The number of company distress signals may have fallen during October but experts remain convinced there is trouble ahead for many businesses. Read Mo...
View articleInvestigations into the collapse of Exchange Direct have been severely hindered by the 'removal' of a key file server containing vital information on ...
View articleAs Railtrack reported a 66% surge in pre-tax profits and a record £1.4bn of investment, there were more departures in the troubled world of Britain's ...
View articleThe Department of Trade and Industry is on the brink of announcing proposals to simplify the process that enables SMEs to switch between banks. Read M...
View articleThe UK's leading companies are falling down on good boardroom behaviour, with only one in five fully adopting corporate governance practice codes, acc...
View articleShares in BOC, the industrial gases group, recovered slightly today following a plummet in the stock in reaction to an announcement about the impact o...
View articleNet funds in Polar Capital Technology Trust were overstated by around £30m due a 'miscalculation' the group said after reporting a fall of 30% in net ...
View articleFar from promoting fellow feeling among colleagues, seasonal drinking is causing rowdy and even violent behaviour in UK plc, according to a survey fro...
View articleLate payment of invoices remains the norm despite the introduction of legislation to tackle the issue, according to a new survey. Read More...
View articleAnalysts have little faith in balance sheets and their ability to show the real value of intangiable assets, according to a new report. Read More...
View articleThe Charity Finance Directors' Group has joined the growing appeal against red tape, calling on the government to avoid imposing a 'heavy regulatory r...
View articleTrustees of the International Accounting Standards Board have announced appointments to the revamped 12-member Interpretations Committee to ensure con...
View articleThe airline industry has suffered another casualty after British World Airlines, the charter airline business, confirmed today it had gone into receiv...
View articleShares in ARM Holdings have dropped for a third successive day after the chip designer announced the departure of its respected finance director. Read...
View articleDifferences in accounting standards have made it impossible to compare the performance of UK companies against competitors in the US and Japan on the ...
View articleEnron administrator PricewaterhouseCoopers has secured a further sale of the energy giant's London-based subsidiary to American AEP Energy Services. R...
View articleErnst & Young, Railtrack's administrator, will receive welcome news this week when a report reveals safety has improved on the network since it took c...
View articleEnron's multibillion dollar collapse is set to become the weapon the global accounting standard-setter has been looking for in its battle to convince ...
View articleDifferences in accounting standards have turned profit into loss for Huntington Life Sciences. Read More...
View articleFinancial reporting is on the precipice of evolving, but there remain two vastly differing fields of thought on whether non-financial data should feat...
View articleWhat information should companies be disclosing in their financial reports? Timothy Copnell says investors want key non-financial indicators. Peter Wi...
View articleDavid James, the company doctor brought in to sort out the Millenium Dome fiasco, has been drafted in to head up a 'dream team' to take over Railtrack...
View articleBank fees for moving money from one eurozone country to another will match those for making payments within a single EU member state in the future, if...
View articleA study has launched to find out how the traditional image and delivery of accounting education can be transformed into an attractive proposition to n...
View articleA last-ditch settlement between the liquidators of the collapsed Barings Bank and its group auditor is hoped to be approved this week, before the £1bn...
View articleThe attacks on 11 September have not had as significant an impact on UK companies as previously expected, according to the latest statistics published...
View articleTrade and industry secretary Patricia Hewitt is to be quizzed today by MPs about restructuring plans for her department. Read More...
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