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Department for Business Innovation and Skills

Government to introduce new sanctions on IPs this summer

This summer will see the introduction of a single gateway for complaints and common sanctions for insolvency practitioners rolled out across the regulators

26 Apr 2013

andy raynor

Former RSM Tenon chief joins HW Fisher as non-exec

Andy Raynor to advise on HW Fisher's 'ambitious' growth plans

25 Apr 2013

Paul Hopper

Interview: Littlejohn's Paul Hopper discusses PKF International

Littlejohn's managing partner talks to Accountancy Age about joining PKF International

25 Apr 2013

Littlejohn joins PKF International

Top 40 firm to replace BDO-merged PKF within PKF International's network

25 Apr 2013

Best Practice: Praxity chairman Rick Anderson

Just because it's an alliance doesn't mean that its firms aren't strongly connected, says Praxity chairman Rick Anderson

23 Apr 2013

Kevin Coates takes Zolfo Cooper partner role

Kevin Coates promoted at Zolfo Cooper

23 Apr 2013

Tweedie: Audit reports "hopeless"

ICAS's president says the audit report fails to deliver value and transparency for investors

22 Apr 2013

Mike Brown joins Baldwins as tax director

Brown moves from Yorkshire firm RWB to join Baldwins

17 Apr 2013

Three made partner at MHA MacIntyre Hudson

MHA MacIntyre Hudson appoints Sally Kirby, Tom Byng and Neil Stern as partner

17 Apr 2013

Two senior PKF partners join BDO leadership team

Martin Goodchild and Calum Stewart to join Simon Michaels' BDO leadership team

16 Apr 2013

Ernst & Young called in to save foundation hospital

Ernst & Young's most senior insolvency practitioners take up role at Mid Staffordshire Hospital Trust

16 Apr 2013

Forrester Boyd expands reach with Robsons merger

Forrester Boyd expands in east Yorkshire with Beverley-based Robsons

15 Apr 2013

Ex-KPMG partner charged over insider trading

Former KPMG partner charged and released on bail for insider trading in the US. KPMG chairman and CEO says the firm is also planning legal action

12 Apr 2013

Best Practice: Martin Atkins of Harris Lipman

A strong insolvency skillset, and a close relationship with clients, has allowed Harris Lipman to stay on its toes despite tough circumstances

11 Apr 2013

KPMG could face FRC investigation over HBOS audit

FRC announces it will look into whether KPMG will be investigated for a future tribunal over its audit work at HBOS

11 Apr 2013

FBI investigates ex-KPMG partner over allegations of leaked data

FBI investigate former KPMG partner over allegations he leaked information relating to his audit work at Herbalife and Skechers

10 Apr 2013

FCA chairman Griffith-Jones under fire over HBOS audits

The new City watchdog was last night fighting to defend its chairman amid accusations that as head of its auditors KPMG, HBOS pursued reckless lending strategy

09 Apr 2013

Safferys make three partner promotions

Robert Langston, Roger Wareham and Jonathan Davis promoted to partner at Saffery Champness

09 Apr 2013

Interview: KPMG senior partner and UK chairman Simon Collins

Simon Collins discusses a tough year for KPMG and explains why he wants to see the profession, and his firm particularly, identify how it is helping companies grow

04 Apr 2013

New managing partner at Scott-Moncrieff

Stewart MacDonald takes managing partner role with Robert Mackenzie named as new chairman

02 Apr 2013

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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

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

#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

#AAYP 2013: Soft skills will be a necessity to being competitive

Accountants must continue to add value by advising our clients more predominantly on their structure and their long-term objective

man walks alone in arctic landscape

Walk before you can run, lessons on choosing the right IT system

Stepping back and choosing a simpler IT system might be the best way forward for the business explains Christophe Letellier

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

Colin: Democracy bureaucracy

Colin wonders what the ICAEW's discussions over the botched ballot were like

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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.