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Governance code should deal with alcohol issues

Alcohol Concern calls for specific inclusion of alcohol policy in the Corporate Governance Code

03 Feb 2012

Big Ben at the Houses of Parliament in London

Government pension scheme qualified by the NAO

Civil Superannuation accounts qualified due to a lack of record-keeping over pension payments

01 Feb 2012

KPMG: UK fraud hits record high in 2011

Management fraud soars 74 per cent, leaving investors vulnerable, according to figures by Big Four firm

30 Jan 2012

Colin: Abra Cadabra bank problems sorted

Colin's take on BoE financial stability director Andy Haldane's suggestion of different accounting methods for banks

23 Jan 2012

The Practitioner: Do partners realise Cash is King?

The Practitioner talks credit control - and hopes that the firm's other partners listen

18 Jan 2012

John Lewis economy? Not a universal solution

Iain Redford comments on Nick Clegg’s view that British companies should make employees shareholders to increase productivity

18 Jan 2012

Annual reports must reflect economic uncertainty

Directors must consider the risks faced by global economic uncertainty, says the FRC

18 Jan 2012

Hagen the target of Western Capital's ire

Shareholders non-too impressed with former ICAEW president Martin Hagen for Swallowfield board changes

12 Jan 2012

Practitioner reprimanded for conflict of interest

ICAEW insolvency practitioner severely reprimanded for asking directors to award themselves a bonus so they could pay him

12 Jan 2012

Record fine for PwC's JP Morgan audit

PwC handed £1.4m fine after admitting audit failings at JP Morgan

06 Jan 2012

Taxi-maker's FD hopes for smooth ride in 2012

Peter Johansen, new FD of taxi-maker Manganese Bronze, will hope his new employer's journey with Geely continues to be fruitful

13 Dec 2011

Watchdog considers probe of Deloitte’s RBS audit

FSA passes on its report ito RBS' near collapse onto the AADB

13 Dec 2011

Bribery Act proves grass isn't greener

Branded an unwelcome piece of red tape, the 2010 Bribery Act could actually attract more international business to the UK, writes Steven Beharrell

01 Dec 2011

Public sector finances must go global

The strength of government accounts is just one reason why investors love Britain, writes Alan Edwards. So shouldn't we push for a global public financial management profession?

28 Nov 2011

PKF to hand over documents to West Ham's Karren Brady

Phone records of Karren Brady that ended up with PKF, to be handed over to her lawyers along with other documentation

24 Nov 2011

Tax breaks for SME lenders, urges FPB

Forum of Private Business calls on the government to encourage alternative lending to SMEs through tax breaks

23 Nov 2011

RSM Robson Rhodes pays out £1m in iSoft tribunal

Glyn Williams and Robson Rhodes accept their conduct in the audit of iSoft fell short of standards, an AADB tribunal reveals

21 Nov 2011

Optimal budgeting 'essential' as council funding down 11.8%

CIPFA and the Audit Committee underline importance of budgeting as council funding falls

17 Nov 2011

CIPFA urges governments to get a handle on finances

CIPFA joins IFAC's call for all governments to work on better financial control

17 Nov 2011

Is the UK's anti-fraud strategy achieving its aims?

Three years on and the National Fraud Authority's report card shows it is missing its own targets, says Bill Trueman

14 Nov 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"

ABI wants cover for insurance accounting

With insurance accounting up in the air, the ABI wants the right balance between consistency of application while avoiding the burden of new rules

Permanently check out of business record-keeping scheme

Taxman should find a better use of its 120 Business Record Checks staff, says Kevin Reed

Bankruptcy tourism - it's not a holiday

Foreign nationals may think it is an easy ride to bankrupt themselves here, but Neil Smyth warns it is just as tough

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The benefits and pitfalls of partnership status

Solicitor Tim Marshall explains the issues to bear in mind when thinking about your firm's structure

Who’s not Who?

IT SEEMS Deloitte's CEO David Sproul has been left in the shadows by colleague Louise Brittain.

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Supplier statement reconciliations: Manual chore or critical value adding process?

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Having a real and true view of your organisation’s current financial position, and having the right systems and processes in place, will ensure that you can make strong choices and are ready to capitalise on opportunities