'Trouble' ahead for business
Business Recovery

'Trouble' ahead for business

22y Philip Smith.

'Trouble' ahead for business

The number of company distress signals may have fallen during October but experts remain convinced there is trouble ahead for many businesses. Read Mo...

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Vital Exchange Direct info missing
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Vital Exchange Direct info missing

22y Philip Smith.

Vital Exchange Direct info missing

Investigations into the collapse of Exchange Direct have been severely hindered by the 'removal' of a key file server containing vital information on ...

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Profit at 'insolvent' Railtrack
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Profit at 'insolvent' Railtrack

22y Philip Smith.

Profit at 'insolvent' Railtrack

As 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 ...

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Banks told to help SMEs
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Banks told to help SMEs

22y AccountancyAge.com

Banks told to help SMEs

The 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...

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Big business fails governance test
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Big business fails governance test

22y Philip Smith.

Big business fails governance test

The UK's leading companies are falling down on good boardroom behaviour, with only one in five fully adopting corporate governance practice codes, acc...

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FRS 17 forces BOC share price fall
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FRS 17 forces BOC share price fall

22y Michelle Perry , Writer

FRS 17 forces BOC share price fall

Shares in BOC, the industrial gases group, recovered slightly today following a plummet in the stock in reaction to an announcement about the impact o...

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£30m drop in funds for Polar Capital
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£30m drop in funds for Polar Capital

22y AccountancyAge.com

£30m drop in funds for Polar Capital

Net 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 ...

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No Christmas cheer among drunk staff
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No Christmas cheer among drunk staff

22y Liz Loxton

No Christmas cheer among drunk staff

Far from promoting fellow feeling among colleagues, seasonal drinking is causing rowdy and even violent behaviour in UK plc, according to a survey fro...

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Late payment goes on and on and on...
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Late payment goes on and on and on...

22y Gavin Hinks , Writer

Late payment goes on and on and on...

Late payment of invoices remains the norm despite the introduction of legislation to tackle the issue, according to a new survey. Read More...

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Analysts wary of balance sheets
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Analysts wary of balance sheets

22y Michelle Perry , Writer

Analysts wary of balance sheets

Analysts have little faith in balance sheets and their ability to show the real value of intangiable assets, according to a new report. Read More...

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Charity FDs appeal against red tape
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Charity FDs appeal against red tape

22y Larry Schlesinger , Writer

Charity FDs appeal against red tape

The Charity Finance Directors' Group has joined the growing appeal against red tape, calling on the government to avoid imposing a 'heavy regulatory r...

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Team selected to enforce global rules
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Team selected to enforce global rules

22y Michelle Perry , Writer

Team selected to enforce global rules

Trustees of the International Accounting Standards Board have announced appointments to the revamped 12-member Interpretations Committee to ensure con...

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UK charter airline grounded
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UK charter airline grounded

22y Larry Schlesinger , Writer

UK charter airline grounded

The airline industry has suffered another casualty after British World Airlines, the charter airline business, confirmed today it had gone into receiv...

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Stock dips at ARM after FD switch
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Stock dips at ARM after FD switch

22y Michelle Perry , Writer

Stock dips at ARM after FD switch

Shares in ARM Holdings have dropped for a third successive day after the chip designer announced the departure of its respected finance director. Read...

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UK plc success impossible to compare
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UK plc success impossible to compare

22y Adriana Zea , Contributor

UK plc success impossible to compare

Differences in accounting standards have made it impossible to compare the performance of UK companies against competitors in the US and Japan on the ...

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PwC sells further Enron company
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PwC sells further Enron company

22y AccountancyAge.com

PwC sells further Enron company

Enron administrator PricewaterhouseCoopers has secured a further sale of the energy giant's London-based subsidiary to American AEP Energy Services. R...

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Railtrack report good news for E&Y
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Railtrack report good news for E&Y

22y Philip Smith.

Railtrack report good news for E&Y

Ernst & Young, Railtrack's administrator, will receive welcome news this week when a report reveals safety has improved on the network since it took c...

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Enron collapse is IAS weapon
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Enron collapse is IAS weapon

22y Michelle Perry , Writer

Enron collapse is IAS weapon

Enron's multibillion dollar collapse is set to become the weapon the global accounting standard-setter has been looking for in its battle to convince ...

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Profits turn into loss for Huntingdon
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Profits turn into loss for Huntingdon

22y Adriana Zea , Contributor

Profits turn into loss for Huntingdon

Differences in accounting standards have turned profit into loss for Huntington Life Sciences. Read More...

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Financial reporting evolves, or does it?
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Financial reporting evolves, or does it?

22y Michelle Perry , Writer

Financial reporting evolves, or does it?

Financial reporting is on the precipice of evolving, but there remain two vastly differing fields of thought on whether non-financial data should feat...

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For & Against: Disclosing non-financial data
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For & Against: Disclosing non-financial data

22y Accountancy Age

For & Against: Disclosing non-financial data

What information should companies be disclosing in their financial reports? Timothy Copnell says investors want key non-financial indicators. Peter Wi...

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Dome man in bid for Railtrack
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Dome man in bid for Railtrack

22y Philip Smith.

Dome man in bid for Railtrack

David 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...

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EU ministers match up banking fees
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EU ministers match up banking fees

22y Keith Nuthall , Reporter

EU ministers match up banking fees

Bank 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...

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Study looks to change accounting image
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Study looks to change accounting image

22y Larry Schlesinger , Writer

Study looks to change accounting image

A study has launched to find out how the traditional image and delivery of accounting education can be transformed into an attractive proposition to n...

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Approval hoped for Barings deal
Business Recovery

Approval hoped for Barings deal

22y Michelle Perry , Writer

Approval hoped for Barings deal

A 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...

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Insolvency figures in shock fall
Business Recovery

Insolvency figures in shock fall

22y Adriana Zea , Contributor

Insolvency figures in shock fall

The attacks on 11 September have not had as significant an impact on UK companies as previously expected, according to the latest statistics published...

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Hewitt faces grilling from MPs
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Hewitt faces grilling from MPs

22y Philip Smith.

Hewitt faces grilling from MPs

Trade and industry secretary Patricia Hewitt is to be quizzed today by MPs about restructuring plans for her department. Read More...

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