Timing of insolvency could hit landlords’ rights
Business Recovery

Timing of insolvency could hit landlords’ rights

15y Rachael Singh

Timing of insolvency could hit landlords’ rights

Goldacre v Nortel case shifts balance of power towards landlords when a tenant slides into insolvency but advisers may have already found a way to cir...

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Profile: Mike Killoran, FD of Persimmon
People Business

Profile: Mike Killoran, FD of Persimmon

15y Melanie Stern

Profile: Mike Killoran, FD of Persimmon

Preserving the owner-manager heritage at housebuilder Persimmon has kept its FD on the financial straight and narrow Read More...

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Regions in recession: is the worst over?
Accounting Firms

Regions in recession: is the worst over?

15y Wilf Altman

Regions in recession: is the worst over?

The recession may have officially ended some time ago, but for firms across the country little has changed Read More...

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Accountant Greening shines in Treasury questions
People Business

Accountant Greening shines in Treasury questions

15y our parliamentary correspondent

Accountant Greening shines in Treasury questions

Economic secretary Justine Greening leads the line in first Commons questions to the Treasury Read More...

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Pompey administrators hit back at alternative CVA proposal
Business Recovery

Pompey administrators hit back at alternative CVA proposal

15y Rachael Singh

Pompey administrators hit back at alternative CVA ...

UHY Hacker Young administrators claim modified CVA from insolvency firm Griffins is "fanciful" and there are "errors" in its calculations Read More...

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Creditors seek documents from KPMG following bank's collapse
Audit

Creditors seek documents from KPMG following bank's collapse

15y Accountancy Age

Creditors seek documents from KPMG following bank'...

Creditors say KPMG documents may support potential claims Read More...

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Adminstrators seek sale of Warrington school-wear business
Business Recovery

Adminstrators seek sale of Warrington school-wear business

15y Kevin Reed , Writer

Adminstrators seek sale of Warrington school-wear ...

Touchline staff made redundant as KPMG's Paul Flint and Brian Green seek sale of its assets Read More...

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Griffins Insolvency Practitioners challenges Pompey administrators with higher return
Business Recovery

Griffins Insolvency Practitioners challenges Pompey administrators with hig...

15y Rachael Singh

Griffins Insolvency Practitioners challenges Pompe...

Insolvency firm claims it can offer creditors a return of 65p in the pound however it would mean the club would be relegated down to League 1 and 2 R...

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BBC appoints finance expert as risk director
People Business

BBC appoints finance expert as risk director

15y Kevin Reed , Writer

BBC appoints finance expert as risk director

Mike Ford promoted at the Beeb Read More...

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Can Your business Survive the "Penguin Test"?
Business Recovery

Can Your business Survive the "Penguin Test"?

15y rumo , Writer

Can Your business Survive the "Penguin Test"?

For the penguin, life is very simple. In order to survive the four worst months of an antarctic winter, they need 8 good months beforehand in which to...

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Corbett’s Bookshops takes on administrators
Business Recovery

Corbett’s Bookshops takes on administrators

15y Paul Grant

Corbett’s Bookshops takes on administrators

David Matthews and Martin Ellis from Grant Thronton look to sell on local community bookseller Read More...

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Finance experts take top WH Smith roles
Company News

Finance experts take top WH Smith roles

15y Kevin Reed , Writer

Finance experts take top WH Smith roles

Former ITV FD Henry Staunton joins WH Smith as non-exec. Signet FD Walker Boyd named chairman Read More...

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Breaking news: HMRC to veto Portsmouth CVA
Business Recovery

Breaking news: HMRC to veto Portsmouth CVA

15y Rachael Singh

Breaking news: HMRC to veto Portsmouth CVA

HMRC source says it doesn't regard 20p in the pound as "an acceptable return to the taxpayer" Read More...

