HMRC sinks P&O tax scheme
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HMRC sinks P&O tax scheme

12y Richard Crump , Writer

HMRC sinks P&O tax scheme

Courts describe P&O tax scheme as an "elaborate trick" designed to exploit the rules Read More...

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No more magic wand on pension advice
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No more magic wand on pension advice

12y Accountancy Age

No more magic wand on pension advice

Supreme Court ruling limits power of court to “void” actions by trustees based on pension advice which suffer unintended consequences explains Stuart ...

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Burberry recruits ex-O2 CFO as non-exec
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Burberry recruits ex-O2 CFO as non-exec

12y Rachael Singh

Burberry recruits ex-O2 CFO as non-exec

Matthew Key, who has worked as CFO at O2 and Vodafone, joins board of fashion house Burberry Read More...

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Former Olympus execs sentenced over accounting fraud
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Former Olympus execs sentenced over accounting fraud

12y Richard Crump , Writer

Former Olympus execs sentenced over accounting fra...

Three former executives at Japanese camera maker Olympus handed suspended jail sentences for their part in a £1bn accounting fraud Read More...

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Patent Box sees GSK set to repatriate projects
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Patent Box sees GSK set to repatriate projects

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Patent Box sees GSK set to repatriate projects

GlaxSmithKline moves 150 overseas projects back to Britain in order to take advantage of the Patent Box regime Read More...

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Redcentric demerger sees FD’s departure lined up
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Redcentric demerger sees FD’s departure lined up

12y Richard Crump , Writer

Redcentric demerger sees FD’s departure lined up

Peter Hallett, chief financial officer of Redcentric, is to resign following the successful demerger with Redstone Read More...

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Ex-Balfour Beatty FD takes non-exec role at Cairn Energy
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Ex-Balfour Beatty FD takes non-exec role at Cairn Energy

12y Rachael Singh

Ex-Balfour Beatty FD takes non-exec role at Cairn ...

The former CEO and ex-FD of Balfour Beatty Ian Tyler takes a non-executive role at Cable & Wireless Read More...

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SME owners' time consumed by admin
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SME owners' time consumed by admin

12y Owen Davis

SME owners' time consumed by admin

Many SMEs spend more time on admin than on strategy planning, a survey finds Read More...

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Audit committees need to get cracking on Companies Act reform
Business Regulation

Audit committees need to get cracking on Companies Act reform

12y Rachael Singh

Audit committees need to get cracking on Companies...

Companies Act reform welcomed but audit committees must start working on this quickly Read More...

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Ex-Time Out chief exec joins Johnston Press as CFO
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Ex-Time Out chief exec joins Johnston Press as CFO

12y Richard Crump , Writer

Ex-Time Out chief exec joins Johnston Press as CFO

David King joins Johnston Press as CFO, with the newspaper publisher reporting its first increase in operating profit for almost seven years Read Mor...

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Ex-Travis Perkins FD joins Pendragon as audit committee chair
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Ex-Travis Perkins FD joins Pendragon as audit committee chair

12y Richard Crump , Writer

Ex-Travis Perkins FD joins Pendragon as audit comm...

Paul Hampden Smith replaces Pendragon chairman designate Mel Egglenton as company's audit committee chair Read More...

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Court reduces risk of scheme deficits triggering insolvency
Business Recovery

Court reduces risk of scheme deficits triggering insolvency

12y Jack Jones

Court reduces risk of scheme deficits triggering i...

Supreme Court upholds decision to set a high threshold in declaring a business insolvent Read More...

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Companies House dissolves Tweetdeck for failing to file accounts
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Companies House dissolves Tweetdeck for failing to file accounts

12y Rachael Singh

Companies House dissolves Tweetdeck for failing to...

Tweetdeck shut down for failing to file accounts despite sanctions and warnings from Companies House Read More...

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Sage posts rise in profits as CFO departs
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Sage posts rise in profits as CFO departs

12y Richard Crump , Writer

Sage posts rise in profits as CFO departs

Half yearly earnings and sales up at Sage as CFO departs for WANdisco Read More...

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National Grid reviews pension schemes
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National Grid reviews pension schemes

12y Jack Jones

National Grid reviews pension schemes

National Grid confirms review of its two defined benefit pension schemes in an attempt to control the cost of future accrual Read More...

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Sage announces Paul Tooth new head of accountants division
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Sage announces Paul Tooth new head of accountants division

12y Rachael Singh

Sage announces Paul Tooth new head of accountants ...

Jim Scott steps down and is succeeded by Paul Tooth at head of accountants division at Sage Read More...

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Ex-Reckitt Benckiser CFO takes non-exec role at Dunelm
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Ex-Reckitt Benckiser CFO takes non-exec role at Dunelm

12y Rachael Singh

Ex-Reckitt Benckiser CFO takes non-exec role at Du...

Former Reckitt Benckiser CFO Liz Doherty takes non-executive role at homewares retailer Dunelm Read More...

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French Connection announce FD’s surprise departure
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French Connection announce FD’s surprise departure

12y Richard Crump , Writer

French Connection announce FD’s surprise departure

Roy Naismith unexpectedly leaves French Connection following difficult trading year Read More...

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Consortium buys insolvency practice Duff & Phelps
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Consortium buys insolvency practice Duff & Phelps

12y Rachael Singh

Consortium buys insolvency practice Duff & Phelps

Duff & Phelps which handled the administration of Rangers FC is acquired by private equity consortium Read More...

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Jackie Hunt leaves Standard Life for top job at Prudential UK
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Jackie Hunt leaves Standard Life for top job at Prudential UK

12y Rachael Singh

Jackie Hunt leaves Standard Life for top job at Pr...

Standard Life CFO leaves to become CEO of Prudential UK & Europe Read More...

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MPs call for single workplace pensions regulator - UPDATED
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MPs call for single workplace pensions regulator - UPDATED

12y Naomi Rainey

MPs call for single workplace pensions regulator -...

Workplace pensions governance should be overseen by a single regulatory body latest Work and Pensions Committee report says Read More...

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Consultation launches on integrated reporting framework
Business Regulation

Consultation launches on integrated reporting framework

12y Rachael Singh

Consultation launches on integrated reporting fram...

A consultation on draft framework to integrate non-financial data into financial statements is launched through 15 events worldwide, six of which are ...

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Leader: Does UK business really want the EU?
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Leader: Does UK business really want the EU?

12y Kevin Reed , Writer

Leader: Does UK business really want the EU?

After Europhiles took a pasting in our big EU debate, where do they go now? Read More...

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Pension funding wiped out by increase in liabilities
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Pension funding wiped out by increase in liabilities

12y Jack Jones

Pension funding wiped out by increase in liabiliti...

An increase in liabilities across UK pensions has wiped out any improvements to funding levels in the last quarter Read More...

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RPC Group brings in IAC Group’s European CFO
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RPC Group brings in IAC Group’s European CFO

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

RPC Group brings in IAC Group’s European CFO

Simon Kesterman is appointed group FD of plastics business RPC Read More...

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UKIP takes lead in Accountancy Age's online EU Debate
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UKIP takes lead in Accountancy Age's online EU Debate

12y Kevin Reed , Writer

UKIP takes lead in Accountancy Age's online EU Deb...

Plenty of votes cast already, for both UKIP and Business for New Europe, as our EU Debate enters its next phase Read More...

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PwC falls to third place in auditor rankings
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PwC falls to third place in auditor rankings

12y Rachael Singh

PwC falls to third place in auditor rankings

PwC is now in third place in the Adviser Rankings list in terms of FTSE 250 clients Read More...

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