Annual Reports – More than words

Have corporate reports and accounts become useless as a means of communication? Ian Fraser investigates.

According to the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS), wading one’s way through the 2008 report and accounts of a leading plc has parallels with the 12 labours of Hercules.

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