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Begbies CFO to leave for NCC
Business Recovery

Begbies CFO to leave for NCC

15y Kevin Reed , Writer

Begbies CFO to leave for NCC

John Gittins to leave Begbies Traynor after three years Read More...

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Accountants to sue funk legend George Clinton
People Business

Accountants to sue funk legend George Clinton

15y Rachael Singh

Accountants to sue funk legend George Clinton

US firm Wlodinguer, Erk & Chanzis to sue songwriter for allegedly not paying the firm enough Read More...

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Oracle expected to spend £468m on restructuring business
Company News

Oracle expected to spend £468m on restructuring business

15y Rachael Singh

Oracle expected to spend £468m on restructuring bu...

Following acquisition of Sun Microsystems, Oracle are expected to spend $675m (£468m) on restructuring the business and cut jobs in its European and A...

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PwC chief calls on Cable to clarify audit intentions
Audit

PwC chief calls on Cable to clarify audit intentions

15y Accountancy Age

PwC chief calls on Cable to clarify audit intentio...

Business secretary under pressure to reveal what the plan is for audit Read More...

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Video: Portsmouth’s proposed hybrid CVA and liquidation
Business Recovery

Video: Portsmouth’s proposed hybrid CVA and liquidation

15y rumo , Writer

Video: Portsmouth’s proposed hybrid CVA and liquid...

The next steps in the Portsmouth administration saga Read More...

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Audio: Portsmouth’s proposed hybrid CVA and liquidation
Business Recovery

Audio: Portsmouth’s proposed hybrid CVA and liquidation

15y rumo , Writer

Audio: Portsmouth’s proposed hybrid CVA and liquid...

The next steps in the Portsmouth administration saga Read More...

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MCR administrators sell store at Vergo Retail
Business Recovery

MCR administrators sell store at Vergo Retail

15y Rachael Singh

MCR administrators sell store at Vergo Retail

Administrators confirm that Robbs in Hexam along will all its intellectual property, staff and store has been sold to J E Beale Read More...

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CFOs lack confidence in performance of their department
Company News

CFOs lack confidence in performance of their department

15y Rachael Singh

CFOs lack confidence in performance of their depar...

Cost of Control global annual survey shows 50% of finance executives lack a high level of confidence in the performance of their department Read More...

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Equitable, E&Y, 'objectivity and independence'
People Business

Equitable, E&Y, 'objectivity and independence'

15y rumo , Writer

Equitable, E&Y, 'objectivity and independence'

The saga that has been the disciplinary procedure brought against Ernst & Young for its audit of collapsed insurance business Equitable has finall...

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Vantis looks to restructure to reduce debt burden
Accounting Firms

Vantis looks to restructure to reduce debt burden

15y Kevin Reed , Writer

Vantis looks to restructure to reduce debt burden

Vantis speaking to potential investors and looking at restructuring debt Read More...

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CBI face opposition to lack of tax changes in Scotland
Company News

CBI face opposition to lack of tax changes in Scotland

15y Rachael Singh

CBI face opposition to lack of tax changes in Scot...

One of the most powerful business men in Scotland said the CBI's Scottish chief is out of touch with members for saying tax powers for Holyrood would...

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LSL takes on Cook to replace departing FD
People Business

LSL takes on Cook to replace departing FD

15y Paul Grant

LSL takes on Cook to replace departing FD

CFO of Bestinvest replaces Dean Fielding, who held the role for eight years Read More...

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ICAEW's Heiden joins Stock Exchange as non-exec
People Business

ICAEW's Heiden joins Stock Exchange as non-exec

15y Kevin Reed , Writer

ICAEW's Heiden joins Stock Exchange as non-exec

Paul Heiden, former Rolls royce FD, joins London Stock Exchange Read More...

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Back to the drawing board on audit choice
People Business

Back to the drawing board on audit choice

15y rumo , Writer

Back to the drawing board on audit choice

So the Financial Reporting Council appears to have conceded that measures introduced three years ago to improve the audit market have had little or no...

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