Former Olympus execs sentenced over accounting fraud
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Former Olympus execs sentenced over accounting fraud

13y Richard Crump , Writer

Former Olympus execs sentenced over accounting fra...

Three former executives at Japanese camera maker Olympus handed suspended jail sentences for their part in a £1bn accounting fraud Read More...

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Finance chiefs join new Penguin Random House board
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Finance chiefs join new Penguin Random House board

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Finance chiefs join new Penguin Random House board

Several finance executives to sit on the Pearson/Bertelsmann joint venture Read More...

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Introducing the Accountancy Age App
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Introducing the Accountancy Age App

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Introducing the Accountancy Age App

Accountancy Age launches an iPad App - a monthly 'magazine' packed with features, opinion and analysis Read More...

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Better pension payoff for longer workers in company insolvency
Business Recovery

Better pension payoff for longer workers in company insolvency

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Better pension payoff for longer workers in compan...

DWP confirms that longer-serving employees with larger pension pots will not lose out as much previously during the corporate insolvency process Read ...

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Redcentric demerger sees FD’s departure lined up
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Redcentric demerger sees FD’s departure lined up

13y Richard Crump , Writer

Redcentric demerger sees FD’s departure lined up

Peter Hallett, chief financial officer of Redcentric, is to resign following the successful demerger with Redstone Read More...

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Ex-Balfour Beatty FD takes non-exec role at Cairn Energy
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Ex-Balfour Beatty FD takes non-exec role at Cairn Energy

13y Rachael Singh

Ex-Balfour Beatty FD takes non-exec role at Cairn ...

The former CEO and ex-FD of Balfour Beatty Ian Tyler takes a non-executive role at Cable & Wireless Read More...

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Retiring PwC global assurance partner joins CRH board
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Retiring PwC global assurance partner joins CRH board

13y Richard Crump , Writer

Retiring PwC global assurance partner joins CRH bo...

Donald McGovern, who retires from PwC following a 39 year career with the firm, is joining the board of CRH Read More...

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CheapAccounting and ClearBooks announce partnership
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CheapAccounting and ClearBooks announce partnership

13y Calum Fuller , Reporter

CheapAccounting and ClearBooks announce partnershi...

CheapAccounting and Clearbooks strike deal which sees ClearBooks entry-level software offered to CheapAccounting clients Read More...

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Ex-KPMG accountant joins Carpetright board
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Ex-KPMG accountant joins Carpetright board

13y Richard Crump , Writer

Ex-KPMG accountant joins Carpetright board

Andrew Page, currently the chief executive of Restaurant Group, is to join the specialist carpet retailer next month Read More...

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Bell Pottinger FD takes Communisis audit role
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Bell Pottinger FD takes Communisis audit role

13y Owen Davis

Bell Pottinger FD takes Communisis audit role

Finance executive Peter Harris takes Communisis audit committee chairman role Read More...

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CIMA's Margaret May disciplinary findings quashed in court
Accounting Standards

CIMA's Margaret May disciplinary findings quashed in court

13y Rachael Singh

CIMA's Margaret May disciplinary findings quashed ...

Judge finds Appeal Committee ruling against ex-CIMA council member was “flawed” and should be “quashed” Read More...

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Former E&Y accountant joins Liverpool FC as CFO
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Former E&Y accountant joins Liverpool FC as CFO

13y Richard Crump , Writer

Former E&Y accountant joins Liverpool FC as CF...

Andy Hughes, who trained with Ernst & Young, joins Liverpool FC as CFO Read More...

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L&G head of savings promoted to CFO
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L&G head of savings promoted to CFO

13y Richard Crump , Writer

L&G head of savings promoted to CFO

Mark Gregory, head of L&G's savings business, becomes group CFO next month as part of a management reshuffle Read More...

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British CFOs looking abroad for growth
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British CFOs looking abroad for growth

13y Richard Crump , Writer

British CFOs looking abroad for growth

FDs expect to increase sales and distribution activity in emerging markets, American Express survey finds Read More...

