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PKF

PKF Chinese firm to join BDO

More merger efforts between BDO and PKF

13 Nov 2012

Martin Goodchild and Simon Michaels

Interview: BDO's Simon Michaels and PKF's Martin Goodchild

The managing partners talk to Accountancy Age about the whys and hows of their merger plans

07 Nov 2012

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BDO and PKF confirm "advanced merger discussions"

The two firms look to merge in the new year

07 Nov 2012

PKF administrators line up supporters to buy Portsmouth

Portsmouth FC administrators line up Portsmouth Supporters Trust as preferred buyer

19 Oct 2012

PKF's partner profits fall as downturn takes toll

Profits and revenue fall at PKF, hitting partners distributions

15 Oct 2012

PKF administrators called to cricket specialists Romida

Kerry Bailey and Jon Newell, both partners at PKF, appointed joint administrators of cricket equipment supplier Romida

05 Oct 2012

Keep taxman away from tax scheme panel, says CIoT

HMRC should not have representation on a GAAR advisory panel, warns the CIoT and ATT

18 Sep 2012

BDO/PKF - deal details are where the fun's at

Merger discussions are fine, but the real fun comes after the ink has dried on the contract and two firms must become one

16 Aug 2012

Speculation grows about BDO/PKF merger

Reports suggest PKF’s managing partner Martin Goodchild has agreed a deal in principle to sell the firm's UK operations to BDO

16 Aug 2012

Portsmouth buyers blame administrators for collapsed deal

Proposed buyer Portpin says its walking away from the deal due to a lack of cooperation from PKF administrators, recently unveiled debts and further relegation

15 Aug 2012

Administrators finalise deal at Portsmouth FC

PKF administrators have renegotiated the last of the first team contracts to save the club

10 Aug 2012

Portsmouth player blames administrators as liquidation looms

With three days left until the liquidation deadline, administrators contine to negotiate deals to remove the final two senior players

07 Aug 2012

Portsmouth administrators warn club could shut in two weeks

PKF administrators have warned they might have to liquidate the club by 10 August if some player contracts have not been renegotiated

25 Jul 2012

Portsmouth administrators condemn Football League

PKF administrators to Portsmouth FC critical of Football League decision to deduct ten points from the club

13 Jul 2012

Creditors swap RSM Tenon for PKF as liquidators

The creditors for collapsed wine distributor D & D Wines International swap RSM Tenon administrators for PKF liquidators

10 Jul 2012

PKF administrators make 87 redundancies at Cecil Jacobs

Administrators have had to close all but one of the 19 stores in Cecil Jacob’s property portfolio following its collapse

20 Jun 2012

PKF administrators make 46 redundancies at Cecil Jacobs

Administrators forced to close seven stores at collapsed camera retailer

08 Jun 2012

PKF administrators called to camera retailer Jacobs

UK’s largest independent camera retailer, employing 154 staff with 19 stores, collapses with PKF’s Eddie Kerr and Jim Stewart-Foster taking up the appointment

06 Jun 2012

Portsmouth administrators line up Balram Chainrai for sale

PKF administrators reveal that former owner Balram Chainrai has been the only bidder to the collapsed club so far

21 May 2012

Moving up the audit food chain

Mid-tier firms hope AIU report will offer tastier audit clients. But are their eyes bigger than their bellies?

14 May 2012

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#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

#AAYP 2013: Soft skills will be a necessity to being competitive

Accountants must continue to add value by advising our clients more predominantly on their structure and their long-term objective

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Walk before you can run, lessons on choosing the right IT system

Stepping back and choosing a simpler IT system might be the best way forward for the business explains Christophe Letellier

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

Colin: Democracy bureaucracy

Colin wonders what the ICAEW's discussions over the botched ballot were like

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