Bad euro plans threaten UK business
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Bad euro plans threaten UK business

25y Adriana Zea

Bad euro plans threaten UK business

Companies in the UK risk going out of business because they are not adapting their invoicing, tax and accounting functions fast enough to cope with th...

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SEC issues hi-tech warning
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SEC issues hi-tech warning

25y Accountancy Age

SEC issues hi-tech warning

US financial regulator the Securities and Exchange Commission has warned that financial reporting from some hi-tech firms may be misleading. Read More...

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Plans in place for downturn
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Plans in place for downturn

25y Michelle Perry

Plans in place for downturn

Accountancy firms have confirmed contingency plans are in place to deal with the fallout of the economic downturn as confidence and output drops in th...

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Avoid share options charge, says PwC
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Avoid share options charge, says PwC

25y Michelle Perry

Avoid share options charge, says PwC

Charging the cost of share options to the profit and loss account should be avoided, says PricewaterhouseCoopers. Read More...

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Late accounts halt Forest shares
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Late accounts halt Forest shares

25y Alex Miller.

Late accounts halt Forest shares

East Midlands football giants Nottingham Forest has today had its shares suspended from the AIM stock market for failing to report its accounts on tim...

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MP cleared of public funds misuse
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MP cleared of public funds misuse

25y our parliamentary staff

MP cleared of public funds misuse

Small business minister and Edinburgh South MP Nigel Griffiths has been cleared by the House of Commons standards commissioner of misusing taxpayers m...

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Small companies paying up sooner
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Small companies paying up sooner

25y Larry Schlesinger

Small companies paying up sooner

New research has revealed that small companies across all sectors of the economy are taking on average a week less to pay their invoices - a sign of b...

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News in brief
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News in brief

25y Kevin Reed , Writer

News in brief

CRM strategiesare being given increasing prominence at board level, according to a recent survey by management consultants, Winchester White. 65% of r...

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Ban the public sector comparator
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Ban the public sector comparator

25y Accountancy Age

Ban the public sector comparator

It is high time the public sector comparator was banned for certain types of proven deals - it served its purpose but now only clouds the poor quality...

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E&Y to face action over Equitable
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E&Y to face action over Equitable

25y Philip Smith.

E&Y to face action over Equitable

Equitable Life is gearing up to launch legal action against Ernst & Young over its involvement in the collapse of the troubled life insurer. Read ...

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For & Against: Businessman as civil servants
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For & Against: Businessman as civil servants

25y Gavin Hinks

For & Against: Businessman as civil servants

Should businessmen be recruited as civil servants within the Department of Trade and Industry? Sir Peter Kemp backs the plan but Gavin Hinks warns tha...

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Man Utd still the world's wealthiest
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Man Utd still the world's wealthiest

25y Alex Miller.

Man Utd still the world's wealthiest

Football giant Manchester United has retained the top spot of the Deloitte & Touche Rich List for a fourth successive year. Read More...

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Probe into BBC's Oryx report
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Probe into BBC's Oryx report

25y Adriana Zea

Probe into BBC's Oryx report

City forensic accountants Lee & Allen have been commissioned to investigate just how damaging a BBC report, incorrectly linking the mining company Ory...

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FDs split over euro launch
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FDs split over euro launch

25y Accountancy Age

FDs split over euro launch

Finance directors have revealed that they are evenly split over whether the introduction of the euro in the New Year will damage UK business. Read Mor...

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ICAEW pushes enterprise in Wales
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ICAEW pushes enterprise in Wales

25y Michelle Perry

ICAEW pushes enterprise in Wales

The ICAEW will be gathering its Welsh members together tonight to drive forward with this year's institute theme of 'enterprise'. Read More...

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EU to avoid costly debt write-offs
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EU to avoid costly debt write-offs

25y Keith Nuthall

EU to avoid costly debt write-offs

A set of comprehensive guidelines on the recovery of debts owed to EuropeanUnion institutions has been adopted by the European Commission. Read More...

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Cable & Wireless FD tipped as BT boss
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Cable & Wireless FD tipped as BT boss

25y Philip Smith.

Cable & Wireless FD tipped as BT boss

Cable & Wireless finance director Robert Lerwill has been tipped to take over the helm at BT when Sir Peter Bonfield steps down in January. Read More...

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Italy's grey market plans get EC nod
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Italy's grey market plans get EC nod

25y Keith Nuthall

Italy's grey market plans get EC nod

Fiscal concessions to encourage unregistered grey market Italian businesses to declare themselves officially and start paying tax have been approved b...

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US terror attacks spark re-think.
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US terror attacks spark re-think.

25y Alex Miller.

US terror attacks spark re-think.

In cold economic terms, the attacks and the conflict that ensued will be good news for the IT vendors. An estimated $40bn of equipment was destroyed i...

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Say no to FRS 17: BAA's Mike Hodgkinson flies in the face of pension legislation
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Say no to FRS 17: BAA's Mike Hodgkinson flies in the face of pension legisl...

25y Michelle Perry

Say no to FRS 17: BAA's Mike Hodgkinson flies in t...

BAA, the international airport group, has said it would not move its pension scheme assets over to bonds as a result of the change in pension accounti...

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Government is good for business.
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Government is good for business.

25y Philip Smith.

Government is good for business.

Accountancy firms could pick up lucrative work from a Treasury demand that government departments include a sustainability report in the next spending...

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FDs say they would work for free.
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FDs say they would work for free.

25y Adriana Zea

FDs say they would work for free.

A huge number of finance directors this week said they would work without pay, providing support to the finance director at Regus who last week suspen...

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DTI seeks tough new powers.
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DTI seeks tough new powers.

25y our parliamentary staff

DTI seeks tough new powers.

Proposed legislation could force accountants to co-operate with company investigations Read More...

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Business Week - Smoking good for profits.
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Business Week - Smoking good for profits.

25y Gavin Hinks

Business Week - Smoking good for profits.

Global acquisitions and strategic alliances look to boost tobacco producer Imperial's profits Read More...

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Business Week - For your diary ...
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Business Week - For your diary ...

25y rumo , Writer

Business Week - For your diary ...

Thursday 22 November Interim results from Babcock International Group, Mothercare, Easyscreen, FKI, Safeway, Scapa Group. Full year results from the C...

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Business Week - Big rise for stocks.
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Business Week - Big rise for stocks.

25y Adriana Zea

Business Week - Big rise for stocks.

The Accuntancy Age/ADVFN index has risen above levels not seen since May this year, despite a sharp dip on Monday aused by fears after the plance cras...

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11 September gives business 'a backbone'.
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11 September gives business 'a backbone'.

25y Alex Miller.

11 September gives business 'a backbone'.

Finance directors have been forced by terrorist attacks on New York to make tough cost-based decisions to help stave off recession Read More...

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