Hayward Wright boosts management team with Wood promotion
Accounting Firms

Hayward Wright boosts management team with Wood promotion

9y Kevin Reed , Writer

Hayward Wright boosts management team with Wood pr...

Gareth Wood joins senior management team of Hayward Wright, as the Worcestershire firm looks to ramp up its growth plans Read More...

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CIMA president becomes first chair of 'new' association
Institutes

CIMA president becomes first chair of 'new' association

9y Stephanie Wix , Writer

CIMA president becomes first chair of 'new' associ...

Andrew Miskin, president of CIMA, has been appointed as the first chair of the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants Read Mo...

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Former Co-operative Bank CFO admits misconduct
Business Regulation

Former Co-operative Bank CFO admits misconduct

9y Stephanie Wix , Writer

Former Co-operative Bank CFO admits misconduct

Barry Tootell, a former chief financial officer and chief executive of the Co-operative Bank, has admitted misconduct in a settlement agreement Read M...

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Cowgill Holloway merges with Warings Business Advisers
Accounting Firms

Cowgill Holloway merges with Warings Business Advisers

9y Stephanie Wix , Writer

Cowgill Holloway merges with Warings Business Advi...

Cowgill Holloway and Warings Business Advisors have merged, with a range of growth plans in the North West put in place Read More...

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Grant Thornton invests in Aberdeen
Accounting Firms

Grant Thornton invests in Aberdeen

9y Stephanie Wix , Writer

Grant Thornton invests in Aberdeen

New growth opportunities in Aberdeen, North East Scotland, are being invested in by Grant Thornton Read More...

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Board must set cyber security agenda - ICAEW
Audit

Board must set cyber security agenda - ICAEW

9y Stephanie Wix , Writer

Board must set cyber security agenda - ICAEW

If businesses do not take cyber security seriously in their business planning regulators may do it for them, the ICAEW has warned Read More...

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FRC expects Brexit narrative within annual reports
Accounting Standards

FRC expects Brexit narrative within annual reports

9y Stephanie Wix , Writer

FRC expects Brexit narrative within annual reports

The Financial Reporting Council has issued guidance regarding the annual reporting of 1,200 large and smaller listed companies. The letter highlighted...

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Friday Afternoon Live: The latest on Deloitte; Smith & Williamson; and BDO
Accounting Firms

Friday Afternoon Live: The latest on Deloitte; Smith & Williamson; and BDO

9y Kevin Reed , Writer

Friday Afternoon Live: The latest on Deloitte; Smi...

Deloitte's north-west Europe foray; BDO, Smith & Williamson investment paths; Shelley Stock Hutter; and Wilkins Kennedy discussed by editor Kevin ...

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KPMG: Brexit spurs company bosses to consider relocating away from UK
Management

KPMG: Brexit spurs company bosses to consider relocating away from UK

9y Stephanie Wix , Writer

KPMG: Brexit spurs company bosses to consider relo...

Company bosses are considering relocating operations or headquarters away from the UK following the country's decision to leave the European Union Rea...

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Top ten firms revealed in the 2016 Best Employer Survey
Accounting Firms

Top ten firms revealed in the 2016 Best Employer Survey

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Top ten firms revealed in the 2016 Best Employer S...

Accountancy Age reveals the firms that have reached our Best Employer grade for 2016 - and have made the shortlist for the overall Best Employer Award...

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Brexit blow to business confidence, Deloitte survey finds
Management

Brexit blow to business confidence, Deloitte survey finds

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Brexit blow to business confidence, Deloitte surve...

Confidence among the CFOs of the UK’s largest companies has taken a sharp fall following the referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU Read More...

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SMEs massively underestimating accountancy fees
Company News

SMEs massively underestimating accountancy fees

10y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

SMEs massively underestimating accountancy fees

Small businesses are paying more than £20,000 in admin costs during their first year of trading, with much of that cost coming from unexpected account...

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PwC Australia abandons compulsory dress code
Accounting Firms

PwC Australia abandons compulsory dress code

10y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

PwC Australia abandons compulsory dress code

PwC's Australian arm has pulled a U-turn over its mandatory dress code Read More...

