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KPMG reaches settlement over Fannie Mae lawsuit

US firm and Fannie Mae to share costs to settle with Ohio investors

08 May 2013

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Ex-KPMG auditor’s co-conspirator pleads guilty

Bryan Shaw has pleaded guilty to insider-trading, alongside ex-KPMG partner Scott London

07 May 2013

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Arbitration result could see RSM Tenon post £2.8m profit

Award from arbitration could see firm post £2.8m exceptional profit, but it has yet to agree new banking covenants with its lender

07 May 2013

Vectura Group CFO joins Elementis board

Anne Hyland joins board of FTSE 250 specialty chemicals company Elementis as a non-executive director

07 May 2013

CFO replaces departing chief exec at Archipelago Resources

Colin Sutherland will replace chief executive officer Marcus Engelbrecht at the end of the month

07 May 2013

Gauke favoured HMRC's rebuttal plans against solicitor Mba

David Gauke backed plans by HMRC to hit back against claims by taxman's 'whistleblowing' solicitor

07 May 2013

Grant Thornton wins new AIM-listed advertising audit client

Scottish office picks up Digital Global Services audit work

07 May 2013

Bankruptcies continue to fall

Individual insolvencies continue to decline with simplified bankruptcy process DROs, proving more popular than bankruptcies for third consecutive quarter

03 May 2013

HMRC struck Goldman Sachs ‘sweetheart’ deal to “save face”

HMRC struck deal with Goldman Sachs in order to save the chancellor "major embarrassment", a court hears

03 May 2013

TMF Group CFO joins Sepura board

Subject to shareholder approval, Gordon Stuart will join the company as an independent non-executive director

03 May 2013

Mazars calls for human rights reporting and assurance

Mazars launches project to develop standards for human rights reporting and assurance

03 May 2013

Singing ex-Vantis man ordered to pay back £800,000

David Perrin has to return £809,692 to the public purse in six weeks or face a further three years behind bars

03 May 2013

Corporate collapses plummet in first quarter of 2013

Administrations, liquidations and receiverships all continue to decline according to Insolvency Service statistics

03 May 2013

Wilkins Kennedy makes three partner appointments

Wilkins Kennedy promotes three people to partner across the firm's Hertford, Winchester and Ashford office

03 May 2013

All British overseas territories now in tax information deals

All British overseas territories with significant financial centres sign up to automatic tax disclosure deals

02 May 2013

Cooper Parry reshuffles management

COO Ade Cheatham to step into the chief role as Jeremy Bowler becomes chairman

02 May 2013

Shell balance sheet takes £12.3bn hit due to IAS19

Shell reports $19.2bn pension scheme hit to its balance sheet after implementing revised IAS19 standard

02 May 2013

FRC confirms budget increase and hike in levy rates

Reporting watchdog increases overall budget for 2013/14 to £24.5m and raises annual levies by 8.5%

02 May 2013

Google and E&Y summoned before PAC

The Public Accounts Committee recalls Google and Ernst & Young to give evidence over the internet giant's tax position

02 May 2013

Baker Tilly partner takes Duff & Phelps role

Peter Cooper joins Duff & Phelps as partner having previously held senior roles at Baker Tilly, E&Y and Lloyds

02 May 2013

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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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