Gabelle snaps up Howard Kenton business
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Gabelle snaps up Howard Kenton business

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Gabelle snaps up Howard Kenton business

Gabelle made its first acquisition with Matthew Hutton's tax practice in September 2013 Read More...

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#SummerBudget Chancellor hits buy-to-let property investors
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#SummerBudget Chancellor hits buy-to-let property investors

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

#SummerBudget Chancellor hits buy-to-let property ...

Budget announcements are a "significant hit to the larger buy-to-let landlords" Read More...

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Internal audit code helps drive behavioural shift in boardroom, survey finds
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Internal audit code helps drive behavioural shift in boardroom, survey find...

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Internal audit code helps drive behavioural shift ...

Among the bigger shifts in corporate behaviour was access to the board Read More...

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Finance and life insurance experts join FRC board
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Finance and life insurance experts join FRC board

11y Richard Crump , Writer

Finance and life insurance experts join FRC board

Former bosses of BUPA and Swiss Re appointed to accounting watchdog board Read More...

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Colin: Fantasy finance for Disney CFO
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Colin: Fantasy finance for Disney CFO

11y Taking Stock

Colin: Fantasy finance for Disney CFO

Colin wonders whether Disney's first female CFO Christine McCarthy will find the job any different to other finance posts Read More...

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Ex-Aero Inventory FD struck off and fined by FRC
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Ex-Aero Inventory FD struck off and fined by FRC

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Ex-Aero Inventory FD struck off and fined by FRC

FRC bans former Aero Inventory finance director Hugh Bevan from practicing for three years and slaps him with a £170,000 fine Read More...

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Haddrill appointed new chair of global RICS Regulatory Board
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Haddrill appointed new chair of global RICS Regulatory Board

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Haddrill appointed new chair of global RICS Regula...

The RICS regulatory board oversees the regulatory framework for more than 120,000 chartered surveyors, globally Read More...

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Friday Afternoon Live: 'Posh' accountants; The CFO Agenda 2015
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Friday Afternoon Live: 'Posh' accountants; The CFO Agenda 2015

11y Kevin Reed , Writer

Friday Afternoon Live: 'Posh' accountants; The CFO...

Accountants and lawyers are obsessed with hiring grads from 'posh' schools; and inspirational lessons learned from the CFO Agenda 2015, are discussed ...

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Best Practice: BHP's John Warner
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Best Practice: BHP's John Warner

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Best Practice: BHP's John Warner

After four decades in the profession, Warner cites technological advancement and increasing sophistication of clients as the biggest changes Read More...

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Jailed Torex fraudster to face FRC tribunal
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Jailed Torex fraudster to face FRC tribunal

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Jailed Torex fraudster to face FRC tribunal

Mark Woodbridge, jailed for three years and ten months, was the former group financial accountant of Torex Retail Read More...

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UK200 Group accountant slams government over auto enrolment
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UK200 Group accountant slams government over auto enrolment

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

UK200 Group accountant slams government over auto ...

Under the Government's auto-enrolment legislation which kicked in on 01 June, more than 1.2m employers with less than 30 staff have yet to begin compl...

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Ship renovator jailed following £1.7m VAT fraud
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Ship renovator jailed following £1.7m VAT fraud

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Ship renovator jailed following £1.7m VAT fraud

Southampton ship renovator continued to submit VAT repayment claims years after his company ceased trading Read More...

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Quarter of practices to up fees over next year, survey says
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Quarter of practices to up fees over next year, survey says

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Quarter of practices to up fees over next year, su...

Study finds number of firms poised to increase fees is up by two fifths in last 12 months Read More...

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blur group finance chief leaves to face bankruptcy hearing
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blur group finance chief leaves to face bankruptcy hearing

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

blur group finance chief leaves to face bankruptcy...

Stephen Harvey's departure marks a triple whammy for the Exeter-based business, which has now lost its third finance chief in two years Read More...

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KPMG puts some fizz into its customer management offering
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KPMG puts some fizz into its customer management offering

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

KPMG puts some fizz into its customer management o...

Acquisition enables KPMG to offer a full-service customer management programme to its clients, from mapping the client journey to measuring ongoing fe...

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Gauke reappointed as financial secretary to the Treasury
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Gauke reappointed as financial secretary to the Treasury

11y Richard Crump , Writer

Gauke reappointed as financial secretary to the Tr...

David Gauke is to remain as financial secretary to the Treasury in David Cameron's first all-Conservative government Read More...

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Man handed three-year sentence for VAT fraud
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Man handed three-year sentence for VAT fraud

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Man handed three-year sentence for VAT fraud

Willesden businessman Neil Lesfrance forged documents in order to claim VAT repayments that were not due Read More...

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Passion into profit - new GT boss explains her shared enterprise vision
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Passion into profit - new GT boss explains her shared enterprise vision

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Passion into profit - new GT boss explains her sha...

Sacha Romanovitch focused on turning Grant Thornton into the "go-to firm for growth, building on our position to help influence and shape a vibrant ec...

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Grant Thornton partners vote to boldly become shared enterprise firm
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Grant Thornton partners vote to boldly become shared enterprise firm

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Grant Thornton partners vote to boldly become shar...

In a radical departure from the traditional partner owned and run structure - which dominates the professional services model - a shared enterprise st...

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BHP merger with Clough propels it into Top 50
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BHP merger with Clough propels it into Top 50

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

BHP merger with Clough propels it into Top 50

The merger coincides with the planned retirement from Clough & Company of partners Steven Gash and Nigel Westman, who will remain as consultants R...

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UK hiring intentions upbeat but productivity stagnant, BDO report reveals
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UK hiring intentions upbeat but productivity stagnant, BDO report reveals

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

UK hiring intentions upbeat but productivity stagn...

Despite backdrop of enhanced optimism, significant areas of concern remain as UK continues failure to increase productivity Read More...

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Ex-PwC FS head replaces Rosemary Thorne as Santander UK audit chair
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Ex-PwC FS head replaces Rosemary Thorne as Santander UK audit chair

11y Kevin Reed , Writer

Ex-PwC FS head replaces Rosemary Thorne as Santand...

Chris Jones to serve as Santander UK audit committee chairman Read More...

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Sir Brian Souter in line for ICAS presidency
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Sir Brian Souter in line for ICAS presidency

11y Richard Crump , Writer

Sir Brian Souter in line for ICAS presidency

Stagecoach founder Sir Brian Souter has been nominated as ICAS vice president Read More...

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FRC slaps formal complaint on disgraced Torex accountant Mark Woodbridge
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FRC slaps formal complaint on disgraced Torex accountant Mark Woodbridge

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

FRC slaps formal complaint on disgraced Torex acco...

An independent disciplinary tribunal will now be appointed to hear the formal complaint Read More...

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ACCA seeks finance director to drive '2020 vision'
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ACCA seeks finance director to drive '2020 vision'

11y Kevin Reed , Writer

ACCA seeks finance director to drive '2020 vision'

Glasgow-based FD role up for grabs at ACCA Read More...

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Former Carpenter Box trainee crafted into managing partner
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Former Carpenter Box trainee crafted into managing partner

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Former Carpenter Box trainee crafted into managing...

Edwards succeeds John Billings who led the firm over the last decade and now becomes senior partner Read More...

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KPMG beefs up cyber security with brace of senior hires
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KPMG beefs up cyber security with brace of senior hires

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

KPMG beefs up cyber security with brace of senior ...

The practice has now morphed to 250 staff from just 70 people three years ago Read More...

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