CORPORATE FINANCE - Born to run ... and run.
Corporate Finance

CORPORATE FINANCE - Born to run ... and run.

25y Philip Smith.

CORPORATE FINANCE - Born to run ... and run.

Deloittes leads the way as fledgling MG Rover group takes on lease finance deals on new cars Read More...

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PwC sets up corporate finance board
Corporate Finance

PwC sets up corporate finance board

25y Michelle Perry

PwC sets up corporate finance board

PricewaterhouseCoopers has set up an advisory board of external non-executives to support its growing corporate finance business. Read More...

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UK plc welcomes IP reforms
Business Recovery

UK plc welcomes IP reforms

25y Michelle Perry

UK plc welcomes IP reforms

Plans for a new regime to provide relief for the costs of intellectual property, goodwill and intangible assets have been met with open arms by knowle...

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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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EC to debate tax breaks for training
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EC to debate tax breaks for training

25y Accountancy Age

EC to debate tax breaks for training

The proposals for tax incentives are one of six proposals that the EC has made for improving training across Europe. Read More...

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Private equity hope evaporates
Corporate Finance

Private equity hope evaporates

25y Philip Smith.

Private equity hope evaporates

Venture capitalists' confidence has hit an all-time low with only one in a hundred seeing an improvement in the economy, a new survey as found. Read M...

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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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Ten hot tips for Excel users
People Business

Ten hot tips for Excel users

25y AccountancyAge.com

Ten hot tips for Excel users

Excel is one of those office tools that appears to have endless mathematical functions which you don't imagine you'll ever get to use. It is however a...

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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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KPMG set to wind up Dome
Business Recovery

KPMG set to wind up Dome

25y Philip Smith.

KPMG set to wind up Dome

Big Five firm KPMG is set to become the liquidator for the New Millennium Experience Company, owner of the ill-fated Dome, in December. Read More...

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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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A venture capitalist's dream?
Corporate Finance

A venture capitalist's dream?

25y Accountancy Age

A venture capitalist's dream?

The cost of debt finance has hit a long-term low. We have cheap debt funding promising to allow more leverage - surely a venture capitalist's dream? R...

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F1 team skids into receivership
Business Recovery

F1 team skids into receivership

25y Adriana Zea

F1 team skids into receivership

Alain Prost has today announced his Formula One team has gone into receivership following a decision of a Versailles court. Read More...

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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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For & Against: The great waving wages debate
People Business

For & Against: The great waving wages debate

25y Accountancy Age

For & Against: The great waving wages debate

Were the FD and CEO at Regus right to waive their wages during troubled times? Neil Chisman says they have sent out the right message, but Peter Willi...

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Profession undervalues fairer sex
People Business

Profession undervalues fairer sex

25y Adriana Zea

Profession undervalues fairer sex

Top female accountants are paid one third less than their male counterparts, according to a recent study by the wealth management arm of Barclays. Rea...

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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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Future bosses prefer to stay at home
People Business

Future bosses prefer to stay at home

25y Larry Schlesinger

Future bosses prefer to stay at home

Four-fifths of 'affluentials', those individuals destined to command UK businesses in the future, would give it all up tomorrow if they could afford t...

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