Sheffield United may adopt IFRS early
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Sheffield United may adopt IFRS early

22y David Rae

Sheffield United may adopt IFRS early

Sheffield United Football Club is likely to adopt international accounting rules in 2006, despite the alternative investment market giving its 900-plu...

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Pension bill 'concessions' scrutinised
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Pension bill 'concessions' scrutinised

22y Accountancy Age

Pension bill 'concessions' scrutinised

Turnaround professionals were studying apparent government concessions on the pension bill this week in a bid to determine whether intense lobbying ha...

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FRC drafts UK rules on SarBox
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FRC drafts UK rules on SarBox

22y AccountancyAge.com

FRC drafts UK rules on SarBox

The Financial Reporting Council has today published draft rules for UK and Irish companies listed on US stock exchanges on how to comply with section ...

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Morrisons blasts Safeway IT systems
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Morrisons blasts Safeway IT systems

22y Kevin Reed , Writer

Morrisons blasts Safeway IT systems

FTSE100 retailer Morrisons has added to the recent spate of IT disasters affecting the UK's largest companies, following 'integration problems' with S...

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WH Smith executives snap up shares
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WH Smith executives snap up shares

22y AccountancyAge.com

WH Smith executives snap up shares

WH Smith chief executive Kate Swann has bought her first big stake in the troubled retailer a year after she took on her new role. Read More...

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Tory financier plots Sainsbury's takeover
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Tory financier plots Sainsbury's takeover

22y AccountancyAge.com

Tory financier plots Sainsbury's takeover

George Magan, corporate financier and former treasurer of the Conservative party, is understood to be working on a £5bn takeover of J Sainsbury, the e...

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Business battered by 'tidal wave' of rules
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Business battered by 'tidal wave' of rules

22y AccountancyAge.com

Business battered by 'tidal wave' of rules

A 'tidal wave' of regulation is threatening to engulf the financial services sector damaging its 'massive' contribution to the UK economy, warns a new...

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IASB 'wrong' over IAS39 changes
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IASB 'wrong' over IAS39 changes

22y Paul Grant

IASB 'wrong' over IAS39 changes

A member of the International Accounting Standards Board has said that the standard setter was wrong to bow to political pressure from the European Co...

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Premier Oil to report in US dollars
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Premier Oil to report in US dollars

22y AccountancyAge.com

Premier Oil to report in US dollars

Premier Oil, the exploration and production company, is to switch from sterling to the US dollar as the group's reporting currency. Read More...

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Accounting changes sink share option schemes
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Accounting changes sink share option schemes

22y Accountancy Age

Accounting changes sink share option schemes

Share option schemes for executives have been battered by a combination of accounting changes and falling stock markets, according to a leading expert...

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IHG FD becomes Britannia drinks' chairman
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IHG FD becomes Britannia drinks' chairman

22y AccountancyAge.com

IHG FD becomes Britannia drinks' chairman

Richard Solomons, finance director of InterContinental Hotel Group, has been appointed chairman of its subsidiary Britannia Soft Drinks, the holding c...

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AstraZeneca takes $104m IFRS hit
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AstraZeneca takes $104m IFRS hit

22y David Rae

AstraZeneca takes $104m IFRS hit

Drugs giant AstraZeneca has restated its 2003 results under international financial reporting standards, resulting in a $104m (£56m) reduction in oper...

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Spaniard appointed new Abbey National boss
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Spaniard appointed new Abbey National boss

22y Accountancy Age

Spaniard appointed new Abbey National boss

Banco Santander has appointed its chief financial officer as the new boss at Abbey National. Read More...

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Northern Foods' FD exits
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Northern Foods' FD exits

22y Accountancy Age

Northern Foods' FD exits

The finance director of Northern Foods, Sean Christie, has left the troubled company. Read More...

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Mitchell claims almost £135k in expenses
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Mitchell claims almost £135k in expenses

22y Accountancy Age

Mitchell claims almost £135k in expenses

The Labour MP most critical of the accountancy profession has emerged with expenses at the higher end of the Commons' league. Read More...

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Microsoft posts profit increase
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Microsoft posts profit increase

22y Accountancy Age

Microsoft posts profit increase

Microsoft has announced an 11% rise in profits. Read More...

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BBC avoids repeat to appoint first woman FD
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BBC avoids repeat to appoint first woman FD

22y Accountancy Age

BBC avoids repeat to appoint first woman FD

The BBC has broken new ground and appointed its first female finance director. Read More...

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EU questions Greece's accounts
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EU questions Greece's accounts

22y Accountancy Age

EU questions Greece's accounts

The European Commission is preparing legal action against Greece because of question marks over the country's budget accounts. Read More...

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SMEs urged to seek funding help from accountants
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SMEs urged to seek funding help from accountants

22y Kevin Reed , Writer

SMEs urged to seek funding help from accountants

Financiers have told accountants to take a prominent role in advising SMEs able to take advantage of upcoming relaxed lending rules. Read More...

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Brown set to break Golden Rule
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Brown set to break Golden Rule

22y Accountancy Age

Brown set to break Golden Rule

Poor public finance figures could force Chancellor Gordon Brown to break his Golden Rule of borrowing only to invest and not to fund current spending....

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Sage set for strong year-end
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Sage set for strong year-end

22y Kevin Reed , Writer

Sage set for strong year-end

Accounting and business software giant Sage has projected strong revenue and profit growth for its year-end results, buoyed by its recent acquisitions...

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UK accountants escape Enron extradition
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UK accountants escape Enron extradition

22y Paul Grant

UK accountants escape Enron extradition

No UK accountants will be targeted for extradition proceedings over the Enron scandal, US Department of Justice officials have confirmed. Read More...

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Risk: Sizing up prospective partners
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Risk: Sizing up prospective partners

22y Accountancy Age

Risk: Sizing up prospective partners

The business world is riskier than ever and with regulation increasing are you equipped to cope? Read More...

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Man Utd FD: Tough to tackle
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Man Utd FD: Tough to tackle

22y Damian Wild

Man Utd FD: Tough to tackle

Manchester United FD Nick Humby must fend off angry protesters. Read More...

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Outsourcing: global security
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Outsourcing: global security

22y Accountancy Age

Outsourcing: global security

The Conservatives last week revealed plans to use a giant database to root out swing voters. But revelations that the company behind the technology ou...

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Man Utd FD faces red card over hostile bid
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Man Utd FD faces red card over hostile bid

22y Paul Grant

Man Utd FD faces red card over hostile bid

Manchester United finance director Nick Humby could lose his job as a result of a potential takeover from US tycoon Malcolm Glazer, if the club declar...

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Burger chain sold to former pizza man
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Burger chain sold to former pizza man

22y AccountancyAge.com

Burger chain sold to former pizza man

The former finance director of Pizza Express Glen Tomlinson has bought burger chain Tootsies for £30.6m in cash and £1.17m in shares. Read More...

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