Stock exchange loses LIFFE
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Stock exchange loses LIFFE

25y Adriana Zea

Stock exchange loses LIFFE

Euronext, the merged Paris, Amsterdam and Brussels securities markets, has beaten the London Stock Exchange in its bid for LIFFE, buying the futures a...

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Reuters releases first XBRL results
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Reuters releases first XBRL results

25y Philip Smith.

Reuters releases first XBRL results

XBRL, the revolutionary internet financial reporting language, has scored its first European success with the release of Reuters' third-quarter result...

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Analysts in the dark over goodwill
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Analysts in the dark over goodwill

25y Michelle Perry

Analysts in the dark over goodwill

More than three in ten listed companies are misleading analysts by keeping them in the dark over their goodwill amortisation policies, new research ha...

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Profit warnings surge, says E&Y
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Profit warnings surge, says E&Y

25y AccountancyAge.com

Profit warnings surge, says E&Y

Up to 150 FTSE-listed companies will downgrade their profit expectations in the last quarter, Ernst & Young has predicted. Read More...

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Kvaerner gets Russian lifeline and CFO
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Kvaerner gets Russian lifeline and CFO

25y Adriana Zea

Kvaerner gets Russian lifeline and CFO

In a last-minute rescue attempt, engineering giant Kvaerner has been thrown a one-week lifeline from its largest shareholder after the company said on...

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Former Marconi FD in pension payout
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Former Marconi FD in pension payout

25y Philip Smith.

Former Marconi FD in pension payout

John Mayo, the former Marconi finance director and deputy chief executive, is about to receive £500,000 in pension benefits following his sudden depar...

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US finance group eyes up Railtrack
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US finance group eyes up Railtrack

25y AccountancyAge.com

US finance group eyes up Railtrack

The government may not get its not-for-profit rail company if a potential bid by the US finance group Babcock & Brown proves suitable. Read More...

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KPMG leads corporate finance deals
Corporate Finance

KPMG leads corporate finance deals

25y Accountancy Age

KPMG leads corporate finance deals

KPMG has crept ahead of Andersen in the latest Zephus deal league table, racking up £5.5bn of deals in the first nine months of the year. Read More...

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Insolvency D-day looms for Kvaerner
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Insolvency D-day looms for Kvaerner

25y Adriana Zea

Insolvency D-day looms for Kvaerner

Anglo-Dutch engineering group Kvaerner today said it faces insolvency unless it finds a solution to critical financing problems by Monday next week. R...

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PwC seeks Independent commissions
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PwC seeks Independent commissions

25y AccountancyAge.com

PwC seeks Independent commissions

PricewaterhouseCoopers, the liquidators of collapsed Independent Insurance, has found itself in conflict with insurance brokers after demanding the re...

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CBI stands firm on interest rate calls
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CBI stands firm on interest rate calls

25y Larry Schlesinger

CBI stands firm on interest rate calls

The Confederation of British Industry says it will stand by its call for the Bank of England to reduce interest rates by half a percentage point, desp...

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Executives have a lot to learn, say experts
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Executives have a lot to learn, say experts

25y Accountancy Age

Executives have a lot to learn, say experts

Executives and senior managers have nothing to lose and everything to gainby admitting they don't know everything, delegates at the Chartered Institut...

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UK plc wastes millions on training
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UK plc wastes millions on training

25y Liz Loxton

UK plc wastes millions on training

New research from Gallup shows that over 80% of UK employees are not engaged by their work with the millions spent each year on management training be...

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For and Against - Christmas party? I think not.
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For and Against - Christmas party? I think not.

25y Peter Williams

For and Against - Christmas party? I think not.

With companies facing tough economic conditions and staff being laid off, it is not a very good idea to host a Christmas Party for the 'survivors'. Re...

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Big Five hit hard by economic downturn
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Big Five hit hard by economic downturn

25y Gavin Hinks

Big Five hit hard by economic downturn

The Big Five firms are growing increasingly pessimistic about their ability to survive the current economic downturn unscathed. Read More...

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Christmas parties still on, say FDs
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Christmas parties still on, say FDs

25y Adriana Zea

Christmas parties still on, say FDs

Christmas is not off the agenda for the majority of UK companies this year, despite terrorism fears, war in Afghanistan and the negative economic clim...

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For and against: Team functions can boost morale
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For and against: Team functions can boost morale

25y Accountancy Age

For and against: Team functions can boost morale

Team working is essential in creating an environment which fosters good morale. The work that you do and its quality is dependent not only on your per...

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KPMG pulls off record whisky deal
Corporate Finance

KPMG pulls off record whisky deal

25y Philip Smith.

KPMG pulls off record whisky deal

The glasses were being raised at KPMG Corporate Finance last week after pulling off the £208m Kyndal whisky brands deal - the largest-ever management ...

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News Analysis: The only way is up for Easyjet
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News Analysis: The only way is up for Easyjet

25y Gavin Hinks

News Analysis: The only way is up for Easyjet

After being made Young Entrepreneur of the Year two weeks ago Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the high profile chairman of easyJet, is already celebrating. Read...

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Big Five hit hard by economic downturn
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Big Five hit hard by economic downturn

25y Gavin Hinks

Big Five hit hard by economic downturn

The Big Five firms are growing increasingly pessimistic about their ability to survive the current economic downturn unscathed. Read More...

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TakingStock - Standard-setter brightens up those long winter nights.
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TakingStock - Standard-setter brightens up those long winter nights.

25y rumo , Writer

TakingStock - Standard-setter brightens up those l...

Now here at TS we know all too well how accountancy can often be a rather dry topic. And the development of accounting rules is deemed to be one of th...

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TakingStock - Derailed: E&Y press office takes on extra passengers.
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TakingStock - Derailed: E&Y press office takes on extra passengers.

25y rumo , Writer

TakingStock - Derailed: E&Y press office takes on ...

Last week TS duly reported that Alan Bloom, Ernst & Young’s now famous corporate undertaker, had taken on the administration of Railtrack a...

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TakingStock - Between the covers.
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TakingStock - Between the covers.

25y rumo , Writer

TakingStock - Between the covers.

We like big books landing on the TS desk, it makes us feel important. And so we did when the Corporate Research Foundation’s latest volume Brita...

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EU tells IASB: think small too.
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EU tells IASB: think small too.

25y Michelle Perry

EU tells IASB: think small too.

The International Accounting Standards Board has been urged by a senior European Commission official not to ignore standards for non-listed companies,...

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Opinion - Don't count your chickens.
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Opinion - Don't count your chickens.

25y rumo , Writer

Opinion - Don't count your chickens.

By early this week the FTSE-100 had recovered all losses suffered since the terrorist attacks of 11 September. That’s a big plus – especia...

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Letters - Disclosure blame unfair.
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Letters - Disclosure blame unfair.

25y Accountancy Age

Letters - Disclosure blame unfair.

At last, reporting suspicion of fraud is being discussed purposefully (Financial war: accountants face call-up, page 7, 11 October). Fraud is fraud, a...

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For and Against - Marketing defies the downturn.
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For and Against - Marketing defies the downturn.

25y Accountancy Age

For and Against - Marketing defies the downturn.

To cut marketing budgets at the first sign of downturn leads to lost business in the long run, says Tim Prizeman. But Phil Shohet believes it's partne...

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