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View articleThe value of commercial fraud has doubled from £82.2m in 2000 to £162.2m in 2001 with management twice as likely to commit fraud as employees, new res...
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View articleThe International Federation of Accountants has this week acknowledged its role and that of the profession in reducing the occurrence of major corpora...
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View articleThousands of businesses will run the risk of going under if the Enterprise Bill, containing crucial reforms to insolvency legislation, is delayed for ...
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View articleThe Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed rules forcing companies to disclose more financial information in a shorter timeframe. Read More...
View articleIrish online security specialist Baltimore Technologies says it has discovered revenue overstatements in its Japanese subsidiary, which it sold last w...
View articleKPMG forensic accountants have been appointed to investigate accounting irregularities at disaster recovery specialist Guardian iT. Read More...
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View articleThe National Association of Pension Funds has stepped up its criticism of new accounting rules on pensions as more companies cut final salary schemes....
View articleUS investigators are trying to carve a deal with a former senior Enron accountant in a bid to obtain evidence against top executives at the collapsed ...
View articleA settlement between car maker Land Rover and KPMG, the receivers of its collapsed chassis supplier UPF-Thompson is said to be in the final stages. Re...
View articleAt a Senate hearing investigating the Enron collapse former CEO Kenneth Lay refused to testify but made a statement asking members 'not to draw a nega...
View articleThe profession is shrugging off its boring image with the news that a movie about an 'eccentric' accountant is in the running for an Academy Award at ...
View articleThe finance chief at Scarborough Building Society has been suspended as police are called in to investigate an alleged misuse of £103,000. Read More...
View articleWith so many companies making job cuts, it seems many employers are basing decisions on what their rivals are doing. Read More...
View articleAverage salaries for accountants now top £40,000 a year - but expectations continue to run high with many expecting a 9% pay rise in 2002. Read More...
View articleThe influence of non-executive directors is set to increase in the wake of the Enron scandal, according to a new survey. Read More...
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