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Richard Atkinson, FD of All England Tennis Court

Profile: Richard Atkinson, FD of All England Tennis Club

As Wimbledon reaches a heady climax, the FD of All...

PwC 10-year anniversary special report

Relive how the controversial mega-merger of Price Waterhouse and Coopers...

Sherron Watkins

Whistleblowers: keep dirty linen private

A reliable whistleblower policy can help protect against unmanaged disclosures

Comment

AIM companies: why two stockbrokers can be better than one

Using two stockbrokers can boost potential for AIM companies 17 Jul 2008

Niche firms weather climate advice storm

Business chiefs are more likely to hire a Big Four...17 Jul 2008

Scary truth about the increase in fraud

Open any page in a national newspaper at the moment and the stories on fraud are unmissable 10 Jul 2008

On the money with Gavin Hinks

There’s part of me thinks that we should chuck it all in and let the US regulate UK capital markets 10 Jul 2008

Now the real hard work begins, PwC

The merger of Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand created the blueprint for the Big Four: global assurance and advisory businesses built on solid audit foundations with plenty to offer the world’s biggest and most ambitious companies 02 Jul 2008

View from the board: a safe place to be, rain or shine

The credit crunch is not the time to save money through cheap accountants 26 Jun 2008

On the money with Gavin Hinks

What are recruitment prospects like for FDs and CFOs during the credit crunch? 26 Jun 2008

Fraud to rise as crunch bites

The rise of crime as a result of the credit crunch 12 Jun 2008

Will mergers define the future of accountancy?

If the past is anything to go by, mergers will define the future of accountancy 12 Jun 2008

Transparency is fair game for the banks

It seems more banks are coming round to fair value...17 Jul 2008

News

HMRC’s £2.7bn investment in vain, NAO warns

A £2.7bn investment to transform the way HMRC works may...18 Jul 2008

Business fraudsters heading for hardline treatment

Businessmen convicted of fraud face hard-line treatment as an alternative...18 Jul 2008

Analysis

Features

Richard Solomons, FD of Intercontinental Hotel Group

Profile: Richard Solomons, FD of InterContinental Hotel Group

Richard Solomons is masterminding Intercontinental Hotel Group's strategy of ownership,...17 Jul 2008

Google: the search is over

Prospects: google’s new cfo won’t have to look far for...10 Jul 2008

Blogs

Tax Hack

Tory complexity plan needs to be more radical

I haven't really known what to make of the Tories'...  16 Jul 2008 More from Tax Hack...

More on the Paul Gray payoff

Just a short post to say - if you're interested...  16 Jul 2008 More from Tax Hack...

SMEs don't credit check - is it price or an education issue?

I was a bit surprised to read in the Daily...  10 Jul 2008 More from Risky Business...

Newman leaves the blogosphere

Farewell to Jeremy Newman, who stood down as BDO Stoy...  08 Jul 2008 More from Accountancy Matters...

A blog about corporate blagging

BDO Stoy Hayward's recent research suggests the credit crunch is...  03 Jul 2008 More from Risky Business...

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