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Social pressures from management causes accounting fraud, research claims
Management

Social pressures from management causes accounting fraud, research claims

10y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Social pressures from management causes accounting...

“Cold and aloof" accountants may be more suited to high-pressure financial controller roles, a university has claimed Read More...

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PwC reviews suppliers’ employment policies following clothing row
Accounting Firms

PwC reviews suppliers’ employment policies following clothing row

10y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

PwC reviews suppliers’ employment policies followi...

PwC reviews its suppliers’ employment policies in detail as a result of row over receptionist's footwear Read More...

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AAYP: Online accounting qualifications - a smart option for employers and staff
Management

AAYP: Online accounting qualifications - a smart option for employers and s...

10y Accountancy Age

AAYP: Online accounting qualifications - a smart o...

Online learning for accountancy can take the grunt work out of the hands of managers, and put the employee in control of their destiny Read More...

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AAYP 2016: Why small and medium sized practices face generational divide
Accounting Firms

AAYP 2016: Why small and medium sized practices face generational divide

10y Accountancy Age

AAYP 2016: Why small and medium sized practices fa...

Some practices are becoming split down the middle between Gen Y and the millennials on the one side, and the grey hairs on the other, writes Christian...

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Vision 2020: The changing face of business
Accounting Firms

Vision 2020: The changing face of business

10y Accountancy Age

Vision 2020: The changing face of business

Carl Reader looks at how the changing nature of business is impacting independent practices Read More...

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Colin: EY 'reconnects' professionals
Accounting Firms

Colin: EY 'reconnects' professionals

10y Taking Stock

Colin: EY 'reconnects' professionals

Getting back into the accountancy saddle after a long time away can be tough, but EY might have cracked it... Read More...

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Best Practice: Maureen Penfold of Kingston Smith
Accounting Firms

Best Practice: Maureen Penfold of Kingston Smith

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Best Practice: Maureen Penfold of Kingston Smith

Penfold now helps run the £44m turnover company and that position will be further cemented when predecessor Julie Walsh retires at the end of the mont...

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Professionals return to work with help from Big Four firm
Accounting Firms

Professionals return to work with help from Big Four firm

10y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Professionals return to work with help from Big Fo...

EY launches programme for professionals returning to the office after a lengthy sabbatical Read More...

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New HMRC exec chair outlines priorities to PAC
Administration

New HMRC exec chair outlines priorities to PAC

10y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

New HMRC exec chair outlines priorities to PAC

Taxman’s executive chair looks to ‘bear down’ on tax avoidance and evasion in published letter to Meg Hillier Read More...

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Broader approach key to government finances, says ICAEW
Management

Broader approach key to government finances, says ICAEW

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Broader approach key to government finances, says ...

The professional body conducted its interrogation of the numbers as part of the Institute of Fiscal Studies' ‘Green Budget 2015'. Read More...

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Baker Tilly sells RSM Tenon insolvency practices to Quantuma
Management

Baker Tilly sells RSM Tenon insolvency practices to Quantuma

12y Rachael Singh

Baker Tilly sells RSM Tenon insolvency practices t...

Baker Tilly sells two RSM Tenon practices to Quantuma - the firm of ex-RSM Tenon head of restructuring Carl Jackson Read More...

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FRP Advisory picks-up RSM Tenon team to expand in Scotland
Management

FRP Advisory picks-up RSM Tenon team to expand in Scotland

12y Rachael Singh

FRP Advisory picks-up RSM Tenon team to expand in ...

FRP Advisory picks up entire RSM Tenon Scotland team Read More...

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Succession is about more than finding the right people
Accounting Firms

Succession is about more than finding the right people

13y Accountancy Age

Succession is about more than finding the right pe...

Mid-tier firms must ensure they have more than a recruitment strategy to tackle succession planning, warns Ladislav Hornan Read More...

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Financial reporting think tank suspends manager over missing cash
Business Recovery

Financial reporting think tank suspends manager over missing cash

13y Rachael Singh

Financial reporting think tank suspends manager ov...

Think tank to improve financial practice in the City suspends manager over suspected fraud Read More...

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