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Sir Martin Sorrell is founder and chief executive of WPP

WPP moves headquarters back to UK

Advertising agency WPP is to return its headquarters to the UK after a four-year stint in Ireland for tax reasons

30 Aug 2012

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Barclays SFO probe will target business, not individuals

SFO probe borne out of FSA investigation into the bank and former senior employees including finance director Chris Lucas, but will not look at individuals

30 Aug 2012

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Changes demanded to PPF levy structure

Majority back calls for the Pension Protection Fund levy formula to be adapted to limit next year’s rise

29 Aug 2012

KPMG organises pre-pack of Mouchel to lenders

Administrators organise sale of Mouchel assets to MRBL Limited, a new company owned by affiliates of its lenders

28 Aug 2012

Stagecoach accountants in major board reshuffle

Sir Brian Souter to move from chief executive to chairman; Martin Griffiths to step up from FD to chief executive

22 Aug 2012

Landlords want fairer insolvency rules as Travelodge restructures

British Property Federation concerned that insolvency practitioners will pick and choose creditors to make sure proposals are voted through

17 Aug 2012

Wimbledon Golf Club upgrades to new Pegasus software

Club's finance manager cites improved reporting and record keeping capabilities using Pegasus' Opera 3

17 Aug 2012

£3.9m accounting black hole at black cab manufacturer

Accounting errors at black cab manufacturer Manganese Bronze caused by IT issues says company

15 Aug 2012

FRRP ticks off Pendragon for accounting error

Pendragon corrects its 2011 accounts after overstating its cash flows from operations and investment activities

09 Aug 2012

Ingram steps up to ANT interim CEO role

FD Pauline Ingram takes on the top job temporarily after the departure of Simon Woodward

08 Aug 2012

Kenyon to leave Carphone Warehouse for HMV

Ian Kenyon to join HMV, in place of David Wolffe, later in the year

07 Aug 2012

Wolffe follows Fox out of HMV

Finance director David Wolffe leaves, hot on the heels of chief executive's departure last week

06 Aug 2012

Government under pressure to reduce PPF levy

Mercer urges government to lower pension protection fund levy to give schemes "breathing space"

02 Aug 2012

Thomas Chambers takes NCC audit committee chair

Former Symbian CFO Thomas Chambers joins NCC as a non-executive director

31 Jul 2012

Barclays FD under FSA investigation

The FSA has begun an investigation into Barclays group FD Chris Lucas due to disclosure concerns

27 Jul 2012

Accountants move in Helical Bar board reshuffle

A new FD for the property development and investment company, as former finance chief takes chairman role

26 Jul 2012

Industry backs plan to remove 'distracting' quarterly reports

Kay review recommendations to rid company reports of box-ticking regulation and quarterly reporting is welcomed by industry

24 Jul 2012

Quintain develops Stearn for FD role

Richard Stearn steps up from deputy FD to the top role, following Rebecca Worthington's promotion

24 Jul 2012

Kay Report to call for end to quarterly reporting

A government-backed report on the UK's financial services industry is expected to call for an end to the requirement for companies to issue quarterly updates

23 Jul 2012

Colin: Olympian cock-up

Gold medallist in cock-ups

18 Jul 2012

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#AAYP 2013: Talent is ageless, but youth unemployment is a problem

The principles of developing future leaders apply whether you've just left school or got years of experience under your belt

To quota or not to quota: that is the problem

Women on board quotas may have a bad rep, but it’s the only way to address inherent bias argues Fiona Hotston Moore

#AAYP 2013: Soft skills will be a necessity to being competitive

Accountants must continue to add value by advising our clients more predominantly on their structure and their long-term objective

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Walk before you can run, lessons on choosing the right IT system

Stepping back and choosing a simpler IT system might be the best way forward for the business explains Christophe Letellier

Colin: Colin was here

Colin loves to be the centre of attention, as the Sky News Twitter account can testify

Taking Stock: Life in the slow lane

It was less Wacky Races and more Sunday driving as a team from Reeves helped raise £15,000 for charity as part of a race to Monaco

Colin: Democracy bureaucracy

Colin wonders what the ICAEW's discussions over the botched ballot were like

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