Majority of Scots ICA accountants to be trained in England following big firm exodus

Personal Tax Majority of Scots ICA accountants to be trained in England following big firm exodus

24y Damian Wild, Reporter

Majority of Scots ICA accountants to be trained in...

The Scots ICA will train more students in England and Wales than it will north of the border from September, according to the institute's annual repor...

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Ex-CIPFA company makes FTSE 100 debut next week

Management Ex-CIPFA company makes FTSE 100 debut next week

24y Damian Wild, Reporter

Ex-CIPFA company makes FTSE 100 debut next week

Fittingly, next Monday's redrawing of the FTSE100, the first of the new millennium, will be the biggest-ever shake-up of the index of the UK's leading...

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A SHORT HISTORY OF THE DEFECTIONS

Consulting A SHORT HISTORY OF THE DEFECTIONS

24y Damian Wild, Reporter

A SHORT HISTORY OF THE DEFECTIONS

It was a threat that no one at the English ICA appeared to take seriously. Read More...

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Newswatch: Building profits from housing.

Consulting Newswatch: Building profits from housing.

24y Damian Wild, Reporter

Newswatch: Building profits from housing.

Travis Perkins is just the kind of company that will be hit if the chancellor uses his Budget to boost the government’s countryside credentials ...

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Trainees to sign up for examinations online at ACCA

Consulting Trainees to sign up for examinations online at ACCA

24y Damian Wild, Reporter

Trainees to sign up for examinations online at ACC...

ACCA is to allow students to enter for examinations via the internet and says that it is the first professional body to do so. Read More...

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Exclusive: Government is bringing in GAAR by-the-back-door, English ICA warns

Personal Tax Exclusive: Government is bringing in GAAR by-the-back-door, English ICA warns

24y Damian Wild, Reporter

Exclusive: Government is bringing in GAAR by-the-b...

The Inland Revenue is using the new shipping tax to resurrect ministerial plans for a general anti-aviodance rule, the English ICA warned this week. R...

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PricewaterhouseCoopers staff given money and time-off to launch internet start-ups

Management PricewaterhouseCoopers staff given money and time-off to launch internet start-ups

24y Damian Wild, Reporter

PricewaterhouseCoopers staff given money and time-...

PricewaterhouseCoopers staff with ideas for web-based start-ups will be able to apply for support from from a $500m incubator service launched by the ...

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Exchequer roars into Longleat with new accounting system

Management Exchequer roars into Longleat with new accounting system

24y Damian Wild, Reporter

Exchequer roars into Longleat with new accounting ...

Longleat is implementing Exchequer Software's Enterprise accounting system to help control operations at Longleat House and Safari Park and Cheddar Ca...

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The Financial Week Ahead - Getting back on track.

Consulting The Financial Week Ahead - Getting back on track.

24y Damian Wild, Reporter

The Financial Week Ahead - Getting back on track.

In the spotlight: Investment and franchise renewal are priorities for Read More...

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Procurement - New e-purchasing solution.

Management Procurement - New e-purchasing solution.

24y Damian Wild, Reporter

Procurement - New e-purchasing solution.

KPMG Consulting, software giant Microsoft and PC manufacturer Compaq have launched an integrated e-purchasing solution that they claim can reduce a co...

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PwC risks its number one position: Consultants in search of a slice of the capital markets action?

Consulting PwC risks its number one position: Consultants in search of a slice of the capital markets action?

24y Damian Wild, Reporter

PwC risks its number one position: Consultants in ...

PricewaterhouseCoopers' decision to split into three marks nothing less than a watershed for the profession. Read More...

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Standards-setter moves to slash size of financial statements

Consulting Standards-setter moves to slash size of financial statements

24y Damian Wild, Reporter

Standards-setter moves to slash size of financial ...

Copies of annual financial statements sent to shareholders could be halved in length, saving businesses thousands of pounds and providing smaller shar...

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The Financial Week Ahead - Newswatch: Rio Tinto, money from metals.

Consulting The Financial Week Ahead - Newswatch: Rio Tinto, money from metals.

24y Damian Wild, Reporter

The Financial Week Ahead - Newswatch: Rio Tinto, m...

Gold may be the most glamorous of the markets in which Rio Tinto has a heavy stake, but it is less precious metals that have proved more lucrative in ...

