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The FDs' FD: The burning desire to cut costs

There is no escaping reality ­ the majority of businesses...

Garry Price, Heinz FD

Profile: Garry Price, FD for HJ Heinz

After 23 years working for HJ Heinz, FD Garry Price...

Apprentices, Arnie and Archos in the latest YP

September issue of Young Professional appraises the year for our...

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Alex Hawkes, accountancy age

It's time to rewrite the 3 R's

The body that represents recovery professionals is revamping its governance. But if you ask me, its board structure isn’t its biggest problem 16 Oct 2008

mg rover

Inquiry into MG Rover collapse still rolling on

Three and a half years and more than £12m after...27 Nov 2008

On the money with Gavin Hinks

We learn this week that BDO Stoy Hayward has the won the job to value Northern Rock 11 Sep 2008

On the money with Gavin Hinks

It’s particular dismal to watch an accountancy firm go out of business 22 May 2008

Bankruptcy: helping the helpless?

Bankruptcy is no longer the best option for debtors 17 Apr 2008

It's the £11m question

Whatever else you could say about BDO’s investigation into MG Rover’s collapse, one thing is clear ­ the final report had better be good 14 Feb 2008

IVA fees: one size does not fit all

Capital One' announcement to cap IVA fees has proved controversial 07 Jun 2007

US enters audit market wrangle

Who would have thought that five years on we would still be dealing with the fall out from Enron? But we are 24 May 2007

Deloitte critics go over the top

It’s hard to judge with any great precision the strength of the case that Deloitte liquidators brought against the Bank of England in the BCCI case. But the discussion of how the firm behaved has entered new and hysterical territory. 27 Apr 2006

Anger over the withdrawal of SIVA

Insolvency Service drops SIVA as it says the IVA protocol...27 Nov 2008

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ASDA front runner to buy Woolworths

ASDA is said to be the front runner to purchase...02 Dec 2008

Orchid lenders send in PwC restructuring experts

Lender to the Orchid pub group has sent in PwC...02 Dec 2008

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Communications: getting the message out

A good communications strategy is vital when handling insolvencies 06 Nov 2008

Naked ambitions

Prior to this extract from his book The Accidental Pornographer,...24 Sep 2008

Blogs

Too much Fannie-ing about...

Fannie Mae, the beleaguered American mortgage shambles, has just appointed...  01 Dec 2008 More from Shareholder Values...

A Brief History of 2% Bank Rate

With expectations running high of a cut in interest rates...  01 Dec 2008 More from Shareholder Values...

An unexpected victim of the credit crunch

I had to laugh over the weekend at this. Many...  01 Dec 2008 More from Accountancy Matters...

Who'd be an audit committee member now?

Interesting reading the Financial Reporting Council's new guidance for audit...  28 Nov 2008 More from Insider...

Shake up in the world of credit insurance!

As I've already discussed in this blog a few days...  28 Nov 2008 More from Risky Business...

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