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Consulting

Rentokil-style audit gains in popularity across listed companies

17% of FTSE 350 companies now use some form of “extended audit”

22 Jul 2010

Big Four make plans for growth in consulting

Firms confident of growth in consulting, despite cut backs in the public sector

22 Jul 2010

Outsourcing: global control

Offshoring key processes to third party providers may improve efficiency, but how do you really know?

22 Jul 2010

Expense lessons from MPs

David Vine examines what companies can learn from the expenses scandal that surrounded parliament last year

16 Jul 2010

GT break away group forms advisory business

"We see this move as a natural evolution," former GT employees claim

16 Jul 2010

Video: Public sector consultancy work plummets

How the consultancy industry coping with the cutbacks

15 Jul 2010

Audio: Public sector consultancy work plummets

How the consultancy industry coping with the cutbacks

15 Jul 2010

Begbies sets up 120-strong interim management panel

Begbies Traynor launches BRITE - a panel of 120 staff to provide interim turnaround help

14 Jul 2010

HMRC calls for administration at Southend United

Southend United given until 2 August to prove it is solvent and pay its £238,710 tax bill

09 Jul 2010

Marketing: fishing for clients

The dark art of marketing is often the first to feel the cleaver during budget cuts, but truly successful marketing needs to involve a transformation in how your firm operates

08 Jul 2010

Accountancy Age Awards 2010

Just 10 working days left to closing date for entry

07 Jul 2010

Smith & Nephew finance outsourcing deal win for HP

Seven year deal for HP to manage Smith & Nephew's outsourced finance operations

06 Jul 2010

CFOs foresee increased risk of 'double dip' recession

Survey rereals falling confidence among CFOs

06 Jul 2010

U2 band member sues accountants

Guitarist alleges his accountants and bankers misled him

05 Jul 2010

Companies dragging heels on treasury functions: PwC

PwC says lessons of the crisis have not been learned, with more than 80% of companies polled reporting that treasury department budgets have not increased

25 Jun 2010

Negligence: an illegal defence?

The illegality principle is no longer a strong defence for accountants sued by clients

24 Jun 2010

E&Y win StatPro audit from PwC

Big Four firm wins audit of AIM listed company

22 Jun 2010

Big-Four-only clauses are rare: BBA

Banking body is not aware of the common use of restrictive clauses

18 Jun 2010

KPMG chief calls for audit reform

It's time for “really bold thinking” says senior partner

18 Jun 2010

One size does not fit all

Small listed companies should be freed from some of the regulatory reporting burdens

17 Jun 2010

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Profession reaches end of its tether with PAC

After the Public Accounts Committee's latest hearing - in which it heavily criticised Google's tax affairs - many advisers have had enough

#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

CABA's Wendy Saunders and CEO Kath Haines

Feature: Inside the Chartered Accountants' Benevolent Association

After seeing a 70% rise in demand, Calum Fuller visited the Chartered Accountants Benevolent Association to learn more about its efforts to provide support

Success of FRS 102 needs to be replicated on going concern

The consultation process for FRS 102 was arguably the most wide-ranging the FRC has ever conducted. It should apply the same rigour to going concern

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

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Briefings

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Why budgeting fails: One management system is not enough

If budgeting is to have any value at all, it needs a radical overhaul. In today's dynamic marketplace, budgeting can no longer serve as a company's only management system; it must integrate with and support dedicated strategy management systems, process improvement systems, and the like. In this paper, Professor Peter Horvath and Dr Ralf Sauter present what's wrong with the current approach to budgeting and how to fix it.

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iXBRL: Taking stock. Looking forward

In this white paper CCH provide checklists to help accountants and finance professionals both in practice and in business examine these issues and make plans. Also includes a case study of a large commercial organisation working through the first year of mandatory iXBRL filing.