Govt accused for missing Equitable warning signs
Company News

Govt accused for missing Equitable warning signs

16y Idris Nagri

Govt accused for missing Equitable warning signs

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

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Osborne to signal tax rises in Tory counter attack
Administration

Osborne to signal tax rises in Tory counter attack

16y Idris Nagri

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” Read More...

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Management accountancy rules, OK
Administration

Management accountancy rules, OK

16y Idris Nagri

Management accountancy rules, OK

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

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Govt abandons sale of the Tote
Politics

Govt abandons sale of the Tote

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Govt abandons sale of the Tote

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

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PwC, E&Y clinch lucrative TARP contracts
Accounting Firms

PwC, E&Y clinch lucrative TARP contracts

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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 Read More...

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Scottish govt and councils on collision course
Administration

Scottish govt and councils on collision course

16y Idris Nagri

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 Read More...

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Hartnett becomes permanent secretary for tax
Administration

Hartnett becomes permanent secretary for tax

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Hartnett becomes permanent secretary for tax

Lesley Strathie, current Jobcentre Plus boss, takes chief exec role Read More...

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FAS chief in fraud probe row
Audit

FAS chief in fraud probe row

16y Idris Nagri

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. Read More...

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Royal Palace accounts fall short of cash
Politics

Royal Palace accounts fall short of cash

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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 Read More...

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Lib Dem dissent over Clegg’s tax-cutting policy
Administration

Lib Dem dissent over Clegg’s tax-cutting policy

16y Idris Nagri

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’ Read More...

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LibDems call for tighter laws in financial sector
Politics

LibDems call for tighter laws in financial sector

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LibDems call for tighter laws in financial sector

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

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KPMG UK snaps up DoH contract
Accounting Firms

KPMG UK snaps up DoH contract

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KPMG UK snaps up DoH contract

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

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Poor accounting at the centre of charity malpractice
Corporate Governance

Poor accounting at the centre of charity malpractice

16y Idris Nagri

Poor accounting at the centre of charity malpracti...

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

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SFO probe to unveil first case under changed plans
Politics

SFO probe to unveil first case under changed plans

16y Idris Nagri

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 Read More...

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KPMG uncovers double govt payment to NIEC
Politics

KPMG uncovers double govt payment to NIEC

16y Idris Nagri

KPMG uncovers double govt payment to NIEC

A KPMG investigation into NIEC’s collapse uncovers a double payment from DCAL Read More...

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KPMG reviews three Olympic venues for viability
Accounting Firms

KPMG reviews three Olympic venues for viability

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KPMG reviews three Olympic venues for viability

KPMG has been brought in to evaluate three 2012 Olympic venues for their viability Read More...

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Scots Trust must find £42m cost savings
Politics

Scots Trust must find £42m cost savings

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Scots Trust must find £42m cost savings

SNP ministers deliver 'significantly lower' budget to Scotland's largest health board forcing FD to find £42m in cost savings Read More...

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Personal insolvencies calm before storm, says profession
Personal Tax

Personal insolvencies calm before storm, says profession

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Personal insolvencies calm before storm, says prof...

Drop in personal insolvencies is the calm before the storm Read More...

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Bacon pans HMRC's'sketchy' £11.5bn savings plan
Corporate Tax

Bacon pans HMRC's'sketchy' £11.5bn savings plan

16y Idris Nagri

Bacon pans HMRC's'sketchy' £11.5bn savings plan

Revenue's transformatiom programme too reliant on best case scenario estimates says PAC firebrand Read More...

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LDA inept rather than corrupt, audit verdict
Politics

LDA inept rather than corrupt, audit verdict

16y Idris Nagri

LDA inept rather than corrupt, audit verdict

LDA’s ‘massive’ misspending was ineptitude rather than corruption is the verdict of damning audit report Read More...

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Transparency International-USA slams SFO
Politics

Transparency International-USA slams SFO

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Transparency International-USA slams SFO

The SFO's termination of the high-profile investigation into foreign bribery allegations against BAE Systems cast doubt on its 'commitment' to fightin...

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MPs shoot down expenses overhaul
Audit

MPs shoot down expenses overhaul

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MPs shoot down expenses overhaul

Members of Parliament vote not to have their expenses put under the spotlight by auditors Read More...

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Public sector FDs cite financial management progress
Politics

Public sector FDs cite financial management progress

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Public sector FDs cite financial management progre...

Majority of FDs in central government and local authorities upbeat about the current standards of financial management Read More...

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Treasury forced to bail out 2012 Olympic village
Administration

Treasury forced to bail out 2012 Olympic village

16y Idris Nagri

Treasury forced to bail out 2012 Olympic village

Treasury will be forced to bail out the Olympic village as the credit crunch threatens PPP deal with developer Read More...

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LDA culture of spending taxpayers’ money ‘endemic’
Administration

LDA culture of spending taxpayers’ money ‘endemic’

16y Idris Nagri

LDA culture of spending taxpayers’ money ‘endemic’

LDA staff competed with each other to spend taxpayers’ money in a catalogue of ‘bad practices’ Read More...

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Auditor ‘horrified’ at LDA’s affairs
Audit

Auditor ‘horrified’ at LDA’s affairs

16y Idris Nagri

Auditor ‘horrified’ at LDA’s affairs

The head of an audit panel probing LDA’s books says she is ‘horrified’ at what she has found so far Read More...

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Darling plans City oversight panel for BoE
Accounting Standards

Darling plans City oversight panel for BoE

16y Idris Nagri

Darling plans City oversight panel for BoE

Darling plans to bring in an oversight panel of eminent City figures in BoE overhaul to avoid another Northern Rock fiasco Read More...

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