Osborne to launch SME credit easing
Corporate Finance

Osborne to launch SME credit easing

14y our parliamentary correspondent

Osborne to launch SME credit easing

Chancellor outlines plans to encourage an SME loan bond market Read More...

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M&A specialist Garbutta takes AIM non-exec role
Company News

M&A specialist Garbutta takes AIM non-exec role

14y Kevin Reed , Writer

M&A specialist Garbutta takes AIM non-exec role

Harris and Trotter partner joins Cheerful Scout PLC as a non-executive director Read More...

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Miliband wants more tax on 'predator' companies
Corporate Finance

Miliband wants more tax on 'predator' companies

14y our parliamentary correspondent

Miliband wants more tax on 'predator' companies

Labour leader wants to tax businesses that make a fast buck without care for the consequences of those affected by their actions Read More...

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Quarterly reports could disappear under EU plans
Business Regulation

Quarterly reports could disappear under EU plans

14y Rose Orlik

Quarterly reports could disappear under EU plans

Draft EU transparency directive does away with quarterly financial reporting, calls for greater disclosure on controlling stakes in companies Read Mor...

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EU outlines simpler SME accounting
Business Regulation

EU outlines simpler SME accounting

14y Rose Orlik

EU outlines simpler SME accounting

A draft EU directive calls for simpler SME financial reporting, no mandatory IFRS for small companies and a higher threshold for statutory audit Read ...

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UK struggles to duck Tobin tax
Corporate Finance

UK struggles to duck Tobin tax

14y Rose Orlik

UK struggles to duck Tobin tax

A financial transactions tax could hit London despite the UK mooting an opt-out of the Europe-wide proposal Read More...

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TS at the City AM awards
Corporate Finance

TS at the City AM awards

14y Taking Stock

TS at the City AM awards

TS was stunned by City AM awards' keynote speech and prize winners Read More...

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Financial reports 'must tell story'
Business Regulation

Financial reports 'must tell story'

14y Rose Orlik

Financial reports 'must tell story'

Financial report preparers should focus on telling their business story and not see the job as a regulatory burden Read More...

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Embankment's bird of prey
Accounting Firms

Embankment's bird of prey

14y Taking Stock

Embankment's bird of prey

Kite flying taken to a whole new level Read More

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BIS: Simpler reports for better business
Corporate Finance

BIS: Simpler reports for better business

14y Rose Orlik

BIS: Simpler reports for better business

The Department for Business says simpler company reports will support investors and the economy Read More...

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Integrated reporting for cheaper capital, says KPMG
Corporate Finance

Integrated reporting for cheaper capital, says KPMG

14y Rose Orlik

Integrated reporting for cheaper capital, says KPM...

Integrated reporting could help companies secure cheap finance through improved relationships with capital markets, KPMG has posited Read More...

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BDO: Annual report users question value
Corporate Finance

BDO: Annual report users question value

14y Rose Orlik

BDO: Annual report users question value

Users of annual reports fear the documents are not reliable performance indicators, but rely on them nonetheless Read More...

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Economic recovery 'jeopardised' by simpler SME reporting
Business Regulation

Economic recovery 'jeopardised' by simpler SME reporting

14y Rose Orlik

Economic recovery 'jeopardised' by simpler SME rep...

Plans to simplify financial reporting for small business could harm Britain's economic recovery, credit managers warn Read More...

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Firms should speculate to accumulate
Accounting Firms

Firms should speculate to accumulate

14y Accountancy Age

Firms should speculate to accumulate

No short-term change to the difficult outlook for business, but this will reveal opportunities for enterprising advisors willing to take a chance, say...

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Colin: Cause for celebration
Corporate Finance

Colin: Cause for celebration

14y Taking Stock

Colin: Cause for celebration

Colin's take on other reasons Libyan rebels are cheerful Read More...

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New tax-beneficial business zones launched
Company News

New tax-beneficial business zones launched

14y Kevin Reed , Writer

New tax-beneficial business zones launched

More enterprise zones launched by the government Read More...

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Harlow hives off from Smith Cooper
Accounting Firms

Harlow hives off from Smith Cooper

14y Kevin Reed , Writer

Harlow hives off from Smith Cooper

John Harlow sets up independent insolvency practice Read More...

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Groupon rejigs accounting prior to $20bn IPO
Company News

Groupon rejigs accounting prior to $20bn IPO

14y Kevin Reed , Writer

Groupon rejigs accounting prior to $20bn IPO

Online deal business reconsiders how it presents marketing and subscriber-acquisition costs Read More...

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Wolseley FD hails "innovative" £820m refinancing
Company News

Wolseley FD hails "innovative" £820m refinancing

14y Kevin Reed , Writer

Wolseley FD hails "innovative" £820m refinancing

Two credit facilites for one, as Wolseley renegotiates to deals simultaneuously Read More...

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Xchanging buoyed by refinancing deal
Corporate Finance

Xchanging buoyed by refinancing deal

14y Rose Orlik

Xchanging buoyed by refinancing deal

Xchanging has a four-year financing deal and new CEO Ken Lever said it is making progress after accusations of "aggressive" accounting Read More...

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Advisors take backseat in quest for SME finance
Accounting Firms

Advisors take backseat in quest for SME finance

14y Accountancy Age

Advisors take backseat in quest for SME finance

Age and risk profile of a business key factors in the decision-making progress - advisors play a limited role in securing funds Read More...

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CFA: Don't skewer long-term investors
Corporate Finance

CFA: Don't skewer long-term investors

14y Rose Orlik

CFA: Don't skewer long-term investors

Investor spokesman Will Goodhart has defended short-term investors, saying there is no ideal holding period Read More...

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ICAS: 30% of financial reports must go
Business Regulation

ICAS: 30% of financial reports must go

14y Rose Orlik

ICAS: 30% of financial reports must go

ICAS and New Zealand peer NZICA said financial reports should shed 30% to improve communication with users Read More...

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Will advisors rise to the SME challenge?
Accounting Firms

Will advisors rise to the SME challenge?

14y Kevin Reed , Writer

Will advisors rise to the SME challenge?

Helping SMEs consolidate and grow is vital to the UK economy. Do accountants realise their place in all this? Read More...

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Accounting insight 'more valuable' than cost counting
Accounting Software

Accounting insight 'more valuable' than cost counting

14y Rose Orlik

Accounting insight 'more valuable' than cost count...

Accounting insight and strategy add more value than old-fashioned cost counting, a new CIMA report has suggested Read More...

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Has Cable done enough to increase SME lending?
Corporate Finance

Has Cable done enough to increase SME lending?

14y Accountancy Age

Has Cable done enough to increase SME lending?

Matt Forrest asks if Vince Cable's pledge to increase pressure on banks to lend to SMEs goes far enough Read More...

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PwC: Analysts crave more timely assurance, less boilerplate audit
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PwC: Analysts crave more timely assurance, less boilerplate audit

14y Rose Orlik

PwC: Analysts crave more timely assurance, less bo...

PwC finds investors and analysts want to swap boilerplate reporting for more narrative and timely assurance Read More...

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