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FSA wants to regulate public sector treasury advice

Treasury management advisers could face regulation by the FSA 26 Jan 2010

Students provide accounting services to charities

Charirites to benefit from free accounting services from students in Oxford 25 Jan 2010

Gordon Brown looks to halve consultancy spend

Public sector must spend half a billion pounds less on consultancy and marketing, outlines prime...07 Dec 2009

Audit Commission freezes fraud charges

Environment too harsh to increases charges for fraud detection, says audit chief 04 Dec 2009

Charities face land tax hit

Community infrastrructure levy could hit charities selling property 27 Oct 2009

Disagreement continues over fair value

Standard setters search for middle ground on controversial accounting rule 27 Oct 2009

Public sector gains new finance e-learning tools

Audit Commission and ICAEW launch seperate e-learning tools: aimed at public sector managers and accountants...27 Oct 2009

Looming public spending crisis for Big Four

Experts believe public spending is the 'smoking gun' for Big Four revenues 09 Sep 2009

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