Award-winner blasts UK venture capitalists
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Award-winner blasts UK venture capitalists

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Award-winner blasts UK venture capitalists

The founder of a UK company which won a major venture capital award last week has criticised the UK venture capital industry for being risk-averse. Th...

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E&Y survey puts Hector under fire
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E&Y survey puts Hector under fire

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E&Y survey puts Hector under fire

The accountancy profession is up in arms over the new powers the Inland Revenue will have to conduct random audits of taxpayers’ affairs under s...

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UK companies handicapped by disclosure requirements
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UK companies handicapped by disclosure requirements

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UK companies handicapped by disclosure requirement...

UK companies face a huge burden in complying with accounting and disclosure requirements and are at a competitive disadvantage as a result, according ...

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Size is everything
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Size is everything

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Size is everything

Small practitioners are displeased with the pressures brought to bearon their businesses by both the English ICA and new regulations. Here wepublish t...

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Pannells' hotel consultancy staff continue defection to Andersens
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Pannells' hotel consultancy staff continue defection to Andersens

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Pannells' hotel consultancy staff continue defecti...

Arthur Andersen has poached four more staff from Pannell Kerr Forster’s embattled hotel consultancy business to add to the three it snatched ear...

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What to do if the headhunters give you a call
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What to do if the headhunters give you a call

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What to do if the headhunters give you a call

Having a good idea of the dos and don'ts when a headhunter approachesyou is essential if you are to make the right impression Read More...

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Showtime for finance and accounting
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Showtime for finance and accounting

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Showtime for finance and accounting

Anyone interested in the selection or implementation of new financial and accounting systems would do well to beat a path to two forthcoming events. S...

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Kidsons builds on financial profile with City experience
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Kidsons builds on financial profile with City experience

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Kidsons builds on financial profile with City expe...

Kidsons Impey has signalled a clear intention to boost its corporate finance strength by making a string of senior appointments. Graham Spooner has jo...

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Law body seeks proportionality
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Law body seeks proportionality

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Law body seeks proportionality

Proportionate liability should be a statutory contractual alternative to the current joint and several arrangement, according to a Law Society report....

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Reasons for business failure identified
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Reasons for business failure identified

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Reasons for business failure identified

Most failed growth strategies fall into one of four categories, claimed a senior Royal Bank of Scotland director. Commercial and corporate director Do...

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Jersey limited liability law faces late ambush
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Jersey limited liability law faces late ambush

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Jersey limited liability law faces late ambush

Opponents of Jersey’s limited liability legislation aim to cripple it during a final debate later this month. Details of the controversial legis...

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Auditors fail in duty to identify eco risks
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Auditors fail in duty to identify eco risks

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Auditors fail in duty to identify eco risks

Auditors risk placing too little emphasis on the potentially dramatic financial effects of their clients’ environmental exposure, claims researc...

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Andersens law firm shoots up London rankings
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Andersens law firm shoots up London rankings

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Andersens law firm shoots up London rankings

Arthur Andersen’s associate law firm Garrett & Co has climbed to 97th in the London rankings. Chambers & Partners’ Directory recor...

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UK judges 'will reject LLP law'
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UK judges 'will reject LLP law'

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UK judges 'will reject LLP law'

Jersey limited liability partnerships, being promoted by two of the Big Six as an answer to curbing the litigation risks faced by partnerships, will b...

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Making money with electronic commerce
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Making money with electronic commerce

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Making money with electronic commerce

Thought the Internet was going to be big? You ain’t seen nothing yet. Electronic commerce is poised for a massive expansion, transforming the wa...

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Not so fond memories of a testing time
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Not so fond memories of a testing time

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Not so fond memories of a testing time

With results fever still in the air, we ask some senior accountantswhat they remember most from their exam days ... Read More...

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Making the most of your interview presentation
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Making the most of your interview presentation

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Making the most of your interview presentation

Accountants are increasingly being called upon to give presentationswhen interviewed for a new job. Widget Finn advises on the best way toturn such ne...

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Insolvency reform
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Insolvency reform

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Insolvency reform

Receivers of insolvent companies are to be made personally liable for any non-domestic rates due after their appointment. The move comes in a joint co...

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Technology File Analysis - Simple is best for financial software
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Technology File Analysis - Simple is best for financial software

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Technology File Analysis - Simple is best for fina...

Accountants are easily satisfied when it comes to IT. All they really want is a system which gives them a KISS – Keep it simple stupid. What the...

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Eurotunnel appoints new finance director
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Eurotunnel appoints new finance director

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Eurotunnel appoints new finance director

Eurotunnel has appointed Richard Shirrefs, a certified accountant, as finance director with effect from 1 November. Shirrefs, 41, is currently FD of T...

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Avoiding the year 2000 chaos
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Avoiding the year 2000 chaos

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Avoiding the year 2000 chaos

Old hardware goes into a museum, but old software goes into production every day. This is the stark observation of CMI’s Year 2000 Solutions rep...

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Visions of the future
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Visions of the future

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Visions of the future

New technology means that the office is changing rapidly. AlisonClasse looks at the implications for professional accountants Read More...

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Jersey bill still not home and dry
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Jersey bill still not home and dry

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Jersey bill still not home and dry

Jersey’s limited liability partnership legislation passed its third and final reading on the island on Tuesday, but not without criticism and co...

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Andersens' future uncertain after key meeting is postponed
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Andersens' future uncertain after key meeting is postponed

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Andersens' future uncertain after key meeting is p...

Andersen Worldwide pulled the plug this week on its much-heralded partners’ meeting to discuss the organisation’s future. After six months...

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'Secrecy is the aim of those who want limited liability in Jersey'
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'Secrecy is the aim of those who want limited liability in Jersey'

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'Secrecy is the aim of those who want limited liab...

The threat by larger accountancy firms to relocate to Jersey andoperate as LLPs is an attempt to avoid public accountability, argues PremSikka Read Mo...

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Management cuts reduce NHS staff
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Management cuts reduce NHS staff

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Management cuts reduce NHS staff

The number of finance jobs in the NHS has declined sharply over the last year following deep cuts in management costs, according to a survey of pay an...

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Report calls for finance industry deregulation
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Report calls for finance industry deregulation

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Report calls for finance industry deregulation

The Deregulation Unit should advise the Government to deregulate the wholesale finance community and retain a single regulator to oversee both the who...

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