'Differing views' threaten transparency.
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'Differing views' threaten transparency.

25y Michelle Perry

'Differing views' threaten transparency.

Internal squabbles delay PwC attempts to promote greater disclosure in corporate reporting Read More...

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The corridors of power.
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The corridors of power.

25y Chris Moncrieff

The corridors of power.

The Treasury is still head-hunting an accountant ‘of the highest calibre and reputation’ to head up the government’s anti-money laun...

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Providing value for money.
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Providing value for money.

25y rumo , Writer

Providing value for money.

Exactly how much information should companies disclose to shareholders in annual reports? According to The ValueReporting Revolution, the more you dis...

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OPINION - The upside of FRS 17.
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OPINION - The upside of FRS 17.

25y rumo , Writer

OPINION - The upside of FRS 17.

Make no mistake: FRS 17 has never been popular with British business. Only a fortnight ago a study by banker HSBC warned the new standard requiring co...

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Insight: Intellectual property - Get Intellectual.
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Insight: Intellectual property - Get Intellectual.

25y Liz Loxton

Insight: Intellectual property - Get Intellectual.

IP, or intellectual property, can be worth a fortune to some companies - ask anyone with a financial interest in the Harry Potter phenominpm. While it...

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Headstart: Management - Where next on company reporting?
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Headstart: Management - Where next on company reporting?

25y Accountancy Age

Headstart: Management - Where next on company repo...

UK financial reporting faces a dilemma over the reporting of intangibles. The more we move towards a service and technology-based economy, the higher ...

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ACCA issues euro fraud warning
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ACCA issues euro fraud warning

25y Alex Miller.

ACCA issues euro fraud warning

The introduction of high-value euro notes on 1 January, makes it vital for businesses to tackle the issues of counterfeiting, money laundering and fra...

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Care UK hurt by accounting change
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Care UK hurt by accounting change

25y Michelle Perry

Care UK hurt by accounting change

A fall in pre-tax profits at Care UK, a provider of care to the elderly and mentally ill, was yesterday partly blamed on a change in its accounting po...

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Man Utd set to top Deloittes rich list
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Man Utd set to top Deloittes rich list

25y Alex Miller.

Man Utd set to top Deloittes rich list

Football giant Manchester United is expected to retain the top spot of the Deloitte & Touche Rich List for a fourth successive year, when it is releas...

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Schroders shakeout sees CFO ousted
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Schroders shakeout sees CFO ousted

25y Philip Smith.

Schroders shakeout sees CFO ousted

Nick MacAndrew, one of the highest paid FDs in the UK, has lost out in a boardroom shakeout at Schroders, the listed fund manager, following the arriv...

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High Court refuses two Barings claims
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High Court refuses two Barings claims

25y Philip Smith.

High Court refuses two Barings claims

The High Court today ruled that two former Barings companies were unable to make a claim against Deloitte & Touch Singapore. Read More...

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Peat leaves Queen for Charles
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Peat leaves Queen for Charles

25y Philip Smith.

Peat leaves Queen for Charles

By Philip SmithSir Michael Peat, the Queen's accountant, is to become the next private secretary to the Prince of Wales, Buckingham Palace has finally...

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BASDA to launch 'practical' euro guide
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BASDA to launch 'practical' euro guide

25y Alex Miller.

BASDA to launch 'practical' euro guide

The Business Application Software Developers' Association is launching a free booklet aimed at helping UK businesses deal with the practical issues ar...

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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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CBI pushes for director protection
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CBI pushes for director protection

25y AccountancyAge.com

CBI pushes for director protection

The Confederation of British Industry today urged the government to keep home addresses of all company directors secret to safeguard them against pers...

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The upside of FRS 17
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The upside of FRS 17

25y Accountancy Age

The upside of FRS 17

Make no mistake: FRS 17 has never been popular with British business. Only a fortnight ago a study by banker HSBC warned the new standard requiring co...

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Firms to benefit from Treasury demand
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Firms to benefit from Treasury demand

25y Philip Smith.

Firms to benefit from Treasury demand

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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Where next on company reporting?
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Where next on company reporting?

25y Accountancy Age

Where next on company reporting?

UK financial reporting faces a dilemma over the reporting of intangibles. The more we move towards a service and technology-based economy, the higher ...

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Business leaders to get DTI roles
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Business leaders to get DTI roles

25y Adriana Zea

Business leaders to get DTI roles

The Department of Trade and Industry will name three leading business people to its new strategy board designed to make the government ministry more f...

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Fair value needs more thought
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Fair value needs more thought

25y Michelle Perry

Fair value needs more thought

Extensive field-testing must be carried out on proposals to make companies measure all financial instruments at fair value, says PricewaterhouseCooper...

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KPMG attacks European Central Bank
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KPMG attacks European Central Bank

25y Philip Smith.

KPMG attacks European Central Bank

Big Five firm KPMG has launched an attack on the European Central Bank, accusing it of creating market confusion and shrouding its decisions in secrec...

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Forensic accounting still lucrative
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Forensic accounting still lucrative

25y Adriana Zea

Forensic accounting still lucrative

The majority of expert witnesses still believe new rules governing fees earned in court claims have not seriously affected their income, proving that ...

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New FD appointed at British Land
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New FD appointed at British Land

25y Adriana Zea

New FD appointed at British Land

Real estate company British Land has announced that its finance director of 28 years, John Weston Smith, is stepping aside for a former Andersen partn...

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UK tops 'bad trading' league
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UK tops 'bad trading' league

25y Larry Schlesinger

UK tops 'bad trading' league

Britain's oft-cited 'red tape' burden is making it the worst country in the European Union to trade with, according to a survey carried out by the Eur...

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Home Office firms up bribery laws
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Home Office firms up bribery laws

25y AccountancyAge.com

Home Office firms up bribery laws

The Home Office is rushing through a change in the law to crack down on international corruption in its Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill. Read ...

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Bioglan told adjust accounts
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Bioglan told adjust accounts

25y Adriana Zea

Bioglan told adjust accounts

Pharmaceutical company Bioglan Pharma has been asked by KPMG to adjust the accounts in its interim results. Read More...

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Green reporting should be opposed
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Green reporting should be opposed

25y Gavin Hinks

Green reporting should be opposed

Publishing social and environmental reports as part of annual report and accounts creates burdens and costs that support a view that they should be op...

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