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Risky Business

Martin Williams

Martin Williams

24 Jun 2011

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Time to Act against slow payers

Credit inspectors should act on tardy payers, says Martin Williams

08 Jun 2011

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Cash-struck consumers dent recovery hopes

Manufacturing and services industries need to step up the pace as high street spending slumps

01 Jun 2011

Sort out the credit sloths

SMEs will also find it hard recouping payment from big clients - but there are ways to improve the situation

31 May 2011

Window dressing won't save Britain's high streets

Martin Williams bemoans government procrastination in appointing a grocery adjudicator

27 May 2011

EU ding dong over accounts filing Exemption

Thank goodness the EU Council is blocking proposals to lower accounts filing limits, says Martin Williams

18 May 2011

Insolvency stats are head-scratchingly strange

Martin Williams attempts to explain why insolvency stats are muted - and why they could stay that way

12 May 2011

Authorities wake up to £38bn robbery

The Police finally taking fraud seriously, says Martin Williams

10 May 2011

Reservations about hotel sector despite GDP growth

Room for improvement in the hotel sector, and leisure in general, despite latest GDP figures

27 Apr 2011

PIGS Keep Europe in an Economic Trough

19 Apr 2011

Picking the Bad'un

15 Apr 2011

Pouring water on phoenix companies?

11 Apr 2011

Supermarkets- Doing their bit for charity?

31 Mar 2011

Cutting the right red tape

22 Mar 2011

Is the taxman protecting directors of 'dead' companies?

18 Mar 2011

A pre-pack storm that won’t subside

14 Mar 2011

Writing's on the wall for non-essential retailers

11 Mar 2011

Electronic Companies House should get new remit

08 Mar 2011

Oh to be an emerging market!

02 Mar 2011

"Don't panic Mr Mainwaring....just yet!"

31 Jan 2011

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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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Feature: Inside the Chartered Accountants' Benevolent Association

After seeing a 70% rise in demand, Calum Fuller visited the Chartered Accountants Benevolent Association to learn more about its efforts to provide support

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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