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Northern Rock

Northern Rock FD banned and fined £320,000

Bank FD guilty of misrepresenting mortgage arrears

27 Jul 2010

FD leaves Rock to focus on FSA probe

Northern Rock Asset Management FD David Jones steps down to concentrate on an ongoing FSA investigation

29 Apr 2010

Northern Rock CFO steps down due to FSA probe

The finance director in charge of bailed-out bank Northern Rock Asset Management steps down following an FSA probe

21 Apr 2010

No compensation for Rock shareholders: BDO

Andrew Caldwell, BDO's valuer for Northern Rock says former shareholders will not receive any cash back for their stake in the nationalised bank

31 Mar 2010

McConville joins Northern Rock as CFO

Lloyds finance expert Jim McConville joins Northern Rock as CFO

16 Mar 2010

Former Abbey FD joins 'new Northern Rock' board

Mark Pain to serve as a non-exec at renewed Northern Rock

16 Dec 2009

Floundering Rock valued at £5.68bn in the red

Administrators would have been unable to sell off Northern Rock whole, forcing a break-up of the assets to realise value and leading to a deficit of £5.68bn

08 Dec 2009

Northern Rock shareholders will not receive compensation, says BDO

BDO valuations expert Andrew Caldwell sets out his provisional views on Rock valuation and on the amount of any compensation payable to former shareholders

08 Dec 2009

Skipton Building Society appoints new FD

Tom Wood takes on the group FD post at Skipton, as Richard Twigg moves to an MD role

30 Jul 2009

More competition needed in banking sector: Darling

Competition is `essential' ingredient for growth.

10 Jul 2009

Northern Rock shareholders take government to High Court

Former shareholders in nationalised bank fear little or no compensation from Treasury

10 Jun 2009

On the money with Gavin Hinks

Word reaches us that the queue of people lining up to pitch for the work valuing failed bank Bradford & Bingley is much longer than the one that formed to do Northern Rock

28 May 2009

NAO slams Northern Rock systems

Government feared a second run on the bank because computer systems were too slow

20 Mar 2009

Former Northern Rock CFO to take up UBS role

Two former CFO's to join the board of directors at bank UBS

17 Mar 2009

ICAEW head to recommend Bradford & Bingley valuation expert

Michael Izza to recommend expert to decide compensation payment for Bradford & Bingley shareholders

10 Mar 2009

Shareholders plan Northern Rock appeal

Northern Rock shareholders are considering taking their case to the European courts

19 Feb 2009

Rock valuation branded a 'charade' at the High Court

Legal eagle representing RAB Capital pans the terms of the government's compensation scheme order as an 'elaborate and sophisticated charade'

14 Jan 2009

Godbehere to depart the Rock

The financial director parachuted in to sort out the embattled bank's books is to step down from the board on January 31, before officially leaving at the end of February

12 Jan 2009

BDO's Rock valuation at centre of High Court showdown

Shareholders and investors demand radical changes to the contract terms

08 Jan 2009

FRC reveals plans to turn up heat on auditors

Auditors need to be aware that the FRC will be watching even in these tough economic times

08 Jan 2009

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Rachael Singh interviews self-published author and former Deloitte partner Penny Avis on her novel "Nevermind the Botox Rachel"

Managers must spot signs of staff stress

Learn to identify the symptoms of stress in your team, urges CABA

The Practitioner: Staff sit-down shocker

The Practitioner has plenty to think about after a senior staff member reveals the pair haven't 'chatted' for quite a while...

Time for consulting to re-balance?

Despite robust performance in 2011, the consulting industry must reduce its reliance on financial services clients, says Alan Leaman

businessman steps forward

Tax: Don't go back in the future

Forget retrospection and instead put the GAAR together properly to create certainty for business, says Gary Richards

CIMA and ICAEW accounts: all in the presentation

Fully transparent, or just one for the accountants? asks Kevin Reed

TS recalls Pet's star Healy's close links to HMRC

Tim Healy's recent run-in with the taxman isn't his only dealing with HMRC, TS recalls...

Colin: Cost-cutting a step too far

Finance function takes its toll at BBC offices

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