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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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Step in the right direction

Changes are afoot to improve the tarnished reputation of consultancies in government 24 Sep 2008

Professional problems for consultancy

Institute of Management Consultancy and Management Consultancies Association bicker over...22 Nov 2007

Companies get wise to the failings of the classis consultancy model

Consultant addiction leads to companies thirsting for the quick fix 19 Jul 2007

Oxera: The return - it's nothing to FEAR

There is little doubt that news that Oxera, the Oxford-based economic consultancy, is once again looking at issues to do with accountancy and audit will come as somewhat disturbing to the Big Four 15 Mar 2007

Call for a reporting revamp

It's time to drag reporting out of the stone age 14 Dec 2006

Bargaining power

Plea bargaining plans to raise more questions than solutions 03 Aug 2006

You saw it here first

We saw it three weeks ago in Accountancy Age, but last week’s survey from the Management Consultancies Association confirmed what we were hearing anecdotally. 09 Feb 2006

Spend money to save money

Ever since Sir Peter Gershon’s report on the government’s overdue efficiency drive was thumped onto departmental desks, and Gordon Brown’s announcement came that he was trimming down the civil service, critics have ceaselessly hounded the government on two major fronts. 12 Jan 2006

No need for a slap-dash job

This month’s been a real drain on my personal finances. First I had to spend several hundred pounds on having the exterior of my flat rendered and then I had to fork out the same to get a sink fitted in my WC. 01 Dec 2005

Director 'lied' against Chantrey Vellacott in court battle

Judge rules that director lied to bring a case of...01 Aug 2007

News

Barclays appoints Grant Thornton to advise on JJB's future

Barclays has appointed Grant Thorton to advise on the future...01 Dec 2008

Deloitte confident of salvaging Woolworths

Deloitte is confident of salvaging a trimmer looking Woolworths of...01 Dec 2008

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Our 21st Top Consulting Firms survey

Our annual survey of the consultancy industry reveals that, with...09 Oct 2008

Special Treatment

Government must ensure it’s hiring consultants for more than just...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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