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Practice regulation

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Firm favourites: Cosying up to regulators

Firms, institutes and regulators are one big happy family, but what does this mean for professional oversight?

02 Aug 2011

Private equity investors increasingly attracted to healthcare providers

Partnership agreements need a health check

Partnership agreements require regular checkups to mititgate against fatal flaws, says Miguel Pereira

29 Jul 2011

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Costs hinder firms' ability to survive

Running costs so high that many practices believe they will flounder if the situation deteriorates further

27 Jul 2011

US regulator courts China with joint inspections

US regulators are courting China with calls for joint audit inspections, PCAOB chairman James Doty has revealed

26 Jul 2011

FRC in defence of 'comply or explain'

Comply or explain is best principle for promoting strong corporate governance, FRC tells European Commission

22 Jul 2011

POB regulation report names and shames institutes

POB has for the first time named institutes in need of improvement in its annual report

22 Jul 2011

True and fair override 'alive and kicking'

True and fair override is still available in very rare circumstances, Accounting Standards Board insists

21 Jul 2011

FRC: Audit firms must pull their socks up

Audit inspectors find Big Four should do more to address regulators' concerns, while small firms still lag behind

19 Jul 2011

Will advisors rise to the SME challenge?

Helping SMEs consolidate and grow is vital to the UK economy. Do accountants realise their place in all this?

13 Jul 2011

FRC numbers speak louder than words

The FRC's annual figures show its boards' activities are changing, yet how much does this tell us about the regulator's planned structural shake up?

13 Jul 2011

Liffe on the Fringe

Management accountant Tom Goodliffe decides he's funny. Goes to Edinburgh Fringe.

08 Jul 2011

A Bridge too far

Bridge Business Recovery's collpase is a tragedy, and was avoidable

07 Jul 2011

FRC's annual report points to change

The FRC's annual report indicates that its work and powers are being examined with a view to possible change

06 Jul 2011

FRC: No inquiry into BDO's Healthcare Locums audit

BDO not being investigated for its part in signing off accounts of beleaguered medical recruitment firm Healthcare Locums

04 Jul 2011

Going concern inquiry closed for submissions

The FRC's inquiry into going concern has closed and ACCA said while IFRS are fit for purpose, the time frame under consideration should be extended

04 Jul 2011

New tax tactics, or 'same old' for HMRC?

Despite a welter of new projects, PKF's John Cassidy tells advisors that HMRC hasn't really changed

10 Jun 2011

SFO reprieved in anti-crime overhaul

Let-off for Richard Alderman's Serious Fraud Office despite formation of National Crime Agency

10 Jun 2011

Deloitte-fest at Great Portland Estates

Nick Sanderson's appointment as FD at Great Portland Estates sends Kevin Reed's eyebrow all a-quiver

08 Jun 2011

FRC reacts with shock to Dame Barbara Mills' death

Baroness Hogg "shocked and immensely saddened" by Dame Barbara's death

08 Jun 2011

Tax advisor registration: power struggle?

Accountancy Age runs the rule over HMRC tax registration consultation to look at who will wield the authority

03 Jun 2011

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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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#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

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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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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.