Building Society FD suspended
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Building Society FD suspended

25y Philip Smith.

Building Society FD suspended

The finance chief at Scarborough Building Society has been suspended as police are called in to investigate an alleged misuse of £103,000. Read More...

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Job cuts are back in vogue
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Job cuts are back in vogue

25y Accountancy Age

Job cuts are back in vogue

With so many companies making job cuts, it seems many employers are basing decisions on what their rivals are doing. Read More...

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Non-execs influence to grow post-Enron
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Non-execs influence to grow post-Enron

25y Philip Smith.

Non-execs influence to grow post-Enron

The influence of non-executive directors is set to increase in the wake of the Enron scandal, according to a new survey. Read More...

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Ex-Enron boss to exercise right to silence
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Ex-Enron boss to exercise right to silence

25y Michelle Perry

Ex-Enron boss to exercise right to silence

Kenneth Lay, embattled former chief executive of Enron, is expected to use his right to the Fifth Amendment when he appears before congressional inves...

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Companies House faces 'competition' probe
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Companies House faces 'competition' probe

25y Larry Schlesinger

Companies House faces 'competition' probe

Corporate registrar, Companies House, is currently being investigated by the Office of Fair Trade which is examining whether there has been an alleged...

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SEC probes Elan's accounting policies
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SEC probes Elan's accounting policies

25y Michelle Perry

SEC probes Elan's accounting policies

Elan, until this month Ireland's most valuable company, is facing an investigation by the US Securities & Exchange Commission, over its accounting pra...

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Pension credit will add to complexity
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Pension credit will add to complexity

25y Michelle Perry

Pension credit will add to complexity

The government's proposed new pension credit will increase spending by around 1.2% of GDP by 2050 and add a further layer of complexity to existing le...

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Italians take to the euro ... again.
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Italians take to the euro ... again.

25y Accountancy Age

Italians take to the euro ... again.

One month on and the single currency seems to be settling in nicely. In Italy the euro has been met with particular enthusiasm, but then they've seen ...

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Yes, it could happen here.
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Yes, it could happen here.

25y Accountancy Age

Yes, it could happen here.

Enron, could it happen here? That was, essentially, the question posed by Financial Services Authority chairman Sir Howard Davies at the World Economi...

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Former Enron CEO says: 'Don't blame me'
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Former Enron CEO says: 'Don't blame me'

25y Accountancy Age

Former Enron CEO says: 'Don't blame me'

During a day of drama in Congress yesterday, whistleblowers suggested former CEO, Jeff Skilling knew of Enron's troubles. His four ex-colleagues plead...

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Accountancy index hits new low
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Accountancy index hits new low

25y Adriana Zea

Accountancy index hits new low

Accountancy-related stocks have taken another turn for the worse as a depressed market rocked by the Enron scandal ignores positive news. Read More...

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No room for hotel FD
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No room for hotel FD

25y Philip Smith.

No room for hotel FD

The finance director of leading international hotel group Millennium & Copthorne has walked after only five months in the job. Read More...

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Corporate reputation and branding
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Corporate reputation and branding

25y Accountancy Age

Corporate reputation and branding

It is 2003 and Enron is launching a recruitment drive to attract the brightest young graduates - or anyone it can coax into employment in the wake of ...

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Bombs away for BAE
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Bombs away for BAE

25y Adriana Zea

Bombs away for BAE

After a year of ups and downs, the world's third biggest defence contractor BAE Systems is pulling through with encouragement from The City. Read More...

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Inside Andersengate
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Inside Andersengate

25y Philip Smith.

Inside Andersengate

Someone will pay for the Enron scandal, that much is certain. At the moment, many fingers are pointing at Andersen. But is it fair to blame the beleag...

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E&Y report fails to quash Tube doubts
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E&Y report fails to quash Tube doubts

25y Philip Smith.

E&Y report fails to quash Tube doubts

Despite the government's decision to go ahead with the part privatisation of the London Underground, fresh doubt has been thrown on to the benefits fo...

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Enron: Ministers are squirming
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Enron: Ministers are squirming

25y Accountancy Age

Enron: Ministers are squirming

In the long run auditors and accountants, let alone management consultants, have more to fear from Enron than politicians; more regulation is on the c...

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Client rallies for Andersen
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Client rallies for Andersen

25y Accountancy Age

Client rallies for Andersen

As Congressional hearings into the Enron collapse continued in Washington yesterday, elsewhere an Andersen audit client Qwest Communications spokehigh...

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Wakeham doubted Enron policies
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Wakeham doubted Enron policies

25y Michelle Perry

Wakeham doubted Enron policies

Lord Wakeham, the former Energy secretary and chartered accountant, is set to admit that he voiced concerns over Enron's accounting policies, accordin...

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Funds call for audit disclosure
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Funds call for audit disclosure

25y Philip Smith.

Funds call for audit disclosure

A leading investment fund manager has called for greater disclosure of the links between company directors and auditors in the wake of the Enron disas...

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AIB hit by $750m fraud
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AIB hit by $750m fraud

25y Philip Smith.

AIB hit by $750m fraud

Allied Irish Bank has called in the FBI after it was hit by a multi-million dollar fraud in one of its US subsidiaries. Read More...

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Brown orders accounting review
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Brown orders accounting review

25y Philip Smith.

Brown orders accounting review

Gordon Brown has ordered an urgent review of the UK accounting profession amid fears that an Enron-style disaster could hit the UK. Read More...

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Enron CEO vanishes
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Enron CEO vanishes

25y Michelle Perry

Enron CEO vanishes

Kenneth Lay, former chief executive of collapsed energy giant Enron, has disappeared just as US officials were about to serve a writ forcing him to su...

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EMI names new finance crew amid profits warning
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EMI names new finance crew amid profits warning

25y Larry Schlesinger

EMI names new finance crew amid profits warning

Music publishing giant EMI Group has today announced the appointment of new chief financial officers for the group and its subsidiary business, EMI Re...

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Dixons finance chief takes over at BT
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Dixons finance chief takes over at BT

25y Larry Schlesinger

Dixons finance chief takes over at BT

BT has today announced the appointment of Ian Livingston as group finance director from high street electronics giant Dixons. Read More...

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Time runs out for long hours
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Time runs out for long hours

25y AccountancyAge.com

Time runs out for long hours

The government is set to launch an offensive on long working hours in the UK workplace. Read More...

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Barbados cleared of harmful tax stigma
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Barbados cleared of harmful tax stigma

25y Larry Schlesinger

Barbados cleared of harmful tax stigma

Barbados has reached agreement with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development as part of the body's drive to eleminate 'harmful' tax p...

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