PwC faces Russian law suit
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PwC faces Russian law suit

23y Gavin Hinks

PwC faces Russian law suit

PricwaterhouseCoopers in Russia is to face legal action by a minority shareholder in the giant state gas provider Gazprom for whom the firm was audito...

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League faces Deloitte in court today
Business Recovery

League faces Deloitte in court today

23y Philip Smith.

League faces Deloitte in court today

The Football League will face Deloitte & Touche in the High Court today in its continuing dispute over money owed to the League following the collapse...

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Conservatives call for delay in FRS 17
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Conservatives call for delay in FRS 17

23y Michelle Perry

Conservatives call for delay in FRS 17

The Conservative Party today called for a delay in the implementation of the new controversial pensions accounting rule blamed by many leading UK comp...

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Whistleblowers prefer to stay silent
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Whistleblowers prefer to stay silent

23y Larry Schlesinger

Whistleblowers prefer to stay silent

The majority of employees would not go to their managers with serious concerns even if there was no threat of repercussions, a new survey has found. R...

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UK suffers dramatic inward investment slump
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UK suffers dramatic inward investment slump

23y Larry Schlesinger

UK suffers dramatic inward investment slump

The number of new investment projects in the UK fell by more than a third in 2001 compared to 2000, far worse than the 12% drop recorded across Europe...

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Austin powers ahead
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Austin powers ahead

23y Philip Smith.

Austin powers ahead

The slow demise of the dress-down culture will be welcome news to high street clothes retailer Austin Reed, due to report its final results today. Rea...

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IBM stock drops after release of SEC report
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IBM stock drops after release of SEC report

23y Accountancy Age

IBM stock drops after release of SEC report

Shares of IBM dropped over 5% after a report of an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission was made public. Read More...

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ITV Digital tackled from behind
Business Recovery

ITV Digital tackled from behind

23y Philip Smith.

ITV Digital tackled from behind

The hardball stance adopted by the Football League over the money it is owed by ITV Digital has exposed the perilous state of the game's financial pos...

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SEC throws copybook at Xerox
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SEC throws copybook at Xerox

23y Alex Miller.

SEC throws copybook at Xerox

Photocopying giant Xerox has endured an attack by the Securities & Exchange Commission, after being accused of 'trick accounting' in an alleged bi...

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Popstars company loses its fizz
Business Recovery

Popstars company loses its fizz

23y Philip Smith.

Popstars company loses its fizz

Sportsworld Media Group, the company responsible for the manufactured 'Popstars' brand, has gone bust, putting 300 jobs at risk. Read More...

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Byers' comfort letter not on Transport books
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Byers' comfort letter not on Transport books

23y our parliamentary staff

Byers' comfort letter not on Transport books

Transport secretary Stephen Byers' letter of comfort covering liabilities -potentially in the hundreds of millions of pounds - to prospective private ...

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Football clubs' fight for survival
Business Recovery

Football clubs' fight for survival

23y Accountancy Age

Football clubs' fight for survival

Nationwide Football League clubs are fighting for survival following ITV Digital's descent into administration. Legal settlements allowing, the lower ...

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Accountancy stocks plummets 25%
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Accountancy stocks plummets 25%

23y Philip Smith.

Accountancy stocks plummets 25%

If you invested in accountancy stocks this time last year, then your portfolio would now be worth only three quarters of your original stake. Read Mor...

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FDs: things can only get better
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FDs: things can only get better

23y Accountancy Age

FDs: things can only get better

Do you believe the UK economy is recovering having reached the lowest point in the current economic downturn? Read More...

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The Debate: Behind the corporate greenwash.
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The Debate: Behind the corporate greenwash.

23y Accountancy Age

The Debate: Behind the corporate greenwash.

Graham Ward claims the UK's energy companies take environmental issues very seriously, but Tony Juniper argues most do not take a global view and fail...

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That sinking feeling.
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That sinking feeling.

23y Philip Smith.

That sinking feeling.

The Easter weekend didn't help the cause of accountancy related stocks, with a number of companies taking a battering towards the end of the week. Rea...

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The corridors of power...
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The corridors of power...

23y Chris Moncrieff

The corridors of power...

Gordon Brown, unlike all his predecessors as chancellor, does not disappear into purdah weeks ahead of his Budgets. He has put an end to the almost ma...

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Enterprise Bill warning
Business Recovery

Enterprise Bill warning

23y Accountancy Age

Enterprise Bill warning

Property consultancy GVA Grimley has been appointed by Railtrack administrator Ernst & Young to evaluate the income-producing businesses and property ...

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What should we expect from Budget 2002?
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What should we expect from Budget 2002?

23y Alex Miller.

What should we expect from Budget 2002?

Given ministers' decision to fracture the Budget into three individual announcements, one could be forgiven for thinking the bulk of Gordon Brown's ai...

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Let's make it less of a bore.
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Let's make it less of a bore.

23y Accountancy Age

Let's make it less of a bore.

Just what is the Budget for? It's a terrific political set piece of course and an unparalleled opportunity for an ambitious chancellor - any chancello...

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Oracle dumps Andersen for E&Y
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Oracle dumps Andersen for E&Y

23y Alex Miller.

Oracle dumps Andersen for E&Y

A bad week for Andersen in the US has worsened, after it was announced today that another major US audit client - software giant Oracle - has defected...

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Headstart: Careers - Think of a number ...
People Business

Headstart: Careers - Think of a number ...

23y Accountancy Age

Headstart: Careers - Think of a number ...

If you're haven't reached the dizzy heights of being a company director, think of your pay rises over the last seven years - then triple them. Read Mo...

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'Enron raises few issues in UK'
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'Enron raises few issues in UK'

23y Michelle Perry

'Enron raises few issues in UK'

Leading representatives of the UK accountancy profession were yesterday expected to tell MPs on a Commons select committee that the Enron affair raise...

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Effective decision-making
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Effective decision-making

23y Ian Stobie

Effective decision-making

What sets effective business leaders apart from more run-of-the-mill managers is, above all, good decision-making. Making decisions promptly and commu...

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Ford Campbell makes family builders sparkle
Corporate Finance

Ford Campbell makes family builders sparkle

23y Larry Schlesinger

Ford Campbell makes family builders sparkle

Corporate finance advisers at Ford Campbell have completed the sale of family builders' merchants Joseph Spark & Sons to Travis Perkins in a multi-mil...

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Financial services on track for recovery
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Financial services on track for recovery

23y Michelle Perry

Financial services on track for recovery

The financial services sector is set for a strong recovery with optimism growing more than at any time in the past two years, according to new researc...

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E&Y earns £7.8m at Railtrack
Business Recovery

E&Y earns £7.8m at Railtrack

23y Philip Smith.

E&Y earns £7.8m at Railtrack

Ernst & Young has been paid nearly £8m for running the nation's railways, six months after the plug was pulled on Railtrack plc. Read More...

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