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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

Management consultancy special: interim managers

Forget management consultants, troubleshooting interim finance managers are dropping in to give businesses a real competitive edge 08 Nov 2007

Management consultancy special: top firms 2007

The latest annual survey of top management consulting firms shows a rise in consultancy fee income to a record £5.9bn. But who exactly are the winners and losers in the consultancy league tables? 08 Nov 2007

Profile: Simon Freakley, CEO of restructuring specialist Kroll

Enron, Saddam Hussein and international kidnappers are just some of the cases Simon Freakley’s firm deals with. He tells our reporter how his colourful career has led him to the top post at restructuring specialist Kroll 25 Oct 2007

Top 50: growth industry

We report on last year's booming revenues in consultancy 29 Jun 2006

Consultancy: In safe hands

We investigate how to choose the right consultant for overhauling your company's health and safety regime and one company's experience of a health and safety audit 26 Jun 2006

The ultimate consultant

She may be managing director now - but Lis Astall has been through the mill. From the notoriety of NIRS2 and the upheaval of the Andersen divorce to NHS reform, life at the country's leading consultancy firm has been nothing if not eventful - and she's still hungry for more 27 Oct 2004

Contracting out - Make your best bid

Contracting out is no longer purely a public sector pursuit. If shrewd, firms can profit greatly from tendering by private companies. 27 Jul 2004

Top 50 - Mid-tier takes lead in consultancy

With Ernst & Young set to re-enter the consultancy market next year, and PricewaterhouseCoopers and KPMG planning on becoming more transparent about their earnings in this area, this year's Top 50 table could be about to go through significant change. 24 Jun 2004

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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