North of England-based insolvency practice Poppleton & Appleby has appointed Brendan Guilfoyle to head up its new office in Leeds. Guilfoyle is a...
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View articleUK exports are expected to be at their lowest point in 21 years, according to the latest manufacturing survey by the Confederation of British Industry...
View articlePlanet Hollywood has filed for bankruptcy for a second time, blaming the knock-on effects of September's terrorist attacks which impacted its core bus...
View articleForeign investment in the UK has dropped sharply in the first half of the year, according to a study by Big Five firm Ernst & Young. Read More...
View articleA deal has been struck between the European parliament and the EU Council ofMinisters over the final shape of reforms to the European money laundering...
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View articleDespite an uncertain global economic climate, the UK economy is likely to avoid recession, according to Ernst & Young's ITEM club forecast. Read More...
View articleInvestors have won the right to vote on directors' pay deals every year, according to reports today. Read More...
View articleTory rightwinger Edward Leigh has been appointed to the chairmanship of the powerful commons Public Accounts Committee. Read More...
View articleThe chairman of the Financial Services Authority has reiterated it is not the City watchdog's responsibility to probe the government's handling of the...
View articleSpeaking at the GC2001 conference, Andrew Pinder re-emphasised the government’s commitment to bringing 100% of its transactions with citizens on...
View articleAt first, receivers were concentrating on trading the business as normally as possible to maintain customer interest. Now they are focusing on marketi...
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View articleR3 has set up an email hotline for public complaints about unlicensed advisers, as it attempts ‘to root out both dubious debt advisers and those...
View articleMore than one in ten finance directors have little intention of voting in next month’s general election, according to this week’s Accounta...
View article– Small and medium-sized businesses feel they are being strangled by rules and regulations, a PKF survey titled ‘A vote of no confidence&#...
View articleAfter a victorious campaign, Roman generals used to be rewarded with a triumphant parade through Rome. They were feted like gods, but standing behind ...
View articleTransport secretary Stephen Byers, already under fire over the manner in which he handled the collapse of Railtrack, is again facing public criticism ...
View articleMore than a third of UK finance directors say they don't get value from their institute fees, according to the latest Accountancy Age/Reed Personnel B...
View articleWe last surveyed top FD qualifications just over three years ago, in our June 1998 issue. Back then, just 51 FTSE-100 FDs were members of the granddad...
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View articleOn 11 September Lloyd's of London finance chief Andrew Moss was on management away day with other top honchos from the world's most famous insurance m...
View articleAutobiographies and diaries seldom make good management texts, but there are a few exceptions. The best is still Alfred Sloan's My Years with General ...
View articleAdam Faith may have lost a stake once worth £30m when The Money Channel collapsed in May, but he remains convinced there is a gap in the market for se...
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