £200m Big Local Trust will reduce even further the grants available to the grassroots.