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PBR tipped to have far reaching measures

PwC forecasts the PBR on November 24 will have far-reaching transformation programmes

13 Nov 2008

TARP $250bn injection a long process, offical warns

TARP could take a long time before it starts to operate, top official warns

12 Nov 2008

Auditors approve EU accounts but slam spending

Auditors approve EU accounts but slam spending errors as 'unacceptable'

11 Nov 2008

KPMG predicts focus on economic forecasts in PBR

Darling's PBR will tread a fine line between offsetting worst effects of downturn and restoring public finances

07 Nov 2008

Few CFOs will take note of US election outcome

Few CFOs plan to make any tax decisions based on the outcome of the presidential elections

04 Nov 2008

France calls for tighter int'l finance rules

France will call for tighter rules of international finance sector in French EU Presidency paper this week

03 Nov 2008

Govt accused for missing Equitable warning signs

Parliamentary ombudsman attacks government for being too ‘mesemerised’ to see Equitable's warning signs

31 Oct 2008

Osborne to signal tax rises in Tory counter attack

Osborne will signal tax rises under Tory in a counter-attack on government’s ‘tax-con”

31 Oct 2008

Management accountancy rules, OK

Tilley, CIMA CEO, says management accountancy – not beancounting – is vital as public sector slides into recession

24 Oct 2008

Govt abandons sale of the Tote

The government has abandoned the sale of the Tote, blaming ‘impossible’ market conditions

23 Oct 2008

PwC, E&Y clinch lucrative TARP contracts

US Treasury has recruited big four firms PwC and E&Y in its emergency buyouts of toxic assets

22 Oct 2008

Scottish govt and councils on collision course

The Scottish government and Scottish councils are on a collision course after Swinney signals secobd council tax freeze

20 Oct 2008

Hartnett becomes permanent secretary for tax

Lesley Strathie, current Jobcentre Plus boss, takes chief exec role

13 Oct 2008

FAS chief in fraud probe row

The head of FAS has rejected claims he tried to interfere with an audit into the misuse of funds at Ireland 's state training agency.

03 Oct 2008

Royal Palace accounts fall short of cash

Mounting costs of maintaining the Royal household is leaving the Queen short of cash to balance her books

25 Sep 2008

Lib Dem dissent over Clegg’s tax-cutting policy

Party dissenters call Clegg’s tax-cutting policy into question as they cheer for ‘social justice’

18 Sep 2008

LibDems call for tighter laws in financial sector

LibDem deputy is calling for tighter regulation of the financial markets in wake of Lehman collapse

16 Sep 2008

KPMG UK snaps up DoH contract

KPMG UK has been awarded a DoH contract to work with the boards of PCTs

12 Sep 2008

Poor accounting at the centre of charity malpractice

The Charities Back on Track report is the result of 799 assessments of charities in the last year

10 Sep 2008

SFO probe to unveil first case under changed plans

SFO investigators expect to unveil their first fraud cases under its contentious plan to team up with business

09 Sep 2008

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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"

Managers must spot signs of staff stress

Learn to identify the symptoms of stress in your team, urges CABA

The Practitioner: Staff sit-down shocker

The Practitioner has plenty to think about after a senior staff member reveals the pair haven't 'chatted' for quite a while...

Time for consulting to re-balance?

Despite robust performance in 2011, the consulting industry must reduce its reliance on financial services clients, says Alan Leaman

businessman steps forward

Tax: Don't go back in the future

Forget retrospection and instead put the GAAR together properly to create certainty for business, says Gary Richards

CIMA and ICAEW accounts: all in the presentation

Fully transparent, or just one for the accountants? asks Kevin Reed

TS recalls Pet's star Healy's close links to HMRC

Tim Healy's recent run-in with the taxman isn't his only dealing with HMRC, TS recalls...

Colin: Cost-cutting a step too far

Finance function takes its toll at BBC offices

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