Volcker to restore confidence in Andersen
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Volcker to restore confidence in Andersen

24y Larry Schlesinger

Volcker to restore confidence in Andersen

Embattled auditor Andersen is hoping former Federal Reserve Board chairman Paul Volcker will restore public confidence in the firm and its audit proce...

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Andrews slams 'false' Enron report
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Andrews slams 'false' Enron report

24y Alex Miller.

Andrews slams 'false' Enron report

Andersen global managing partner CE Andrews has slated an Enron special committe report as 'troubling', 'false', and not an independently 'credible as...

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Andersen Statement, 2 February 2002
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Andersen Statement, 2 February 2002

24y Accountancy Age

Andersen Statement, 2 February 2002

Statement of C. E. Andrews, global managing partner in response to Enron Special Committee Report February 2, 2002 Read More...

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Andersen in PFI sponsor row
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Andersen in PFI sponsor row

24y Philip Smith.

Andersen in PFI sponsor row

Andersen tonight faced fresh allegations over its relationship with the government after it emerged the firm's sponsorship of a 1999 Treasury PFI conf...

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No room for FDs to hide
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No room for FDs to hide

24y Andrew Sawers

No room for FDs to hide

Concealing price-sensitive information has been used as a business safety valve for years. But new FSA regulations aim to put a stop to this. Read Mor...

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No room for FDs to hide
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No room for FDs to hide

24y Andrew Sawers

No room for FDs to hide

Concealing price-sensitive information has been used as a business safety valve for years. But new FSA regulations aim to put a stop to this. Read Mor...

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PI insurance to leap 60%
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PI insurance to leap 60%

24y Alex Miller.

PI insurance to leap 60%

Premium hike on cards in wake of Enron failure, Independent Insurance collapse and fallout from September 11. Read More...

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The profession needs heroes
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The profession needs heroes

24y Gavin Hinks

The profession needs heroes

A former president of the ICAEW this week backed the International Federation of Accountants' Forum of Firms and its process of peer review saying the...

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HLB hunts for UK partner
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HLB hunts for UK partner

24y Adriana Zea

HLB hunts for UK partner

HLB International is hunting for a new UK partner after losing its Kidsons side to Baker Tilly International. Read More...

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Land Rover calls for legal shake-up
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Land Rover calls for legal shake-up

24y Adriana Zea

Land Rover calls for legal shake-up

Insolvency practitioners have hit back at Land Rover saying the company's demands for a change in UK legislation to mimic US bankruptcy law are unreal...

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Tenon forecasts profits gloom
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Tenon forecasts profits gloom

24y Alex Miller.

Tenon forecasts profits gloom

Doubts were this week raised that Tenon, the UK's largest accountancy consolidator group, may not reach meet its expected £1m profits expectation, jus...

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Andersen loses clients after Enron
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Andersen loses clients after Enron

24y Accountancy Age

Andersen loses clients after Enron

At a conference in Chicago yesterday Andersen CEO Joe Berardino admitted that the Enron scandal is scaring away potential customers. Read More...

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Andersen grilled over Enron consulting contracts
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Andersen grilled over Enron consulting contracts

24y Accountancy Age

Andersen grilled over Enron consulting contracts

Politicians continued to grill Andersen about its role in the Enron affair yesterday with demands for details including consultancy contracts with the...

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Labour refutes ties with Andersen and Enron
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Labour refutes ties with Andersen and Enron

24y our parliamentary staff

Labour refutes ties with Andersen and Enron

The Labour party has denied building close links with embattled auditor Anderson or receiving donations from collapsed energy giant Enron when it was ...

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Ormerod defends Andersen
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Ormerod defends Andersen

24y Alex Miller.

Ormerod defends Andersen

Andersen UK managing partner, John Ormerod, has revealed the Enron shambles 'rightly' poses questions for the profession, and thrown his weight behind...

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Andersen letter to UK staff and partners
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Andersen letter to UK staff and partners

24y Gavin Hinks

Andersen letter to UK staff and partners

Dear [Andersen staff and partners]Andersen has been on the receiving end of highly speculative and ill informed reporting in the last couple of weeks....

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Bush issues warning on hiring Andersen
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Bush issues warning on hiring Andersen

24y Accountancy Age

Bush issues warning on hiring Andersen

The Bush administration has warned federal agencies to think carefully before hiring Andersen or Enron again, following allegations of 'document shred...

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Barings hearing to focus on former FD
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Barings hearing to focus on former FD

24y Michelle Perry

Barings hearing to focus on former FD

Preliminary hearings on the multimillion pound Barings case begin on Monday and will shape the future of the case against former co-auditors Deloitte ...

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Regulation of firms under fire in Commons
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Regulation of firms under fire in Commons

24y our parliamentary staff

Regulation of firms under fire in Commons

Campaigning Labour MP Jim Cousins says he is disappointed but not surprised the government has no time in the coming year to legislate and clean up th...

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HLB merger: Made for greater things.
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HLB merger: Made for greater things.

24y Gavin Hinks

HLB merger: Made for greater things.

A stranger walking into the meeting room at Baker Tilly's offices near the British Museum last Monday would have been forgiven for thinking the two me...

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Duncan to keep quiet at hearing
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Duncan to keep quiet at hearing

24y Accountancy Age

Duncan to keep quiet at hearing

Ex-Andersen auditor David Duncan is planning to attend but not speak at a Congressional hearing focused on the shredding of Enron-related documents in...

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Baker Tilly takes on US market leaders
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Baker Tilly takes on US market leaders

24y Adriana Zea

Baker Tilly takes on US market leaders

The rebranding of Baker Tilly's international network has seen the firm attempt to edge in front of rivals Grant Thornton and BDO International in the...

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Duncan to seek immunity
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Duncan to seek immunity

24y Philip Smith.

Duncan to seek immunity

David Duncan, the sacked Andersen auditor at the centre of the Enron scandal, could turn whistleblower if granted immunity. Read More...

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E&Y staff in pension row
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E&Y staff in pension row

24y Michelle Perry

E&Y staff in pension row

Around 2,000 Ernst & Young employees are 'incandescent' with rage after the axing of the firm's final salary pension scheme. Read More...

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Berardino to appear before investigators
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Berardino to appear before investigators

24y Philip Smith.

Berardino to appear before investigators

Congressional investigators have ordered Andersen chief Joe Berardino to appear before a public hearing on the shredding of Enron-related documents. R...

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Treasury scam cost government £1m
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Treasury scam cost government £1m

24y our parliamentary staff

Treasury scam cost government £1m

A single case of fraud worth over £1m and involving just one member of staff hit the Treasury Solicitor's Department in the 1998/99 tax year. Read Mor...

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Andersen executives linked to Enron case
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Andersen executives linked to Enron case

24y Accountancy Age

Andersen executives linked to Enron case

Three Andersen executives, who also hold top positions on US accountancy bodies, have been indirectly linked to the Enron case. Read More...

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