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Richard Atkinson, FD of All England Tennis Court

Profile: Richard Atkinson, FD of All England Tennis Club

As Wimbledon reaches a heady climax, the FD of All...

PwC 10-year anniversary special report

Relive how the controversial mega-merger of Price Waterhouse and Coopers...

Sherron Watkins

Whistleblowers: keep dirty linen private

A reliable whistleblower policy can help protect against unmanaged disclosures

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Floors-2-Go appoints Kroll joint administrators

Kroll partners Fraser Gray, Joanne Wright and Anne O'Keefe appointed joint adminstrators of Floors-2-Go 23 Jul 2008

M&S chief gets Drax FD role

Drax Group has announced the appointment of Tony Quinlan as finance director, succeeding Gordon Boyd,...23 Jul 2008

Toyota accounting errors cause $89m loss

Car giant says that mistakes made by its US credit division will see the company...23 Jul 2008

King urges ‘billions’ for depositor fund

King wants banks to put billions of pounds into a fund to compensate customers when...23 Jul 2008

Accountant warns CGT shortchanges landowners

Accountant warns landowners may be shortchanged under the new interpretation of CGT 23 Jul 2008

Terrace Hill appoints FD from Goodman Group

Terrace Hill takes on new FD as it makes plans 22 Jul 2008

KPMG gets court order to question Unwins director

KPMG, administrator of off-licence chain Unwins, gets court order to question director 22 Jul 2008

Companies heading for administration jump 16%

Deloitte report reveals the number of companies going into administration has jumped by 16% already...22 Jul 2008

Comment

Adjustment not meltdown

Nobody can doubt that the long-awaited slowdown has finally arrived. 24 Jul 2008

AIM companies: why two stockbrokers can be better than one

Using two stockbrokers can boost potential for AIM companies 17 Jul 2008

Features

Accountants and the crisis: standard setters - troubled waters

When the economy is in decline, standard setters are in...24 Jul 2008

Accountants and the crisis: CSR - man overboard

A commitment to CSR is de rigueur for the modern...24 Jul 2008

Analysis

Niche firms weather climate advice storm

Business chiefs are more likely to hire a Big Four...17 Jul 2008

Transparency is fair game for the banks

It seems more banks are coming round to fair value...17 Jul 2008

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Accountancy Matters

'Being a public company FD is a thankless task'

Ocado finance director Jason Gissing is one of the more...  22 Jul 2008 More from Accountancy Matters...

Just how unattractive is London as a place to do business?

How quickly times change. I was in China three years...  22 Jul 2008 More from Accountancy Matters...

Corporation Tax Surcharge for late paying PLCs?

A whole host of news stories are appearing in the...  22 Jul 2008 More from Risky Business...

Tory complexity plan needs to be more radical

I haven't really known what to make of the Tories'...  16 Jul 2008 More from Tax Hack...

More on the Paul Gray payoff

Just a short post to say - if you're interested...  16 Jul 2008 More from Tax Hack...

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Accountants and the crisis: the outlook - ready for the worst

The downturn is hurting and forecasts of recession hang heavy...

PwC 10-year anniversary special report

Relive how the controversial mega-merger of Price Waterhouse and Coopers...

Make partner fast with YP

The latest edition of Young Professional features our definitive guide...

Down Time

TS back page of Accountancy Age now has its own stories alongside the usual gags and gossip from the mag. You can even add your own comments

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