Opinion
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Opinion

25y rumo , Writer

Opinion

Were the FD and CEO at Regus right to waive their wages during troubled times? Neil Chisman says they have sent out the right message, but Peter Willi...

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Queen's quest for new royal accountant
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Queen's quest for new royal accountant

25y Alex Miller.

Queen's quest for new royal accountant

The Queen could poach a Big Five partner after announcing she is searching for a new keeper of the Privy Purse to replace Sir Michael Peat. Read More...

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KPMG gives Red Cross appeal all clear
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KPMG gives Red Cross appeal all clear

25y Philip Smith.

KPMG gives Red Cross appeal all clear

The firm has found no evidence of fraud or misappropriation in the Simple Truth appeal, a British Red Cross campaign, publicly led by disgraced peer L...

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Byers risks E&Y challenge
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Byers risks E&Y challenge

25y Philip Smith.

Byers risks E&Y challenge

Railtrack administrator Ernst & Young believes a way remains open to challenge any final decision on the future of the failed infrastructure compa...

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Why PwC needs to adopt its own principles first
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Why PwC needs to adopt its own principles first

25y Accountancy Age

Why PwC needs to adopt its own principles first

Providing relevant and timely information for shareholders only becomes more important in a downturn. It's in no-one's interest to sit on bad news: th...

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E&Y growth dips but still tops 15%
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E&Y growth dips but still tops 15%

25y Liz Loxton

E&Y growth dips but still tops 15%

Ernst & Young released its first results as a limited liability partnership today and recorded a 15% growth in fee income for the year to June 2001. R...

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'Differing views' threaten transparency
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'Differing views' threaten transparency

25y Michelle Perry

'Differing views' threaten transparency

PricewaterhouseCoopers is facing a growing internal struggle over whether to publish detailed financial reports even as it attempts to demonstrate to ...

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Firms may face tough new DTI powers
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Firms may face tough new DTI powers

25y our parliamentary staff

Firms may face tough new DTI powers

Tough new powers requiring accountants to co-operate in company investigations are being considered as part of a further shake up of company law being...

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Lehman Brothers appoints ex-E&Y man
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Lehman Brothers appoints ex-E&Y man

25y Adriana Zea

Lehman Brothers appoints ex-E&Y man

Global investment banking firm Lehman Brothers has appointed former Ernst & Young audit partner Kevin Hayes as its chief financial officer for Europe ...

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SMG in talks with Deloittes
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SMG in talks with Deloittes

25y Adriana Zea

SMG in talks with Deloittes

Media group SMG is in discussions with Deloitte & Touche which could result in the Big Five firm advising the company on finances and cost-cutting mea...

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Millionaires shun accountants' advice
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Millionaires shun accountants' advice

25y Adriana Zea

Millionaires shun accountants' advice

Only 23% of millionaires turn to their accountants for investment tips preferring the services of newspapers to those of financial advisers. Read More...

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OPINION
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OPINION

25y rumo , Writer

OPINION

A shaky foundation We learn this week the new accountancy watchdog, the Foundation, will be fully operational by January. Wasn’t that January 20...

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Appointments - Practice.
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Appointments - Practice.

25y rumo , Writer

Appointments - Practice.

Holborn firm Collyer-Bristow has boosted its insolvency practice with the appointment of partner Gilly Locke. She joins from the Rosling Partnership, ...

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PwC calls for corporate transparency
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PwC calls for corporate transparency

25y Michelle Perry

PwC calls for corporate transparency

'The market cannot value what it cannot see' is the message Big Five firm PricewaterhouseCoopers has put out to directors in a bid to encourage more t...

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E&Y uses arts as 'business tool'
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E&Y uses arts as 'business tool'

25y Larry Schlesinger

E&Y uses arts as 'business tool'

Big Five firm Ernst & Young says it sponsorship of next year's MatissePicasso exhibition at the Modern Tate will be used a 'business tool' to host cli...

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Will Project Darwin evolve?
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Will Project Darwin evolve?

25y Accountancy Age

Will Project Darwin evolve?

Ever since the bulk of the Big Five began moves to divest themselves of their consulting arms, accounting firms have run the risk of seeing themselves...

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Deloittes shows drop in revenue growth
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Deloittes shows drop in revenue growth

25y Michelle Perry

Deloittes shows drop in revenue growth

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu joined the growing chorus of firms to announce a substantial slowdown in revenue growth, reporting an almost 4% drop for the ...

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KPMG in £16m reinvention drive
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KPMG in £16m reinvention drive

25y Philip Smith.

KPMG in £16m reinvention drive

KPMG is to spend £16m a year in a bid to reinvent itself once it has hived off its management consultancy practice. Read More...

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Accountants need accurate client information
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Accountants need accurate client information

25y Accountancy Age

Accountants need accurate client information

Accountants are dealing with an increasing number of requests to provide information about their clients. Read More...

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Accountancy watchdog delayed
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Accountancy watchdog delayed

25y Michelle Perry

Accountancy watchdog delayed

A row over whether the new accountancy watchdog should be allowed to undertake tasks such as 'ethnic monitoring' is helping delay its launch until ear...

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Brown eyes Big Five for anti-terror leader
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Brown eyes Big Five for anti-terror leader

25y Gavin Hinks

Brown eyes Big Five for anti-terror leader

Gordon Brown has launched a search for a Big Five partner to take on the job of leading the war against terrorist finance in the UK. Read More...

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Axe swings for E&Y partners
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Axe swings for E&Y partners

25y Philip Smith.

Axe swings for E&Y partners

Big Five firm Ernst & Young has axed thirteen partners as part of its continuing move to reduce its head count. Read More...

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'Big Brother' fears over Terror bill
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'Big Brother' fears over Terror bill

25y Accountancy Age

'Big Brother' fears over Terror bill

Fears over spiralling internet access costs and the erosion of privacy have been reignited following the latest governmental moves on data traffic. Re...

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News in brief.
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News in brief.

25y rumo , Writer

News in brief.

Deloitte & Touche has been fined #30,000 and severely reprimanded by the ICAEW over failures in its audit procedures after signing off unqualified...

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KPMG hit by #10m Cambridge dispute.
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KPMG hit by #10m Cambridge dispute.

25y Philip Smith.

KPMG hit by #10m Cambridge dispute.

Consultants from KPMG made so many mistakes during the introduction of a computerised accounting system at Cambridge University, academics should R...

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Jobtel float imminent.
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Jobtel float imminent.

25y Alex Miller.

Jobtel float imminent.

Morgan Brown & Spofforth, the firm leading the accountancy consolidator Jobtel, is set to float before Christmas in a move which would ease marke...

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Bonuses cancelled at E&Y.
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Bonuses cancelled at E&Y.

25y Michelle Perry

Bonuses cancelled at E&Y.

Hundreds of senior managers at Ernst & Young were left ‘furious’ this week following the Big Five firm’s decision to cancel thi...

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