Umbrella body under threat as ICAS denounces merger
Accounting Standards

Umbrella body under threat as ICAS denounces merger

21y Damian Wild

Umbrella body under threat as ICAS denounces merg...

ICAEW to review CCAB participation following anti-merger comments Read More...

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EU softens audit committee rules
Corporate Governance

EU softens audit committee rules

21y Accountancy Age

EU softens audit committee rules

European business lobbying sees softening of audit committee regulations Read More...

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Morrisons appoints non-exec trio
Corporate Governance

Morrisons appoints non-exec trio

21y James Bennett

Morrisons appoints non-exec trio

Troubled supermarket Wm Morrison chairman Sir Ken Morrison reluctantly appoints three non-executive directors Read More...

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Profit warnings caused by 'too little, too late' policies
Corporate Governance

Profit warnings caused by 'too little, too late' policies

21y Damian Wild

Profit warnings caused by 'too little, too late' p...

Stop using rear-view mirror accounting policies, companies told Read More...

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Lloyds TSB expects IFRS hit to EPS
Accounting Standards

Lloyds TSB expects IFRS hit to EPS

21y Accountancy Age

Lloyds TSB expects IFRS hit to EPS

Lloyds TSB says earnings per share under IFRS will be approximately 6% lower under IFRS Read More...

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O.C. meets SEC
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O.C. meets SEC

21y Karen Day

O.C. meets SEC

On the frontline: pro-business congressman Christopher Cox named head of US watchdog Read More...

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Sarbox resolve flagging
Corporate Governance

Sarbox resolve flagging

21y Nicholas Neveling

Sarbox resolve flagging

There are serious concerns among audit and financial managers at leading companies about sustaining Sarbanes-Oxley compliance procedures Read More...

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EU votes for freedom of movement
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EU votes for freedom of movement

21y Paul Grant

EU votes for freedom of movement

Fears have emerged that European bureaucracy could hinder efforts to allow qualified accountants to work anywhere in the EU. The concern follows a Eur...

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Profile: Shabbir Osman, Eclipse Computing
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Profile: Shabbir Osman, Eclipse Computing

24y Alex Miller.

Profile: Shabbir Osman, Eclipse Computing

For wannabe accountant Shabbir Osman, exams proved to be a stumbling block and he had to settle for a part-qualification. But, his ambition soon saw h...

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Slack European business loses out to US
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Slack European business loses out to US

24y Michelle Perry

Slack European business loses out to US

European companies are losing the competitive advantage over US companies because they are taking too long to publish their accounts, according to new...

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Financial woes hinder gap year plans
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Financial woes hinder gap year plans

24y Michelle Perry

Financial woes hinder gap year plans

Financial worries are putting today's students off taking a gap year between graduation and starting work, a new survey has revealed. Read More...

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ACCA student intake reaches record high
Accounting Standards

ACCA student intake reaches record high

24y Alex Miller.

ACCA student intake reaches record high

ACCA today announced its annual student intake reached an all time high last year, with a global intake of 55,942 - an increase of 21% on 2000. Read M...

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ICAEW exam results a txt msg away
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ICAEW exam results a txt msg away

24y Larry Schlesinger

ICAEW exam results a txt msg away

The ICAEW has today become one of the first educational bodies to offer exam results posted to student's mobile phones using the short-message-service...

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IT contractors flee UK in IR35 protest
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IT contractors flee UK in IR35 protest

26y Gavin Hinks

IT contractors flee UK in IR35 protest

Evidence that IT contractors are fleeing the country as a direct result of IR35 has begun to emerge, with many choosing the US and Holland to sidestep...

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Andersens goes to school
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Andersens goes to school

27y newmedia newmedia

Andersens goes to school

Arthur Andersen has been short-listed for a multimillion pound contract to run schools in Islington, London. The firm is heading a consortium that has...

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Examiner's mistake in final CIMA tax paper hits six students
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Examiner's mistake in final CIMA tax paper hits six students

27y John Stokdyk

Examiner's mistake in final CIMA tax paper hits si...

Three students who sat their final CIMA exams in May were marked as absent for one of the papers despite completing it. CIMA admitted this week that t...

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Battle for graduates
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Battle for graduates

27y John Stokdyk

Battle for graduates

The English ICA and its Scottish counterpart are locked in separate graduate recruitment charm offensives in the wake of June’s damning anti-ele...

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