What a no-deal Brexit would mean for insolvency
Insolvency

What a no-deal Brexit would mean for insolvency

8y Beth McLoughlin

What a no-deal Brexit would mean for insolvency

What will happen in the case of a no-deal Brexit with insolvency cases across the EU? Caroline Sumner, technical and education director at R3, has the...

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Fall in bank lending to SME construction business
Insolvency

Fall in bank lending to SME construction business

8y Emanuela Hawker , Reporter

Fall in bank lending to SME construction business

Following on from the Carillion collapse, SMEs continue to face the brunt of it as bank lending falls by another 7% this year Read More...

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Why is the UK behind on insolvency reform?
Insolvency

Why is the UK behind on insolvency reform?

8y Beth McLoughlin

Why is the UK behind on insolvency reform?

UK stays at 14th place in World Bank rankings for Resolving Insolvency amid calls for corporate insolvency reform Read More...

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FRC competence review leaves watchdog on tenterhooks
Audit

FRC competence review leaves watchdog on tenterhooks

8y Accountancy Age

FRC competence review leaves watchdog on tenterhoo...

The Financial Reporting Council faced serious criticism from shareholders, accountants, and fund managers following the accounting scandals of the las...

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Deloitte to manage Gaucho administration with hundreds of jobs at stake
Big Four

Deloitte to manage Gaucho administration with hundreds of jobs at stake

8y Accountancy Age

Deloitte to manage Gaucho administration with hund...

Over 500 jobs already lost as Big Four firm moves its focus from Poundworld to the Gaucho group Read More...

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FRC to investigate KPMG’s Conviviality audit
Audit

FRC to investigate KPMG’s Conviviality audit

8y Accountancy Age

FRC to investigate KPMG’s Conviviality audit

The FRC is investigating KPMG over its 2017 audit of Conviviality, which went into administation in April after finding an unexpected tax bill of £30m...

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PwC to net £50m from Carillion insolvency
Accounting Firms

PwC to net £50m from Carillion insolvency

8y Accountancy Age

PwC to net £50m from Carillion insolvency

The NAO report revealed that Carillion's insolvency will cost the taxpayer £148m while PwC will net £50m, a figure that has been questioned by MPs Rac...

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Crowe Clark Whitehill to administrate Cambridge Analytica insolvency– but is this really the end?
Insolvency

Crowe Clark Whitehill to administrate Cambridge Analytica insolvency– but i...

8y Accountancy Age

Crowe Clark Whitehill to administrate Cambridge An...

The company blamed “unfounded accusations” and the “siege of media coverage” for its closure, but concerns remain that the company will continue opera...

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Carillion CFO blew whistle over 'sloppy accounting' months before collapse
Business Recovery

Carillion CFO blew whistle over 'sloppy accounting' months before collapse

8y Accountancy Age

Carillion CFO blew whistle over 'sloppy accounting...

MP Frank Field criticised the board for scrapping an independent review in favour of having KPMG "mark their own homework” Read More...

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Toys R Us UK and Maplin enter into administration after failing to secure buyers
Business Recovery

Toys R Us UK and Maplin enter into administration after failing to secure b...

8y Accountancy Age

Toys R Us UK and Maplin enter into administration ...

Maplin has appointed PwC partners as joint administrators while Toys R Us has selected Moorfields Read More...

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Carillion collapse: FRC to investigate KPMG over audit work
Audit

Carillion collapse: FRC to investigate KPMG over audit work

9y Accountancy Age

Carillion collapse: FRC to investigate KPMG over a...

The FRCs investigation will determine whether KPMG breached any relevant requirements, particularly the ethical and technical standards for auditors R...

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KPMG appoints new global head of insolvency
Business Recovery

KPMG appoints new global head of insolvency

9y Accountancy Age

KPMG appoints new global head of insolvency

Blair Nimmo has been appointed to the role following the retirement of Richard Heis earlier this year Read More...

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KPMG partners appointed administrators of Monarch: what happens next?
Big Four

KPMG partners appointed administrators of Monarch: what happens next?

9y Accountancy Age

KPMG partners appointed administrators of Monarch:...

Britain’s oldest surviving airline, Monarch, has gone into administration and partners from KPMG have been appointed joint administrators Read More...

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Government called upon to publish Brexit insolvency forecasts
Insolvency

Government called upon to publish Brexit insolvency forecasts

9y Accountancy Age

Government called upon to publish Brexit insolvenc...

