Ian Christison, the new president of CIMA, is quoted in Accountancy (page 136 July 2005) as saying a merger with the ICAEW is "hypothetical".
He goes on to say that he is "part of a team which is working to advance the CIMA brand and reputation of members".
Doesn't sound like he is that supportive of the idea of a merger.
I believe/think/have come to the conclusion that the thinking goes along the lines of:
ReplyDeleteWe want to promote CIMA, and if the ICAEW accepts our terms for promoting CIMA via a merger then we will go to our members
I could, of course, be completely wrong!