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Firms should speculate to accumulate

No short-term change to the difficult outlook for business, but this will reveal opportunities for enterprising advisors willing to take a chance, says Scott Barnes

30 Aug 2011

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Firms see work volume fall

CBI figures paint gloomy picture of professional services' workflow

30 Aug 2011

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Video special: Libyan accountant on life in the war zone

Accountancy Age talks to a PwC accountant in Tripoli about the huge impact of the Libyan civil war on the business community

26 Aug 2011

Ex-Friends Provident CFO takes IFG role

Evelyn Bourke recruited to board of financial services provider IFG as non-executive director

26 Aug 2011

Acquisition sees Dawson publishers' board step down

Smith News buyout sees board – including CFO and CEO – step down

24 Aug 2011

3,000 RBS finance and IT contractor details leaked

Recruiter accidentally leaked details of 3,000 accounting and IT contractors

24 Aug 2011

Pre-pack reforms delayed

Quick insolvency process reforms put back until 2012

23 Aug 2011

PwC advises ITV on pension deal with Credit Suisse

Broadcaster insures pension scheme with investment bank rather than insurance provider

23 Aug 2011

Business and investors to thrash out accounting issues

FRC launches Financial Reporting Lab to enable discussions between corporate and investment communities

23 Aug 2011

Sage loses out to Bain Capital over MYOB

Private equity business Bain outbids Sage for ownership of Australia-based software company MYOB

22 Aug 2011

New CFO at HR company Aditro

Ola Burmark is succeeded by Pelle Bourn as CFO of the Nordic-based business

22 Aug 2011

Firms predict increased growth but more red tape

Barclays' survey of practices and businesses finds cautious optimism

22 Aug 2011

Creditor hunt proves problematic for Begbies

Paul Stanley has been unable to locate creditors that paid a deposit to Millshomes for planned flats, prior to its collapse

19 Aug 2011

Stanmore implants Dodd into CFO role

Eric Dodd leaves Antisoma CFO role for Stanmore

19 Aug 2011

Experiment to present clearer numbers

Best practice in the way companies approach corporate reporting needs to become the norm, says Hywel Ball

18 Aug 2011

Colin - Bond ambition

Colin takes drastic action to handle Germany's economic travails

18 Aug 2011

New tax-beneficial business zones launched

More enterprise zones launched by the government

17 Aug 2011

Sage confirms MYOB bid

Financial software giant eyes up Australian rival MYOB for an estimated £607m

17 Aug 2011

Leonard Curtis administrators sell Lombok in pre-pack

Administrators Neil Bennett and Michael Healy sell furniture retailer in pre-pack for second time in as many years

16 Aug 2011

Cameron pledges tax respite for riot-hit businesses

Tax deferrals and business rates hiatus for those 'in greatest need', says the prime minister

11 Aug 2011

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Penny Avis' book Nevermind the Botox Rachel

Video: From corporate finance to author

Rachael Singh interviews self-published author and former Deloitte partner Penny Avis on her novel "Nevermind the Botox Rachel"

Managers must spot signs of staff stress

Learn to identify the symptoms of stress in your team, urges CABA

The Practitioner: Staff sit-down shocker

The Practitioner has plenty to think about after a senior staff member reveals the pair haven't 'chatted' for quite a while...

Time for consulting to re-balance?

Despite robust performance in 2011, the consulting industry must reduce its reliance on financial services clients, says Alan Leaman

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Tax: Don't go back in the future

Forget retrospection and instead put the GAAR together properly to create certainty for business, says Gary Richards

CIMA and ICAEW accounts: all in the presentation

Fully transparent, or just one for the accountants? asks Kevin Reed

TS recalls Pet's star Healy's close links to HMRC

Tim Healy's recent run-in with the taxman isn't his only dealing with HMRC, TS recalls...

Colin: Cost-cutting a step too far

Finance function takes its toll at BBC offices

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