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Pension

Whitbread enacts new pension arrangement

Deloitte devised pension scheme now used by hotel chain

20 May 2010

IASB member defends pension plans

Board member said proposals will add clarity

30 Apr 2010

Pensions tax shift will see FDs feel the pinch

After the election battle over National Insurance, it is tax relief on pensions that could decide the vote

22 Apr 2010

Moore Stephens sells Reader's Digest to Jon Moulton business

Jon Moulton's Better capital vehicle buys Reader's Digest - but pension liability stays within the old company structure

12 Apr 2010

Pensions relief restriction plans must be halted, says CIoT

Tax relief taper plans must be rethought to avoid massive red tape burden

31 Mar 2010

Deloitte pension liability hits £234m

Deloitte's annual accounts reveals its pension scheme liability has ballooned

18 Mar 2010

Pensions chief demands reform of accounting

Campaign needed to reform accounting for pension funds says NAPF chairman

17 Mar 2010

Trade body calls for pension accounting overhaul

Pension values can fall on the back of panic selling

11 Mar 2010

Pension standard to hit company bottom lines

Changes to IAS 19 could see move out of equities and a loss of £8.7bn in UK company profits

08 Mar 2010

NAPF: Pension tax reform ten times more expensive than expected

Representative group predicts high implementation costs

03 Mar 2010

IFS hits out at pension tax relief plans

New rules to reduce relief on pension contributions for high earners will add ‘complexity’, ‘unfairness’

03 Mar 2010

Readers Digest US parent could be held liable for UK pensions deficit

UK pension law could require RDA to bail out in-administration UK company

19 Feb 2010

Hewitt: IASB pension proposals will hit P&L

Pensions advisers warn that defined benefit pensions accounting proposals will hit proft & loss figures

07 Dec 2009

ICAEW to axe final salary pension scheme

Final salary scheme to shut for existing members next year

11 Nov 2009

Profile: Rob Sewell, CFO of Pension Corporation

After less than two years in the CFO job at Pension Corporation, Rob Sewell faced the worst financial crisis in decades, but he has made a living from dealing with the unexpected

02 Nov 2009

Accounting rules mask £75bn pension deficit

Bond yields and accounting rules will eventually reveal £75bn pension liabilities in the FTSE 100, says PwC

27 Oct 2009

Osborne pledges to reverse Labour’s “pension tax raid”

Shadow chancellor sets out post-election financial stall at Tory party conference

06 Oct 2009

Keep the funds flowing

Pension trustees could make or break a company. So what tough decisions are they making in the recession and are accountants and the regulator helping them?

24 Sep 2009

Tenon: Entreprenuers must sort out tax early

Entrepreneurs must sort out 2009's tax return quickly to give themselves a chance to arrange their affairs before less beneficial rates come into effect

24 Jul 2009

This week's blogs: student numbers

Bloggers debate the Budget’s effect on accountancy students, the pension ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’ and why HMRC consultation offers a once in

30 Apr 2009

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Profession reaches end of its tether with PAC

After the Public Accounts Committee's latest hearing - in which it heavily criticised Google's tax affairs - many advisers have had enough

#AAYP 2013: Talent is ageless, but youth unemployment is a problem

The principles of developing future leaders apply whether you've just left school or got years of experience under your belt

To quota or not to quota: that is the problem

Women on board quotas may have a bad rep, but it’s the only way to address inherent bias argues Fiona Hotston Moore

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Should practice ownership structures break with tradition?

Incentivising accountancy practice staff will mean a new way of thinking. Robert Postlethwaite considers the options

Success of FRS 102 needs to be replicated on going concern

The consultation process for FRS 102 was arguably the most wide-ranging the FRC has ever conducted. It should apply the same rigour to going concern

Colin: Colin was here

Colin loves to be the centre of attention, as the Sky News Twitter account can testify

Taking Stock: Life in the slow lane

It was less Wacky Races and more Sunday driving as a team from Reeves helped raise £15,000 for charity as part of a race to Monaco

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