Businesses will fail at record rates, says BDO
Business Recovery

Businesses will fail at record rates, says BDO

17y Accountancy Age

Businesses will fail at record rates, says BDO

Failure rate will not slow until 2011 Read More...

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Distressed companies only have evens chance of survival
Business Recovery

Distressed companies only have evens chance of survival

17y Accountancy Age

Distressed companies only have evens chance of sur...

PwC study shows chances of a rescue are diminished in recession Read More...

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Top 50 survey: putting the pieces together
Audit

Top 50 survey: putting the pieces together

17y Accountancy Age

Top 50 survey: putting the pieces together

In what has been a difficult year for the profession, the top 50 firms are restructuring, tightening their belts and building on their strengths. And...

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Companies take advantage of recession to expand
Company News

Companies take advantage of recession to expand

17y Accountancy Age

Companies take advantage of recession to expand

Baker Tilly survey finds 38% of companies are planning an acquisition Read More...

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FDs: unwelcome distraction
Accounting Firms

FDs: unwelcome distraction

17y Margaret Ewing

FDs: unwelcome distraction

Overworked FDs face reputational risk from new rules Read More...

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Fewer top taxpayers due to recession
Personal Tax

Fewer top taxpayers due to recession

17y Accountancy Age

Fewer top taxpayers due to recession

HMRC figures show top tax bracket numbers shrinking Read More...

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Bank regulators should be talking to auditors, say Lords
Audit

Bank regulators should be talking to auditors, say Lords

17y our parliamentary correspondent

Bank regulators should be talking to auditors, say...

House of Lords say it 'regrattable' that the Financial Services Authority stopped meeting with auditors Read More...

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Hard work pays off for global networks
Company News

Hard work pays off for global networks

17y Kevin Reed , Writer

Hard work pays off for global networks

Firms have weathered a significant part of the storm according to the latest Accountancy Age Top 30 survey Read More...

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AATV: CSR and the recession
Company News

AATV: CSR and the recession

17y rumo , Writer

AATV: CSR and the recession

Should companies still be prioritising social responsibility during the downturn? Read More...

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Big Four plead for protection from lawsuits
Accounting Standards

Big Four plead for protection from lawsuits

17y Accountancy Age

Big Four plead for protection from lawsuits

Big four fear a surge in lawsuits Read More...

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No one is safe as administrations rise
Business Recovery

No one is safe as administrations rise

17y Kevin Reed , Writer

No one is safe as administrations rise

Although retailers, manufacturers and property developers represent the vast majority of companies going into administration, the profession is deali...

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Profile: Scott Barnes, chief executive at Grant Thornton
People Business

Profile: Scott Barnes, chief executive at Grant Thornton

17y Judith Tydd

Profile: Scott Barnes, chief executive at Grant Th...

Scott Barnes agreed to take up the reins at Grant Thornton just as the world battened down the hatches. He tells jour reporter about his plans to rid...

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Recession tempts more to leave UK
Company News

Recession tempts more to leave UK

17y Judith Tydd

Recession tempts more to leave UK

Experts predict medium-sized companies will seek to redomicile their headquarters offshore as economic climate sores Read More...

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Recession strategy: surgery, not butchery
Accounting Firms

Recession strategy: surgery, not butchery

17y Accountancy Age

Recession strategy: surgery, not butchery

Cost cutting in a recession must be part of a long-term strategy Read More...

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Salaries hit as job market grinds to a halt
Company News

Salaries hit as job market grinds to a halt

17y Nick Huber

Salaries hit as job market grinds to a halt

Salaries likely to remain flat at least a year according to recruitment consultancy, Robert Half Read More...

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Restaurant trade prepares to get burned
Business Recovery

Restaurant trade prepares to get burned

17y Judith Tydd

Restaurant trade prepares to get burned

Tough trading conditions facing the hospitality industry means more restaurants will close this year, says Antony Worrall Thompson Read More...

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Business confidence hits new low
Accounting Firms

Business confidence hits new low

17y Nick Huber

Business confidence hits new low

Businesses across the UK are continuing to reduce costs and scale back their plans as confidence falls to its lowest level, according to a new survey ...

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Job fears recede as firms prepare to ride out recession
Accounting Firms

Job fears recede as firms prepare to ride out recession

17y Kevin Reed , Writer

Job fears recede as firms prepare to ride out rece...

Staff numbers this year are expected to remain broadly unchanged as most top 20 firms say they will resist axing more jobs Read More...

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Braving it out - but things can change fast
Accounting Firms

Braving it out - but things can change fast

17y Accountancy Age

Braving it out - but things can change fast

The UK’s largest firms are holding their nerve when it comes to the decision to hold on to staff and continue graduate recruitment Read More...

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Credit crunch fears grow for Clinton Cards
Company News

Credit crunch fears grow for Clinton Cards

17y Accountancy Age

Credit crunch fears grow for Clinton Cards

Card company in refinancing talks with its banks. Read More...

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Short-termism hits marketing morale
Accounting Firms

Short-termism hits marketing morale

17y Christian Doherty

Short-termism hits marketing morale

Marketing staff within firms are suffering from low morale as the recession bites, with nearly a quarter actively looking for a new job Read More...

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Snow figures show a lack of home work
Accounting Firms

Snow figures show a lack of home work

17y Accountancy Age

Snow figures show a lack of home work

This recession may be the first to test the global economy – but there’s more at stake than that Read More...

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Recession will re-ignite the merger market
Company News

Recession will re-ignite the merger market

18y Accountancy Age

Recession will re-ignite the merger market

M&A departments may have found themselves a little inactive of late ­ but for UK accountancy firms, 2009 could well usher in a flurry of merger and ac...

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PwC agrees to bring forward Barclays 2008 results
Audit

PwC agrees to bring forward Barclays 2008 results

18y Accountancy Age

PwC agrees to bring forward Barclays 2008 results

Bank to publish annual results earlier than expected to reassure investors over its financial health Read More...

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Recession sparks new advisory offering
Business Recovery

Recession sparks new advisory offering

18y Judith Tydd

Recession sparks new advisory offering

Accounting firms set up special units to help clients weather the economic downturn Read More...

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Report highlights depth of downturn
Business Recovery

Report highlights depth of downturn

18y Judith Tydd

Report highlights depth of downturn

A report by the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry shows how companies are coping amid the toughest of trading conditions Read More...

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Unemployment to hit 3.4 million, says E&Y
Consulting

Unemployment to hit 3.4 million, says E&Y

18y Accountancy Age

Unemployment to hit 3.4 million, says E&Y

Ernst & Young Item Club predicts UK economy will shrink by 2.7% this year. Read More...

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