Sage UK to fight 'gorillas'
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Sage UK to fight 'gorillas'

22y Sara Yirrell

Sage UK to fight 'gorillas'

The managing director of Sage UK has spoken of his determination to stand firm against 'gorilla-like competitors', such as Microsoft Business Solution...

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The Debate: CEO - skills vs personality
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The Debate: CEO - skills vs personality

22y Michelle Perry

The Debate: CEO - skills vs personality

A CEO's skills are more important than personality, says Patricia Peter, but there should be more transparency in the selection process, argues Michel...

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Why universities should start debt collecting
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Why universities should start debt collecting

22y Accountancy Age

Why universities should start debt collecting

A total of 4,400 lecturers, tens of thousands of new computers and new buildings. But English universities are missing out on the commercial benefits ...

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Sainsbury's has food for thought
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Sainsbury's has food for thought

22y Liz Loxton

Sainsbury's has food for thought

J Sainsbury appears to be part of a rash of former stalwart shares struggling to regain stock market credibility. Marks & Spencer, British Airways...

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Shareholders hit PeopleSoft with lawsuit
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Shareholders hit PeopleSoft with lawsuit

22y David Rae

Shareholders hit PeopleSoft with lawsuit

Craig Conway, the chief executive officer of financial software giant PeopleSoft, is facing a shareholder lawsuit over the company's decision to inser...

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Awards 2003: Finance Director
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Awards 2003: Finance Director

22y Accountancy Age

Awards 2003: Finance Director

The award for Finance Director of the Year has always been a pivotal one, and the last few years have put the role of the finance director under the s...

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Awards 2003: Turnaround Team
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Awards 2003: Turnaround Team

22y Accountancy Age

Awards 2003: Turnaround Team

Kelso Place Asset Management has shown it can consistently save the day, picking up the Accountancy Age Award for Turnaround Team of the Year. Read Mo...

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Awards 2003: Finance Team
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Awards 2003: Finance Team

22y Accountancy Age

Awards 2003: Finance Team

For the first time since Accountancy Age introduced its Finance Team of the Year Award, two teams have been awarded the top prize. This may not seem t...

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Awards 2003: Personality of the Year
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Awards 2003: Personality of the Year

22y Accountancy Age

Awards 2003: Personality of the Year

She may not be the most popular person at the European Commission, but it seems the tough-talking, no-nonsense approach that caused Marta Andreasen's ...

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Combined code needs force of law
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Combined code needs force of law

22y Paul Grant

Combined code needs force of law

Does good corporate governance need bolstering with legislation? Read More...

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Pre-Budget set for 10 December
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Pre-Budget set for 10 December

22y Larry Schlesinger

Pre-Budget set for 10 December

Gordon Brown will deliver his pre-Budget report on Wednesday 10 December, making it the latest Autumn address since the green budget was introduced in...

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EC whistleblower named Personality of the Year
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EC whistleblower named Personality of the Year

22y Accountancy Age

EC whistleblower named Personality of the Year

Marta Andreasen, the tough-talking European Commission whistleblower, has been voted Personality of the Year by Accountancy Age readers. Read More...

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Charities get new reporting bible
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Charities get new reporting bible

22y David Rae

Charities get new reporting bible

Charities are being urged by the Charity Finance Directors Group to account for voluntary staff hours in a radical shake-up of the sector. Read More...

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GCHQ boss to face PAC grilling
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GCHQ boss to face PAC grilling

22y Liz Loxton

GCHQ boss to face PAC grilling

A government spending watchdog will bring a previously anonymous Government Communications Headquarters director into the limelight next month. Read M...

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No buyer for 'Dolly the sheep' business
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No buyer for 'Dolly the sheep' business

22y AccountancyAge.com

No buyer for 'Dolly the sheep' business

KPMG Corporate Finance and a four-man team from PPL Therapeutics have failed to find a buyer for the company famous for the first cloned sheep. Read M...

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Prescott under fire over council tax shortfall
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Prescott under fire over council tax shortfall

22y Liz Loxton

Prescott under fire over council tax shortfall

Party leaders at the Local Government Association have written to deputy prime minister John Prescott to raise concerns about a £800m funding black ho...

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West Ham FD faces shareholder revolt
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West Ham FD faces shareholder revolt

22y AccountancyAge.com

West Ham FD faces shareholder revolt

The chairman and finance director of West Ham United Football Club, both of whom are accountants, could face calls for their resignation from some sha...

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Libra PFI project labelled 'worst ever'
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Libra PFI project labelled 'worst ever'

22y Accountancy Age

Libra PFI project labelled 'worst ever'

The House of Commons' Public Accounts Committee has described the Libra project for magistrates' courts IT as 'one of the worst PFI deals' it has ever...

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Insolvency experts called in at reseller
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Insolvency experts called in at reseller

22y Accountancy Age

Insolvency experts called in at reseller

Reseller Addictivity is in the process of going into liquidation after being hit by a credit-card scam, costing it thousands of pounds. Read More...

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SMEs still ignoring fraud threat
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SMEs still ignoring fraud threat

22y Accountancy Age

SMEs still ignoring fraud threat

Small and medium-sized businesses are failing to tackle fraud, according to new research. Read More...

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Letwin confirmed as shadow chancellor
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Letwin confirmed as shadow chancellor

22y our parliamentary staff

Letwin confirmed as shadow chancellor

New Tory Leader Michael Howard has appointed former shadow home secretaryOliver Letwin as shadow secretary of state for economic affairs and shadow ch...

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Three UK plcs face accounts probes
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Three UK plcs face accounts probes

22y Accountancy Age

Three UK plcs face accounts probes

The Financial Reporting Review Panel is investigating three companies for suspected accounting abuses after it looked into the finances of the UK's 35...

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Female execs smash FTSE100 barrier
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Female execs smash FTSE100 barrier

22y Damian Wild

Female execs smash FTSE100 barrier

The number of female directorships in the FTSE100 had topped 100 for the first time. Read More...

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Kingfisher names new FD
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Kingfisher names new FD

22y Damian Wild

Kingfisher names new FD

Duncan Tatton-Brown, currently finance director of B&Q, is to succeed Helen Weir as group finance director of Kingfisher. Read More...

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Female FTSE100 FD quits
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Female FTSE100 FD quits

22y Damian Wild

Female FTSE100 FD quits

Helen Weir, finance director of Kingfisher and one of only a handful of FTSE100 female finance directors, announced she would be standing down today. ...

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Harrods FD heads for the exit
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Harrods FD heads for the exit

22y Accountancy Age

Harrods FD heads for the exit

Harrods finance director Steve Davie has become the latest of the company's executives to head for the exit of the Knightsbridge store. Read More...

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Last minute offer for IMCO Plastics
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Last minute offer for IMCO Plastics

22y Accountancy Age

Last minute offer for IMCO Plastics

Efforts to find a buyer for IMCO Plastics Limited have been revived at the last minute following a revised offer. Read More...

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