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Deloitte could charge £22,000 per hour for Woolworths administration

Deloitte could be charging as much as £22,000 an hour plus expenses for taking control...28 Nov 2008

Audit committees warned to ask 'key questions' in the crisis

'More rigour' necessary in considering analysis for going concern statements 28 Nov 2008

Exclusive: E&Y loses UK head of tax to PwC

Paul Davies defects from E&Y to be partner at UK's biggest firm 28 Nov 2008

FRC warns companies against 'going concern' complacency

The Financial Reporting Council says tough economic conditions will force companies to look at whether...27 Nov 2008

BDO predicts single-digit growth for firms

BDO managing partner predicts single-digit rather than double-digit revenue growth next year 27 Nov 2008

MPs to question auditors over banking crisis

The Commons Treasury Committee is to question auditors about their role in the banking crisis...26 Nov 2008

CIMA launches its first qualification in another language

CIMA has signed a contract to offer training in Islamic finance in Arabic as well...26 Nov 2008

BDO chief warns of 'challenging' audit season ahead

Simon Michaels says that auditors, clients and their lenders will all have to work together...26 Nov 2008

Comment

View from the board: inside job

In the past few weeks there have been a number...27 Nov 2008

Behind the numbers: eyes on the prize

As post-Accountancy Age Awards hangovers slowly subside, I thought I...20 Nov 2008

Fair value and IASB supporters watch out

What to make of the G20 statement on accounting standards? 20 Nov 2008

Features

Health and absence: fit as a fiddle

The impact of absence is difficult to assess but tackling...27 Nov 2008

Insider Business Club: pension trustees

Our experts discuss pension fund management and the relationship between...20 Nov 2008

Fleet: economy model

If your under pressure to cut fleet costs, a mixed...20 Nov 2008

Analysis

Growing concern over rise in 'going concern' notices

BDO Stoy Hayward's recent 'going concern' warning over Sofa Workshop...27 Nov 2008

Overview: Old Mutual's new FD

Prospects: Philip Broadley’s appointment as FD will boost Old Mutual 20 Nov 2008

‘Unqualified’ success for EC accounts is not all it seems

Auditors still unconvinced on the legality and regularity of the...20 Nov 2008

Blogs

Loan arrangers can't mask excessive premiums...

We've been keeping an eye on Libor in this blog,...  02 Dec 2008 More from Shareholder Values...

Too much Fannie-ing about...

Fannie Mae, the beleaguered American mortgage shambles, has just appointed...  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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