Brexit blow to business confidence, Deloitte survey finds
Management

Brexit blow to business confidence, Deloitte survey finds

8y Richard Crump , Writer

Brexit blow to business confidence, Deloitte surve...

Confidence among the CFOs of the UK’s largest companies has taken a sharp fall following the referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU Read More...

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SMEs massively underestimating accountancy fees
Company News

SMEs massively underestimating accountancy fees

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

SMEs massively underestimating accountancy fees

Small businesses are paying more than £20,000 in admin costs during their first year of trading, with much of that cost coming from unexpected account...

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PwC Australia abandons compulsory dress code
Accounting Firms

PwC Australia abandons compulsory dress code

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

PwC Australia abandons compulsory dress code

PwC's Australian arm has pulled a U-turn over its mandatory dress code Read More...

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Social pressures from management causes accounting fraud, research claims
Management

Social pressures from management causes accounting fraud, research claims

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Social pressures from management causes accounting...

“Cold and aloof" accountants may be more suited to high-pressure financial controller roles, a university has claimed Read More...

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PwC reviews suppliers’ employment policies following clothing row
Accounting Firms

PwC reviews suppliers’ employment policies following clothing row

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

PwC reviews suppliers’ employment policies followi...

PwC reviews its suppliers’ employment policies in detail as a result of row over receptionist's footwear Read More...

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AAYP: Online accounting qualifications - a smart option for employers and staff
Management

AAYP: Online accounting qualifications - a smart option for employers and s...

8y Accountancy Age

AAYP: Online accounting qualifications - a smart o...

Online learning for accountancy can take the grunt work out of the hands of managers, and put the employee in control of their destiny Read More...

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AAYP 2016: Why small and medium sized practices face generational divide
Accounting Firms

AAYP 2016: Why small and medium sized practices face generational divide

8y Accountancy Age , Reporters

AAYP 2016: Why small and medium sized practices fa...

Some practices are becoming split down the middle between Gen Y and the millennials on the one side, and the grey hairs on the other, writes Christian...

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Vision 2020: The changing face of business
Accounting Firms

Vision 2020: The changing face of business

8y Accountancy Age

Vision 2020: The changing face of business

Carl Reader looks at how the changing nature of business is impacting independent practices Read More...

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Colin: EY 'reconnects' professionals
Accounting Firms

Colin: EY 'reconnects' professionals

8y Taking Stock

Colin: EY 'reconnects' professionals

Getting back into the accountancy saddle after a long time away can be tough, but EY might have cracked it... Read More...

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Best Practice: Maureen Penfold of Kingston Smith
Accounting Firms

Best Practice: Maureen Penfold of Kingston Smith

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Best Practice: Maureen Penfold of Kingston Smith

Penfold now helps run the £44m turnover company and that position will be further cemented when predecessor Julie Walsh retires at the end of the mont...

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Professionals return to work with help from Big Four firm
Accounting Firms

Professionals return to work with help from Big Four firm

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Professionals return to work with help from Big Fo...

EY launches programme for professionals returning to the office after a lengthy sabbatical Read More...

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New HMRC exec chair outlines priorities to PAC
Administration

New HMRC exec chair outlines priorities to PAC

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

New HMRC exec chair outlines priorities to PAC

Taxman’s executive chair looks to ‘bear down’ on tax avoidance and evasion in published letter to Meg Hillier Read More...

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Broader approach key to government finances, says ICAEW
Management

Broader approach key to government finances, says ICAEW

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Broader approach key to government finances, says ...

The professional body conducted its interrogation of the numbers as part of the Institute of Fiscal Studies' ‘Green Budget 2015'. Read More...

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Baker Tilly sells RSM Tenon insolvency practices to Quantuma
Management

Baker Tilly sells RSM Tenon insolvency practices to Quantuma

10y Rachael Singh , Writer

Baker Tilly sells RSM Tenon insolvency practices t...

Baker Tilly sells two RSM Tenon practices to Quantuma - the firm of ex-RSM Tenon head of restructuring Carl Jackson Read More...

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FRP Advisory picks-up RSM Tenon team to expand in Scotland
Management

FRP Advisory picks-up RSM Tenon team to expand in Scotland

10y Rachael Singh , Writer

FRP Advisory picks-up RSM Tenon team to expand in ...

FRP Advisory picks up entire RSM Tenon Scotland team Read More...

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Succession is about more than finding the right people
Accounting Firms

Succession is about more than finding the right people

11y Accountancy Age

Succession is about more than finding the right pe...

Mid-tier firms must ensure they have more than a recruitment strategy to tackle succession planning, warns Ladislav Hornan Read More...

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Financial reporting think tank suspends manager over missing cash
Business Recovery

Financial reporting think tank suspends manager over missing cash

11y Rachael Singh , Writer

Financial reporting think tank suspends manager ov...

Think tank to improve financial practice in the City suspends manager over suspected fraud Read More...

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Panned M&A deals causing restatements, study finds
Management

Panned M&A deals causing restatements, study finds

12y Richard Crump , Writer

Panned M&A deals causing restatements, study finds

About 18% of companies whose M&A deals were poorly received by investors later had to restate results Read More...

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Time to re-think our bonus schemes?
Company News

Time to re-think our bonus schemes?

12y Accountancy Age

Time to re-think our bonus schemes?

Maybe bonuses should be linked to social economic cost reductions and not just profit margins Read More...

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Keeping credit in check
Business Recovery

Keeping credit in check

12y Accountancy Age

Keeping credit in check

More companies than ever are using credit to manage cashflow but, not taking control of credit could be deadly Read More...

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It's a thin line between valuable and invaluable
Accounting Firms

It's a thin line between valuable and invaluable

12y Gavin Hinks , Writer

It's a thin line between valuable and invaluable

Leveson enquiry unearths more than just phone hacking Read More...

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Deloitte revenues up but partner pay slumps
Accounting Firms

Deloitte revenues up but partner pay slumps

13y Rachael Singh , Writer

Deloitte revenues up but partner pay slumps

Partner pay declines, according to the latest Deloitte figures Read More...

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Mastering recessionary cash flow
Management

Mastering recessionary cash flow

13y Accountancy Age

Mastering recessionary cash flow

Payment delays can be the death of an SME but there’s much a businesses can learn from debt collection agencies to put their cash flow back on track, ...

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New CFO recruited at troubled Healthcare Locums
Business Recovery

New CFO recruited at troubled Healthcare Locums

13y Rachael Singh , Writer

New CFO recruited at troubled Healthcare Locums

Strife-ridden medical recruitment business Healthcare Locums, has managed to recruit a CFO and CEO following the suspension of its vice-chairman and C...

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HM Treasury names head of government finance profession
Management

HM Treasury names head of government finance profession

13y Rachael Singh , Writer

HM Treasury names head of government finance profe...

Richard Douglas takes the head of government finance profession role at HM Treasury Read More...

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Twitter, or die?
Accounting Firms

Twitter, or die?

13y Gavin Hinks , Writer

Twitter, or die?

SOCIAL MEDIA – love it or loathe it, our readers are talking and debating it. More importantly, they are wondering just how it fits into their b...

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Access loses Paul Druckman in MBO
Management

Access loses Paul Druckman in MBO

13y Rachael Singh , Writer

Access loses Paul Druckman in MBO

Paul Druckman steps down from Access UK following management buy-out Read More...

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