Negativity hits stocks.
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Negativity hits stocks.

23y Adriana Zea

Negativity hits stocks.

Negative news has hit accountancy-related stocks, causing the majority of shares to slide below last week’s levels, writes Adriana Zea. After a ...

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Government lenient to companies affected by foot-and-mouth : but some hunt hounds stay locked up
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Government lenient to companies affected by foot-and-mouth : but some hunt ...

23y Adriana Zea

Government lenient to companies affected by foot-a...

A surprise drop in third quarter liquidations is the ‘calm before the storm’ and is due to lenient treatment by creditors, especially the ...

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For your diary.
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For your diary.

23y rumo , Writer

For your diary.

Thursday 8 November Boots, BT, and Scottish & Southern Energy to announce interim results. Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee meeting and ...

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DTI disqualifies carpet chief.
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DTI disqualifies carpet chief.

23y Chris Quick

DTI disqualifies carpet chief.

Former Allied Carpets MD banned for seven years after inflating sales by more than #6m Read More...

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Closed shop: No 10's diplomatic spat is followed by European auditor row
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Closed shop: No 10's diplomatic spat is followed by European auditor row

23y Michelle Perry

Closed shop: No 10's diplomatic spat is followed b...

A row has erupted in the House of Commons over the ‘jobs-for-the-boys’ style appointment of a non-accountant as Britain’s next nomin...

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Business week - Bitter pill for Boots?.
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Business week - Bitter pill for Boots?.

23y Adriana Zea

Business week - Bitter pill for Boots?.

Investors at retail giant wait to see if economic downturn has hit where it hurts Read More...

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'The entry blew my mind'.
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'The entry blew my mind'.

23y Chris Quick

'The entry blew my mind'.

Accountancy Age award winners include HM Prison Service, Nick Montague and E&Y Read More...

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Awards 2001 - HM Prison Service - Annual report and Accounts of the Year
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Awards 2001 - HM Prison Service - Annual report and Accounts of the Year

23y rumo , Writer

Awards 2001 - HM Prison Service - Annual report an...

A surprising winner that wowed the judges with its innovative approach, striking photography and carefully explained figures Read More...

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Why FDs become vital in troubled times.
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Why FDs become vital in troubled times.

23y Michelle Perry

Why FDs become vital in troubled times.

An overwhelming eight out of ten finance directors this week said the role of FD becomes more vital at times of economic slowdown, reaffirming the imp...

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Reuters helps XBRL score first success.
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Reuters helps XBRL score first success.

23y Philip Smith.

Reuters helps XBRL score first success.

News and information group is first company in Europe to use new financial reporting language to publish its results on the internet Read More...

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Over a hundred companies to warn on profits, says E&Y.
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Over a hundred companies to warn on profits, says E&Y.

23y Michelle Perry

Over a hundred companies to warn on profits, says ...

Survey of FTSE companies uncovers record number of warnings despite continuing consumer confidence in the UK Read More...

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Man on a mission: US Treasury secretary joins Britain in setting standards for starving terrorists of funds
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Man on a mission: US Treasury secretary joins Britain in setting standards ...

23y Gavin Hinks

Man on a mission: US Treasury secretary joins Brit...

An emergency meeting of the Financial Action Task Force this week stated its mission was to ‘strangle and cut the supply of money and assets tha...

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Companies hoodwink analysts.
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Companies hoodwink analysts.

23y Michelle Perry

Companies hoodwink analysts.

Failure to disclose goodwill amortisation policies is rife among among FTSE-listed businesses Read More...

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Business Week - Stocks rebound.
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Business Week - Stocks rebound.

23y Adriana Zea

Business Week - Stocks rebound.

Accountancy-related shares rebounded this week as two new companies made their debut on the Accountancy Age/ADVFN index, writes Adriana Zea. Shares fo...

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Business Week - For your diary ...
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Business Week - For your diary ...

23y rumo , Writer

Business Week - For your diary ...

Thursday November 1 Confederation of British Industry to publish distributive trades survey. Interim results from chemicals company Reflec. ICI, Power...

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FDs going plural.
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FDs going plural.

23y Accountancy Age

FDs going plural.

Increasingly senior financial professionals are choosing to 'go it alone' with wide and varied portfolios. At a time of changing trends in the financi...

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David Walker - The corridors of power ...
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David Walker - The corridors of power ...

23y rumo , Writer

David Walker - The corridors of power ...

Home secretary David Blunkett’s autobiography On a clear day shows him to be strait-laced, in a pro-family, traditional morality way and adaptab...

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Cutting off the cash.
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Cutting off the cash.

23y Gavin Hinks

Cutting off the cash.

In the wake of the 11 September attacks on New York and Washington bombs may have fallen on Afghanistan, but the world is also focused on the finances...

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Analysis: War on terror - The business behind Bin Laden.
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Analysis: War on terror - The business behind Bin Laden.

23y Andrew Sawers

Analysis: War on terror - The business behind Bin ...

The testimony of Bin Laden's former 'CFO' has given US security officials a vital insight into how the terrorist group al-Qaida used legitimate busnes...

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Analysis - The day the handouts stopped.
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Analysis - The day the handouts stopped.

23y rumo , Writer

Analysis - The day the handouts stopped.

Railtrack's last set of accounts, signed off in May, painted a picture of a company already in serious financial trouble. Read More...

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BUSINESS WEEK - The only way is up.
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BUSINESS WEEK - The only way is up.

23y Gavin Hinks

BUSINESS WEEK - The only way is up.

As the airline industry almost grinds to a halt, budget carrier easyJet shows no sign of slowing Read More...

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BUSINESS WEEK - Minor setback for stock market index.
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BUSINESS WEEK - Minor setback for stock market index.

23y Adriana Zea

BUSINESS WEEK - Minor setback for stock market ind...

The Accountancy Age/ADVFN index’s recent recovery has suffered a small setback as two of its stocks fell back more than 10% in an uneasy economi...

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BUSINESS WEEK - For your diary.
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BUSINESS WEEK - For your diary.

23y rumo , Writer

BUSINESS WEEK - For your diary.

Thursday 25 October Retailer Arcadia Group announces full year results. Pilkington the glass manufacturer, announces half year results. Software maker...

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ANALYSIS - A law unto himself?
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ANALYSIS - A law unto himself?

23y Accountancy Age

ANALYSIS - A law unto himself?

False accounting by Italian private companies is no longer a crime. But the prime minister's opponents accuse him of putting his own interests first R...

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SAP loses finance chief
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SAP loses finance chief

23y AccountancyAge.com

SAP loses finance chief

Software giant SAP is searching for a new chief financial officer following the resignation of Edward Lyons who has left after just 11 months. Read Mo...

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Cardington chooses fashionable FD
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Cardington chooses fashionable FD

23y Larry Schlesinger

Cardington chooses fashionable FD

Marketing services group Cardington - soon to be known as Luxury Brands Group - has appointed Marlies Spiekman, the former European financial controll...

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Regus finance director works for free
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Regus finance director works for free

23y Philip Smith.

Regus finance director works for free

The finance director and chief executive of troubled office provider Regus are working for free as part of drastic measures to keep the company afloat...

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