BDO growth just below 10%
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BDO growth just below 10%

24y Adriana Zea

BDO growth just below 10%

BDO International has announced a 9.6% increase in annual global fee income in what it called a 'difficult year for the profession.' Read More...

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Baker Tilly close to missing merger
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Baker Tilly close to missing merger

24y Gavin Hinks

Baker Tilly close to missing merger

Baker Tilly believed it had missed an opportunity more than a year ago when HLB Kidsons, the firm it merged with this week, announced it was to join G...

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Andersen faces more legal action
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Andersen faces more legal action

24y Philip Smith.

Andersen faces more legal action

Andersen, the embattled Big Five firm facing legal action over its audit of failed energy giant Enron, has been hit with another lawsuit in the US. Re...

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KPMG settles in tribunal case
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KPMG settles in tribunal case

24y Accountancy Age

KPMG settles in tribunal case

A Big Five firm has been forced to make a six-figure pay-out following accusations of sex discrimination by two female accountants. Read More...

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PKF unmoved by mid-tier merger
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PKF unmoved by mid-tier merger

24y Adriana Zea

PKF unmoved by mid-tier merger

Mid-tier firm PKF has said it is not threatened by the Baker Tilly - HLB Kidsons merger, a union that will knock the number eight firm from its spot i...

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Canvassing accountant censured
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Canvassing accountant censured

24y our parliamentary staff

Canvassing accountant censured

An accountant seeking selection by Labour as their candidate for the South Wales Valley seat of Ogmore has had his knuckles rapped for appearing to ca...

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The cost of a confession
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The cost of a confession

24y Damian Wild

The cost of a confession

On the front line: Andersen chief Joe Berardino's grilling over the firm's handling of Enron opens up a global can of worms. Read More...

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Contract Law Analysis: Before You Sign Off
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Contract Law Analysis: Before You Sign Off

24y Accountancy Age

Contract Law Analysis: Before You Sign Off

Terminating or altering an IT contract can end up costing more than it was designed to save. John Mawhood offers some advice on how to make the break ...

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KPMG man gets Queen's honour
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KPMG man gets Queen's honour

24y Larry Schlesinger

KPMG man gets Queen's honour

Social responsibility issues received full recognition in the Queen's 2002 honours list with awards for KPMG's director of community projects. Read Mo...

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Kidsons partner honoured with MBE
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Kidsons partner honoured with MBE

24y Alex Miller.

Kidsons partner honoured with MBE

HLB Kidsons' head of charities and education group, James Aston, has been awarded an MBE in the Queen's New Year Honours list for 'services to educati...

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Expert witnesses face new guidance
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Expert witnesses face new guidance

24y Michelle Perry

Expert witnesses face new guidance

Forensic accountants who act as expert witnesses will have to abide by a new code of guidance launched this week, or have their evidence will be exclu...

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MELTDOWN - Review 2001
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MELTDOWN - Review 2001

24y Michelle Perry

MELTDOWN - Review 2001

LLPs, IR35 and mid-tier consolidation. These are just some of the topics that made the headlines in 2001. Accountancy Age staff take a look back at th...

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KPMG records 9% growth in global fees
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KPMG records 9% growth in global fees

24y Philip Smith.

KPMG records 9% growth in global fees

Despite persistent market difficulties, KPMG International has announced a 9% hike in fee income, reporting revenues of $11.7bn (Pounds 8bn) for 2001....

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PwC growth slows
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PwC growth slows

24y Michelle Perry

PwC growth slows

PricewaterhouseCoopers today reported a 7.6% increase in global fee income over last year, a weaker growth rate compared to its rivals but larger in d...

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Grant Thornton faces Heritage writ
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Grant Thornton faces Heritage writ

24y Accountancy Age

Grant Thornton faces Heritage writ

Legal action against Grant Thornton, which could involve a multimillion pound claim for damages, has begun with the lodging of a writ at the High Cour...

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DiPiazza named as PwC CEO
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DiPiazza named as PwC CEO

24y Michelle Perry

DiPiazza named as PwC CEO

PricewaterhouseCoopers partners have endorsed the selection of Sam DiPiazza as the firm's new global chief executive officer. Read More...

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Firms shun owner-occupation in City
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Firms shun owner-occupation in City

24y AccountancyAge.com

Firms shun owner-occupation in City

Business and professional services firms occupy around one-fifth of total office space in the City, according to analysis of office ownership and occu...

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Fidelity buys 8% stake in Tenon
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Fidelity buys 8% stake in Tenon

24y Michelle Perry

Fidelity buys 8% stake in Tenon

Fidelity International, a US fund manager, has bought one million share in Tenon, the UK's largest accountancy consolidator, as the shares hit a recor...

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KPMG's weblink row backfires
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KPMG's weblink row backfires

24y Philip Smith.

KPMG's weblink row backfires

KPMG, which styles itself as a 'leading' service provider 'in the internet age', has ordered a website that gently mocks its corporate anthem to drop ...

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Tenon shares hit new low
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Tenon shares hit new low

24y Alex Miller.

Tenon shares hit new low

Shares in Tenon, the UK's largest accountancy consolidator plunged to a record low this week, after the group suffered its first major setback since f...

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KPMG figures up
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KPMG figures up

24y Philip Smith.

KPMG figures up

Rapid growth in corporate recovery services helped boost fee income at KPMG by 18% to £1,372m in 2001 the firm revealed today. Read More...

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Government failing SMEs
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Government failing SMEs

24y Alex Miller.

Government failing SMEs

A massive 86% of SMEs and owner-manager businesses believe the government is not helping small businesses as much as it could, according to a recent s...

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PwC's Schiro moves to Zurich
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PwC's Schiro moves to Zurich

24y Michelle Perry

PwC's Schiro moves to Zurich

Jim Schiro, outgoing chief executive of PricewaterhouseCoopers, has been appointed as chief operating officer at Zurich Financial Services. Read More...

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PwC gets new global CEO
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PwC gets new global CEO

24y AccountancyAge.com

PwC gets new global CEO

PricewaterhouseCoopers is set to confirm the appointment of Sam DiPiazza, senior partner and chairman of the board of PwC's US practice, as the firm's...

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Tenon shares continue to slide
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Tenon shares continue to slide

24y Alex Miller.

Tenon shares continue to slide

Shares in Tenon, the UK's largest accountancy consolidator, have this morning slipped to a new record low of 82.5p, after it issuing a profits warning...

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KLegal swoops on Scots firm
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KLegal swoops on Scots firm

24y Philip Smith.

KLegal swoops on Scots firm

McGrigor Donald, one of the largest Scottish law firms, is to merge with KLegal, the legal wing of big five firm KPMG, it was revealed today. Read Mor...

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Tenon issues profits warning
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Tenon issues profits warning

24y Michelle Perry

Tenon issues profits warning

Tenon, the UK's largest accountancy consolidator group, today issued a profits warning, stating it was paying the 'price of rapid expansion.' Read Mor...

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