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Consulting

Big is back

The Big Four has moved back into the consultancy market in a major way

01 Feb 2010

FRC issues guidance on XBRL

Accountants receive roadmap on eXtensible Business Reporting Language

01 Feb 2010

There’s no stock answers when it comes to inventory management

Inventory management skills of businesses will be tested as UK moves out of recession

28 Jan 2010

Responsible policy

It’s time to start shouting honestly about your clients’ corporate social responsibility records

27 Jan 2010

Big blue aliens help earthly stars use tax efficient scheme

Tax arrangement pumped money into James Cameron's sci-fi epic

25 Jan 2010

FRC chief predicts return to years of "disbelief"

Regulator promises to shine a light on spin

15 Jan 2010

Penalties for data breaches increase

Justice secretary rubber stamps new penalties of up to £500,000

14 Jan 2010

Deloitte buys business intelligence IT specialist

Business intelligence IT implementation specialist acquired by Deloitte's consulting division

07 Jan 2010

Smith & Williamson wins Dunfermline Building Society valuation

S&W's Ian Burns appointed independent valuer of Dunfermline Building Society

04 Jan 2010

Working capital excess mounts among plcs

£110bn available in working capital

17 Dec 2009

Insolvency practitioners make £3bn in the recession

Sunday Times and More4 News claim insolvency practitioners have made £3bn during the global financial crisis

14 Dec 2009

Durant leaves Navigant for FTI Consulting

Durant looks to pressure the Big Four from his new home at FTI

08 Dec 2009

Gordon Brown looks to halve consultancy spend

Public sector must spend half a billion pounds less on consultancy and marketing, outlines prime minister

07 Dec 2009

Video: Financial trouble hits accountancy firms

More firms start to feel the pinch

03 Dec 2009

Audio: Financial trouble hits accountancy firms

More firms start to feel the pinch

03 Dec 2009

UK200Group launches rival index to challenge BDO

Competing company valuation index launched as M&A market shows signs of recovery

26 Nov 2009

Legal – tax confidential

Accountants' pleas for protection over legal advice have fallen on deaf ears in the courts

25 Nov 2009

PwC buys Paragon to boost consulting arm

Corporate performance management capabilities boosted at PwC with Paragon purchase

25 Nov 2009

Liability claims set to surge

Liability claims may rocket as victims of fraud turn to auditors for help

19 Nov 2009

Microsoft pulls the plug on accounting software

Accounting profession faces lack of choice after IT giant pulls out of the market

05 Nov 2009

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How software as a service can meet the strategic needs of a growing business

Organisations are now looking for a software service that is cost effective, flexible, streamlined and able to meet the needs of the business both today and in the future

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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

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Numbers game: how to value and price accountancy firms

Risk management is a key factor to process of acquiring a firm, explains Jonathan Snade

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

budget-management

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.