Headstart: Careers - Christmas is coming.
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Headstart: Careers - Christmas is coming.

24y Michelle Perry

Headstart: Careers - Christmas is coming.

If you are planning an office party this year log on to ensure a good time is had by all Read More...

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Headstart: Careers - A week in the life ...
People Business

Headstart: Careers - A week in the life ...

24y rumo , Writer

Headstart: Careers - A week in the life ...

Angus Farr is the national training and HR manager at HLB Kidsons. He joined the firm as a trainee in 1994, qualifying as a chartered accountant in 19...

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FDs going plural.
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FDs going plural.

24y Accountancy Age

FDs going plural.

Increasingly senior financial professionals are choosing to 'go it alone' with wide and varied portfolios. At a time of changing trends in the financi...

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David Walker - The corridors of power ...
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David Walker - The corridors of power ...

24y rumo , Writer

David Walker - The corridors of power ...

Home secretary David Blunkett’s autobiography On a clear day shows him to be strait-laced, in a pro-family, traditional morality way and adaptab...

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Cutting off the cash.
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Cutting off the cash.

24y Gavin Hinks

Cutting off the cash.

In the wake of the 11 September attacks on New York and Washington bombs may have fallen on Afghanistan, but the world is also focused on the finances...

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Analysis: War on terror - The business behind Bin Laden.
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Analysis: War on terror - The business behind Bin Laden.

24y Andrew Sawers

Analysis: War on terror - The business behind Bin ...

The testimony of Bin Laden's former 'CFO' has given US security officials a vital insight into how the terrorist group al-Qaida used legitimate busnes...

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Analysis - The day the handouts stopped.
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Analysis - The day the handouts stopped.

24y rumo , Writer

Analysis - The day the handouts stopped.

Railtrack's last set of accounts, signed off in May, painted a picture of a company already in serious financial trouble. Read More...

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Investors get say on pay.
People Business

Investors get say on pay.

24y Philip Smith.

Investors get say on pay.

Plans to give shareholders more influence over directors'remuneration given thumbs up Read More...

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BUSINESS WEEK - The only way is up.
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BUSINESS WEEK - The only way is up.

24y Gavin Hinks

BUSINESS WEEK - The only way is up.

As the airline industry almost grinds to a halt, budget carrier easyJet shows no sign of slowing Read More...

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BUSINESS WEEK - Minor setback for stock market index.
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BUSINESS WEEK - Minor setback for stock market index.

24y Adriana Zea

BUSINESS WEEK - Minor setback for stock market ind...

The Accountancy Age/ADVFN index’s recent recovery has suffered a small setback as two of its stocks fell back more than 10% in an uneasy economi...

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BUSINESS WEEK - For your diary.
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BUSINESS WEEK - For your diary.

24y rumo , Writer

BUSINESS WEEK - For your diary.

Thursday 25 October Retailer Arcadia Group announces full year results. Pilkington the glass manufacturer, announces half year results. Software maker...

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ANALYSIS - A law unto himself?
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ANALYSIS - A law unto himself?

24y Accountancy Age

ANALYSIS - A law unto himself?

False accounting by Italian private companies is no longer a crime. But the prime minister's opponents accuse him of putting his own interests first R...

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Minister admits to Dome solvency error
Business Recovery

Minister admits to Dome solvency error

24y our parliamentary staff

Minister admits to Dome solvency error

Dome minister Lord Falconer has had to make a public apology for mistakenly claiming in the House of Lords that the Dome has always been solvent. Read...

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Big Beat sold at second attempt
Business Recovery

Big Beat sold at second attempt

24y Adriana Zea

Big Beat sold at second attempt

KPMG corporate recovery has announced it has sold restaurant and bar chain Big Beat to a Glasgow-based group after the sale to another set of buyers f...

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SAP loses finance chief
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SAP loses finance chief

24y AccountancyAge.com

SAP loses finance chief

Software giant SAP is searching for a new chief financial officer following the resignation of Edward Lyons who has left after just 11 months. Read Mo...

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E-learning: the next killer app
People Business

E-learning: the next killer app

24y Accountancy Age

E-learning: the next killer app

'The next big killer application for the internet is going to be education. It's going to be so big it's going to make email look like a rounding erro...

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FRS 17 harmful to UK companies
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FRS 17 harmful to UK companies

24y Adriana Zea

FRS 17 harmful to UK companies

FRS 17 could be harmful to some of Britain's largest companies according to a recent study by banker HSBC. Read More...

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Accountancy graduates fare best
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Accountancy graduates fare best

24y Michelle Perry

Accountancy graduates fare best

Accountancy graduates have the highest graduate employment rate, faring better than IT and business and management graduates, according to new researc...

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Small insolvency practices under threat
Business Recovery

Small insolvency practices under threat

24y Adriana Zea

Small insolvency practices under threat

A majority of insolvency professionals believe the 'revised powers' given to the government Insolvency Service, could be a threat to smaller practices...

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Cardington chooses fashionable FD
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Cardington chooses fashionable FD

24y Larry Schlesinger

Cardington chooses fashionable FD

Marketing services group Cardington - soon to be known as Luxury Brands Group - has appointed Marlies Spiekman, the former European financial controll...

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Regus finance director works for free
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Regus finance director works for free

24y Philip Smith.

Regus finance director works for free

The finance director and chief executive of troubled office provider Regus are working for free as part of drastic measures to keep the company afloat...

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EU financial controls still weak
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EU financial controls still weak

24y Michelle Perry

EU financial controls still weak

The European Commission is still failing to effectively manage its finances and provide reliable reports, auditors have said this week. Read More...

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Canada 3000 files for bankruptcy
Business Recovery

Canada 3000 files for bankruptcy

24y Adriana Zea

Canada 3000 files for bankruptcy

Canada's second biggest airline, Canada 3000, has filed for bankruptcy protection joining recently collapsed Sabena as a victim of the knock-on effect...

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Andersen sells Ansett for £1.27bn
Business Recovery

Andersen sells Ansett for £1.27bn

24y Larry Schlesinger

Andersen sells Ansett for £1.27bn

Administrators from Big Five firm Andersen have sold collapsed Australian airline Ansett to two of the country's top businessmen in a deal worth £1.27...

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The airline industry is like the weather
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The airline industry is like the weather

24y Accountancy Age

The airline industry is like the weather

The airline industry is like the weather - everybody talks about it and has a view, although at the moment, those views are varied and muddled. Read M...

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Companies take eye off euro ball
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Companies take eye off euro ball

24y Alex Miller.

Companies take eye off euro ball

Many of the UK's top stores, businesses and tourist attractions are in danger of being left behind when the euro comes into circulation at the beginni...

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Hampton to step down at BT in 2002
Business Recovery

Hampton to step down at BT in 2002

24y Philip Smith.

Hampton to step down at BT in 2002

Philip Hampton, BT's finance director, is to leave the company after his contract expires next year, it was announced today. Read More...

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