IBM accounting concerns drag down market
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IBM accounting concerns drag down market

25y Larry Schlesinger

IBM accounting concerns drag down market

Concerns about the manner in which the world's largest computer maker IBM calculated its 2001 fourth-quarter earnings have dragged down a Wall Street,...

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Commons plea to safeguard accountants' anonymity
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Commons plea to safeguard accountants' anonymity

25y our parliamentary staff

Commons plea to safeguard accountants' anonymity

The Commons Northern Ireland Affairs Committee has made an urgent plea to the government to grant anonymity to accountants and others working for the ...

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SEC probes accounts at US chipmaker
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SEC probes accounts at US chipmaker

25y Accountancy Age

SEC probes accounts at US chipmaker

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has begun a federal investigation into the accounting procedures of computer graphics chipmaker Nvidia. Read...

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Enron sacks chief accountant
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Enron sacks chief accountant

25y Larry Schlesinger

Enron sacks chief accountant

Collapsed energy giant Enron has fired its chief accounting officer Richard Causey and chief risk officer Richard Buy, as part of an ongoing review by...

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C&W backs treatment of accounts
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C&W backs treatment of accounts

25y Adriana Zea

C&W backs treatment of accounts

Telecom giant Cable & Wireless has denied allegations that it used swap deals to boost its accounts and that its former Australian subsidiary had to r...

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Hewitt points to review of non-execs' role
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Hewitt points to review of non-execs' role

25y our parliamentary staff

Hewitt points to review of non-execs' role

Trade and Industry secretary Patricia Hewitt has signalled the need for a government review into securing improved performance by indenturing non-exec...

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When the CEO just has to go.
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When the CEO just has to go.

25y Accountancy Age

When the CEO just has to go.

One of the more interesting issues that a finance director faces is when he concludes that the chief executive has to go. That's interesting as in 'ma...

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PwC issues challenge
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PwC issues challenge

25y Michelle Perry

PwC issues challenge

UK and global standard-setters were this week facing the first open challenge to their authority with the launch of a standards' rating tool by Pricew...

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Enron and on, and on
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Enron and on, and on

25y Adriana Zea

Enron and on, and on

After a valiant attempt at a comeback, accountancy-related stocks hit a new low, succumbing to a market depression brought on by the Enron scandal. Re...

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Profile: In a Rushton get it done
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Profile: In a Rushton get it done

25y Michelle Perry

Profile: In a Rushton get it done

Seven months into his post as director of UK listing at the Financial Services Authority, and only now are people beginning to give Ken Rushton their ...

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Getting higher: Fraud barometer shows commercial fraud has doubled
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Getting higher: Fraud barometer shows commercial fraud has doubled

25y Michelle Perry

Getting higher: Fraud barometer shows commercial f...

The value of commercial fraud has doubled from £82.2m in 2000 to £162.2m in 2001 with management twice as likely to commit fraud as employees, new res...

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Lloyds TSB banks on a profit
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Lloyds TSB banks on a profit

25y Gavin Hinks

Lloyds TSB banks on a profit

Lloyds TSB looks set to issue a positive set of results as the group continues to expand. Read More...

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Who's picking at the Enron carcass?
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Who's picking at the Enron carcass?

25y Accountancy Age

Who's picking at the Enron carcass?

As the vultures gather to feed on the remains of fallen energy giant Enron and all those who sailed with her we look at who's shafting who in the corp...

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The struggle for compliance
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The struggle for compliance

25y Accountancy Age

The struggle for compliance

The spotlight on accounting as a result of the Enron scandal and the confessions of Andersen, the company's auditor, has never been so intense. Read M...

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Big Five aid City shake-up
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Big Five aid City shake-up

25y Michelle Perry

Big Five aid City shake-up

Partners from the Big Five are playing a pivotal role in rethinking new listing rules for the London Stock Exchange, according to the Financial Servic...

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IFAC pledges to improve corporate governance
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IFAC pledges to improve corporate governance

25y Michelle Perry

IFAC pledges to improve corporate governance

The International Federation of Accountants has this week acknowledged its role and that of the profession in reducing the occurrence of major corpora...

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The corridors of power...
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The corridors of power...

25y Accountancy Age

The corridors of power...

The United States has always been a great place for 'going postal', when seemingly normal employees, for some strange reason usually postal workers, a...

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FDs say 48 hours are not enough
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FDs say 48 hours are not enough

25y Accountancy Age

FDs say 48 hours are not enough

Could your company function if all the staff including the board worked a flat 48 hour week? Read More...

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Sage warned over goodwill
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Sage warned over goodwill

25y Alex Miller.

Sage warned over goodwill

Accounting software giant Sage was this week warned its profit figures would be hit 'by a significant amount' if it moved away from its 'contentious' ...

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Profile: Rick Parry, CE of Liverpool FC
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Profile: Rick Parry, CE of Liverpool FC

25y Alex Miller.

Profile: Rick Parry, CE of Liverpool FC

Treading the fine line between community spirit, sporting passion and the high finances and egos of premiership football is no mean feat, but for Live...

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SEC demands more disclosure
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SEC demands more disclosure

25y Accountancy Age

SEC demands more disclosure

The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed rules forcing companies to disclose more financial information in a shorter timeframe. Read More...

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Baltimore Tech discovers errors in sell-off
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Baltimore Tech discovers errors in sell-off

25y Adriana Zea

Baltimore Tech discovers errors in sell-off

Irish online security specialist Baltimore Technologies says it has discovered revenue overstatements in its Japanese subsidiary, which it sold last w...

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KPMG to probe Guardian iT 'irregularities'
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KPMG to probe Guardian iT 'irregularities'

25y Adriana Zea

KPMG to probe Guardian iT 'irregularities'

KPMG forensic accountants have been appointed to investigate accounting irregularities at disaster recovery specialist Guardian iT. Read More...

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Pension accounting row heats up
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Pension accounting row heats up

25y Michelle Perry

Pension accounting row heats up

The National Association of Pension Funds has stepped up its criticism of new accounting rules on pensions as more companies cut final salary schemes....

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Investigators want Enron accountant to talk
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Investigators want Enron accountant to talk

25y Philip Smith.

Investigators want Enron accountant to talk

US investigators are trying to carve a deal with a former senior Enron accountant in a bid to obtain evidence against top executives at the collapsed ...

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'Troubled' former Enron boss holds his tongue
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'Troubled' former Enron boss holds his tongue

25y Accountancy Age

'Troubled' former Enron boss holds his tongue

At a Senate hearing investigating the Enron collapse former CEO Kenneth Lay refused to testify but made a statement asking members 'not to draw a nega...

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Oscar glory beckons for Accountant
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Oscar glory beckons for Accountant

25y Larry Schlesinger

Oscar glory beckons for Accountant

The profession is shrugging off its boring image with the news that a movie about an 'eccentric' accountant is in the running for an Academy Award at ...

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