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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

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, management and franchising 17 Jul 2008

Google: the search is over

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

PwC: ten years on

Ian Powell looks back at a decade of threats and opportunities for PricewaterhouseCoopers 03 Jul 2008

Profile: Jo Knowles, finance director of Voluntary Services Overseas

Working for VSO, Jo Knowles has tough choices to make on upgrading systems or sending out more volunteers 26 Jun 2008

Insider business club: Value for the long run

Our experts look at how businesses can make their workplaces more sustainable and save money 26 Jun 2008

Pensions special: Steer the right course

When trustees set an investment strategy, they must consider everyone involved in the scheme 19 Jun 2008

Pensions special: Almighty powers that be

Increasing the pension regulator's powers will hit business operators 19 Jun 2008

Pensions special: Share the burden

Why are more companies wanting to lose their pensions headache with the help of buyouts 19 Jun 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

Chancellor on course to break 40% fiscal rule

Alistair Darling is expected to scrap the 40% fiscal in...18 Jul 2008

Comment

Gavin Hinks, editor of Accountancy Age

On the money with Gavin Hinks

So you’re a finance director and perhaps thinking of expanding...17 Jul 2008

Tax reform: a recipe for disaster

Lord Howe's report on tax reform lacks a vital ingredient 17 Jul 2008

AIM companies: why two stockbrokers can be better than one

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

Analysis

Transparency is fair game for the banks

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

Niche firms weather climate advice storm

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

Europe blocks one-way traffic regulation by US

EU contributors put a fierce defence against US regulators 17 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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