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Grant Thornton appointed liquidators to Stanford International

Marcus Wide and Hugh Dickson appointed to collapsed bank, succeeding former Vantis liquidators Nigel Hamilton-Smith and Peter Wastell

18 Aug 2011

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BDO sued for $10bn by investors over Stanford audits

Claim comes in a Dallas court, alleging BDO should have spotted the fraud during its audits

27 May 2011

Invasion of the IPs

Court ruling could open up UK to overseas insolvency practitioners chasing assets

09 Sep 2010

Breaking news: Vantis shares suspended

Vantis shares suspended on AIM, and chief executive Paul Jackson steps down

14 Jun 2010

Antigua court seeks to remove Vantis from Stanford liquidation

Liquidators from Vantis to appeal decision by Antigua courts to remove them from their role at Stanford International Bank

11 Jun 2010

Video: 'Going concern' threats and record bankruptcies

Personal insovlencies hit new highs, while Stanford hurts Vantis operations

11 Feb 2010

Audio: 'Going concern' threats and record bankruptcies

Personal insovlencies hit new highs, while Stanford hurts Vantis operations

11 Feb 2010

Stanford causes Vantis going concern threat

Cashflow concerns from Vantis' work as liquidators of Stanford International Bank sees the firm's auditors issue warning

01 Feb 2010

Frauds put forensic accountants in the spotlight

High profile cases piling the pressure on forensic accountants

22 Oct 2009

Stanford claims he can't afford lawyer

Judge appoints public defender to represent former billionaire

16 Sep 2009

Overview: Hamilton-Smith faces a battle

Prospects: Hamilton-Smith faces a battle over Stanford’s UK assets

23 Jul 2009

Stanford liquidator faces new battle over UK assets

US liquidator in High Court appeal to sieze UK assets of collapsed bank

16 Jul 2009

Stanford's bail revoked

Judge: Stanford is a flight risk

01 Jul 2009

Two accountants charged over Stanford

US Securities and Exchange Commission charges two accountants in its case against billionaire Sir Allen Stanford over an alleged $8bn (£4.9bn) Ponzi scheme

25 Jun 2009

SEC charges two Stanford accountants

Civil corruption charges filed against two Stanford accountants and head of Antigua's financial services regulatory board

22 Jun 2009

Sir Allen Stanford arrested in US after surrendering to the FBI

Texan billionaire accused of fradulently selling deposit certificates.

19 Jun 2009

Stanford CFO to co-operate with the Feds

James M Davis decides to co-operate with the Department of Justice and the SEC after reportedly exercising his Fifth Amendment rights to avoid incriminating himself

25 Mar 2009

Stanford stays tight-lipped in fraud case

Cricket-loving billionaire goes on the defensive by invoking his Fifth Amendment rights in response to a civil case brought by the SEC

13 Mar 2009

Stanford mission is no Antigua holiday

No holiday in the sun for Vantis receivers tasked with recovering Stanford International Bank's client assets

05 Mar 2009

SEC draws a blank on Stanford auditor

SEC unable to contact UK office of CAS Hewlett as part of investigation into Alan Stanford's bank

26 Feb 2009

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Penny Avis' book Nevermind the Botox Rachel

Video: From corporate finance to author

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

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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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