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Update Magazine
Discover the latest in strategy, accounting and management practices, member news, events and more in
Update - the quarterly member magazine of the Certified Management Accountants Society of British
Columbia. Update Magazine is published four times a year - Fall (October), Winter (January), Spring
(May) and Summer (July) and is distributed to over 5,000 CMAs and CMA students in B.C..
Read it online - Update magazine is now digital
CMA Update Magazine is also available as an e-magazine. The digital PDF viewer format allows
readers to enter in key word searches, enlarge the copy on screen, click on live links for further online
content and to save and download the magazine in a PDF format. Read the digital version of the winter 2010
issue.
For more information about Update Magazine, or to submit moves notices, editorial ideas or articles,
contact Tiana Mah at 604.484.7022, 1.800.663.9646 ext. 7022, or tiana@cmabc.com
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> View the current issue: Winter 2010 (digital version) or download
the PDF (7 MB).
In the winter 2010 issue:
The ABCs of the HST.
How B.C.'s new tax system affects you - By Alladin Versi, CMA, FCMA
Float your bottom line.
Cloud computing makes for paper-free, pay-as-you-go IT. - By Arian Soheili, CMA
Three steps to investing peace. By Don Nilson, CMA, FCMA
> Download the excel spreadsheet showing calculations for a long-term compound return (page
15)
The great enabler.
Leadership brings other professional skills into focus. - By Jeffrey Sparling, CMA
Investing in influence.
The best leaders inspire commitment, not just compliance. - By Rosie Steeves, PhD
From risk to reward.
Why you need not fear your next Internal Audit. - By Tom Peerless, CMA
Plus, tips on IFRS, Vancouver chapter profile, convocation 2009 and the 2009-2010 CMA BC Board of Directors
& more.

Article Downloads:
Winter 2010 – ‘Three steps to investing peace’
> Download the excel spreadsheet showing calculations for a long-term compound return (page
15)
Spring 2009 - 'Building Excel macros that last'
> Download the excel macro example (page 14) - click
here
Fall 2008 - 'Feeling Constrained? Try Excel Solver'
> Download the spreadsheet example (page 11)

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