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UK200Group practitioners worried by ‘marketplace fairness tax’
Corporate Tax

UK200Group practitioners worried by ‘marketplace fairness tax’

13y Calum Fuller , Reporter

UK200Group practitioners worried by ‘marketplace f...

Plans for 'marketplace fairness tax' designed to level the playing field between online and high street retailers have caused concern among advisers R...

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FRC hands ex-Farepak director £65,000 sanction
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FRC hands ex-Farepak director £65,000 sanction

13y Rachael Singh

FRC hands ex-Farepak director £65,000 sanction

European Home Retail CEO and Farepak director William Rollason fined and severely reprimanded by the FRC Read More...

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"Stark" challenge ahead for government finance staff
Corporate Governance

"Stark" challenge ahead for government finance staff

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

"Stark" challenge ahead for government finance sta...

Government finance managers, and departmental FDs, need to step up another gear to drive departmental reform and savings Read More...

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Deloitte’s Hartnett appointment “inappropriate”, say readers
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Deloitte’s Hartnett appointment “inappropriate”, say readers

13y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Deloitte’s Hartnett appointment “inappropriate”, s...

It was not appropriate for Dave Hartnett to join Deloitte given his background with HMRC, say Accountancy Age readers in a poll Read More...

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US finance and insurance expert joins Prudential board
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US finance and insurance expert joins Prudential board

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

US finance and insurance expert joins Prudential b...

Alice Schroeder takes non-executive and audit committee role at Prudential Read More...

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Ex-Morrisons' Pennycook joins Co-op as FD
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Ex-Morrisons' Pennycook joins Co-op as FD

13y Richard Crump , Writer

Ex-Morrisons' Pennycook joins Co-op as FD

Richard Pennycook joins crisis-hit retail and banking giant Co-operative Group as finance director Read More...

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Medusa Mining appoints Alphonso as CFO
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Medusa Mining appoints Alphonso as CFO

13y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Medusa Mining appoints Alphonso as CFO

Company secretary Peter Alphonso appointed CFO as Roy Daniel retires Read More...

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EX-Tate & Lyle FD joins Diploma board
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EX-Tate & Lyle FD joins Diploma board

13y Richard Crump , Writer

EX-Tate & Lyle FD joins Diploma board

Chartered accountant John Nicholas joins board of Diploma with effect from 1 June Read More...

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Co-op Group FD resigns amid turmoil at banking division
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Co-op Group FD resigns amid turmoil at banking division

13y Richard Crump , Writer

Co-op Group FD resigns amid turmoil at banking div...

Steve Humes steps down after two years as finance director of the supermarkets-to-funerals group following a series of crises at the Co-operative Bank...

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Ex-HMRC chief Hartnett joins Deloitte as consultant
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Ex-HMRC chief Hartnett joins Deloitte as consultant

13y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Ex-HMRC chief Hartnett joins Deloitte as consultan...

Former HMRC permanent secretary for tax Dave Hartnett takes consultancy role with Deloitte Read More...

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Third of CFOs think their teams lack time to complete work
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Third of CFOs think their teams lack time to complete work

13y Rachael Singh

Third of CFOs think their teams lack time to compl...

More than a third of CFOs believe lack of time is leading to finance teams being unable to complete tasks Read More...

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Shell CFO calls for open-minded approach to innovation
Accounting Standards

Shell CFO calls for open-minded approach to innovation

13y Richard Crump , Writer

Shell CFO calls for open-minded approach to innova...

New report from AICPA and CIMA reveals how finance professionals at Coca-Cola and Royal Dutch Shell help to drive innovation Read More...

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Vectura loses CFO after 11 years
People Business

Vectura loses CFO after 11 years

13y Rachael Singh

Vectura loses CFO after 11 years

Pharmaceutical business sees Anne Hyland step down after 11 years Read More...

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