Moore Stephens has called upon the government to publish its forecasts on what impact Brexit may have on UK insolvencies Read More...

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Lessons from Lehman: What insolvency issues can be drawn from the latest Waterfall case?
Insolvency

Lessons from Lehman: What insolvency issues can be drawn from the latest Wa...

9y Accountancy Age

Lessons from Lehman: What insolvency issues can be...

Jessica Walker, senior associate at Mayer Brown International, discusses the insolvency issues raised by the Lehman case in the Supreme Court Read Mor...

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Using insolvency as a debt recovery tool
Business Recovery

Using insolvency as a debt recovery tool

9y Accountancy Age

Using insolvency as a debt recovery tool

Rising court fees mean that using insolvency as a debt recovery tool is no longer always the expensive option. Nathanael Young of SA Law explains the ...

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Rise in personal and corporate insolvencies for Q1 2017
Insolvency

Rise in personal and corporate insolvencies for Q1 2017

9y Accountancy Age

Rise in personal and corporate insolvencies for Q1...

Statistics published by the Insolvency Service show that corporate insolvencies have risen 4.5% from Q4 2016 to Q1 2017, with personal insolvencies ri...

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Insolvency: When is it time to accept the inevitable?
Insolvency

Insolvency: When is it time to accept the inevitable?

9y Accountancy Age

Insolvency: When is it time to accept the inevitab...

What are the risks of trading when in financial difficulty? Nathanael Young of SA Law explores the legal implications of continuing to trade even thou...

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Insolvency trade body R3 appoints new president
Insolvency

Insolvency trade body R3 appoints new president

9y Accountancy Age

Insolvency trade body R3 appoints new president

Adrian Hyde, a partner at CVR Global, has been appointed as the new president for a year-long term, effective 21 April this year Read More...

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New insolvency rules: What are the changes and how will you be affected?
Insolvency

New insolvency rules: What are the changes and how will you be affected?

9y Accountancy Age

New insolvency rules: What are the changes and how...

New insolvency rules enter into effect on 6 April 2017. Caroline Sumner of R3 discusses what the changes mean for the insolvency profession Read More...

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Corporate insolvency framework: Maintaining a competitive edge
Insolvency

Corporate insolvency framework: Maintaining a competitive edge

9y Accountancy Age

Corporate insolvency framework: Maintaining a comp...

Andrew Tate of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 examines the government's proposed changes to the UK's insolvency and restructuring framewor...

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CVR Global appointed liquidators of industrial equipment manufacturer
Accounting Firms

CVR Global appointed liquidators of industrial equipment manufacturer

9y Accountancy Age

CVR Global appointed liquidators of industrial equ...

Partners at the insolvency firm Craig Povey and Kevin Murphy were appointed liquidators on 2 February Read More...

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Leonard Curtis Scottish office led by ex-KPMG senior manager
Accounting Firms

Leonard Curtis Scottish office led by ex-KPMG senior manager

10y Accountancy Age

Leonard Curtis Scottish office led by ex-KPMG seni...

Leonard Curtis Business Solutions Group has opened a new office in Glasgow – the first Scottish office for the professional services provider Read Mor...

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The Curious Incident of the Insolvency Sector in the Light of Economic Turbulence
Insolvency

The Curious Incident of the Insolvency Sector in the Light of Economic Turb...

10y Accountancy Age

The Curious Incident of the Insolvency Sector in t...

Vernon Dennis of Howard Kennedy LLP explores recent and future challenges faced by the insolvency sector Read More...

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Manor Racing Formula One team company enters administration
Business Recovery

Manor Racing Formula One team company enters administration

10y Stephanie Wix , Writer

Manor Racing Formula One team company enters admin...

Just Racing Services, operating company of the Manor Racing Formula One team has entered administration Read More...

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Oil and gas sector insolvencies hit “new high”
Accounting Firms

Oil and gas sector insolvencies hit “new high”

10y Stephanie Wix , Writer

Oil and gas sector insolvencies hit “new high”

Last year 16 oil and gas companies became insolvent, finds Top Ten firm Moore Stephens Read More...

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The Practitioner: Financing landscape gloomy for small businesses
Business Regulation

The Practitioner: Financing landscape gloomy for small businesses

10y The Practitioner

The Practitioner: Financing landscape gloomy for s...

The Practitioner wonders if the banks will step up when alternative financers start to struggle... Read More...

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