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Insolvency rates hit five-year high.

Consulting Insolvency rates hit five-year high.

24y Damian Wild, Reporter

Insolvency rates hit five-year high.

Company start-ups that fail helped drive up the number of companies going into liquidation by 8% to their highest level in five years, according to ne...

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English ICA announces September start date for new syllabus in bid to win back firms

Consulting English ICA announces September start date for new syllabus in bid to win back firms

24y Damian Wild, Reporter

English ICA announces September start date for new...

The English ICA confirmed today that it will launch its new syllabus in September 2000 in an attempt to stem the tide of firms that have switched stud...

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Kingston Smith spices up its client list

Consulting Kingston Smith spices up its client list

24y Damian Wild, Reporter

Kingston Smith spices up its client list

Kingston Smith is acting for the Spice Girls in their High Court battle against the Italian motorcycle manufacturer Aprilia. Read More...

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Cabinet reviews IT errors.

Management Cabinet reviews IT errors.

24y Damian Wild, Reporter

Cabinet reviews IT errors.

Government launches comprehensive survey to reduce mistakes. Read More...

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SBS chief backed.

Consulting SBS chief backed.

24y Damian Wild, Reporter

SBS chief backed.

The government has vowed to give small-business supremo direct access Read More...

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News analysis - Tearing itself apart.

Consulting News analysis - Tearing itself apart.

24y Damian Wild, Reporter

News analysis - Tearing itself apart.

After Ernst & Young's decision to break away, does the English ICA Read More...

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Small Business Service chief will have hotline to Prime Minister

Consulting Small Business Service chief will have hotline to Prime Minister

24y Damian Wild, Reporter

Small Business Service chief will have hotline to ...

Small Business Service chief executive David Irwin will have an 'independent, formal right of access to the Prime Minister', small business minister P...

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Scots auditor general pledges to provide only 'relevant' reports to new parliament

Management Scots auditor general pledges to provide only 'relevant' reports to new parliament

24y Damian Wild, Reporter

Scots auditor general pledges to provide only 'rel...

The Audit Committee of the Scottish Parliament should not be sent all audit reports about public spending north of the border, instead relevant report...

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European Union will not survive without improving financial management, warns Dame Sheila

Management European Union will not survive without improving financial management, warns Dame Sheila

24y Damian Wild, Reporter

European Union will not survive without improving ...

The European Union will not survive in the 21st century unless it overhauls its institutions and improves financial management, English ICA president ...

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Glaxo FD Coombe bags top job at new £114bn drugs giant Glaxo SmithKline

Consulting Glaxo FD Coombe bags top job at new £114bn drugs giant Glaxo SmithKline

24y Damian Wild, Reporter

Glaxo FD Coombe bags top job at new £114bn drugs g...

John Coombe has been confirmed as chief financial officer of Glaxo SmithKline, the new £114bn drugs giant created by this morning's merger of GlaxoWel...

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Institute of Directors tells Brown not to risk public finances in March Budget

Personal Tax Institute of Directors tells Brown not to risk public finances in March Budget

24y Damian Wild, Reporter

Institute of Directors tells Brown not to risk pub...

The Institute of Directors has urged chancellor Gordon Brown not to take any chances with the public finances in his March Budget, but to concentrate ...

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Bank of England hikes interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point to 5.75%

Consulting Bank of England hikes interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point to 5.75%

24y Damian Wild, Reporter

Bank of England hikes interest rates by a quarter ...

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee raised its discount interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 5.75 percent at lunchtime toda...

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English ICA admits blow from Ernst & Young defection but denies evidence of exodus

Consulting English ICA admits blow from Ernst & Young defection but denies evidence of exodus

24y Damian Wild, Reporter

English ICA admits blow from Ernst & Young defecti...

The English ICA said today it did not expect other firms to follow the lead of Ernst & Young and abandon the institute's qualification. Read More...

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FTSE 100 finance directors group urges firms to stamp out audit conflicts of interest

Consulting FTSE 100 finance directors group urges firms to stamp out audit conflicts of interest

24y Damian Wild, Reporter

FTSE 100 finance directors group urges firms to st...

Audit firms must practice the governance procedures they preach and ensure partners and staff of audit firms do not hold shares in client companies, t...

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