City forensic accountants Lee & Allen have been commissioned to investigate just how damaging a BBC report, incorrectly linking the mining company Ory...
View articleFinance directors have revealed that they are evenly split over whether the introduction of the euro in the New Year will damage UK business. Read Mor...
View articleConservative education spokesman Damian Green has repeated calls for the ongoing Individual Learning Account (ILA) crisis to be investigated by the Pu...
View articleBig bonuses have taken six FTSE-100 FDs into the million-pound-a-year bracket, according to the fifth annual pay survey by Financial Director magazine...
View articleOngoing inward investment and organic growth in Wales will form the basis for a 'fruitful partnership' between Welsh businesses and accountants, a gat...
View articleThe chancellor has announced that he will introduce tax breaks for employers that provide training, with IT skills being recognised as crucial to Brit...
View articleA set of comprehensive guidelines on the recovery of debts owed to EuropeanUnion institutions has been adopted by the European Commission. Read More...
View articleCable & Wireless finance director Robert Lerwill has been tipped to take over the helm at BT when Sir Peter Bonfield steps down in January. Read More...
View articleFiscal concessions to encourage unregistered grey market Italian businesses to declare themselves officially and start paying tax have been approved b...
View articleThe International Monetary Fund has called for the creation of an international 'bankruptcy court' model for emerging countries, allowing indebted gov...
View articleThe ICAEW will be gathering its Welsh members together tonight to drive forward with this year's institute theme of 'enterprise'. Read More...
View articleIn cold economic terms, the attacks and the conflict that ensued will be good news for the IT vendors. An estimated $40bn of equipment was destroyed i...
View articleBAA, the international airport group, has said it would not move its pension scheme assets over to bonds as a result of the change in pension accounti...
View articleErnst & Young released its first results as a limited liability partnership this week and recorded a 15% growth in fee income for the year to Jun...
View articleAccountancy firms could pick up lucrative work from a Treasury demand that government departments include a sustainability report in the next spending...
View articleA huge number of finance directors this week said they would work without pay, providing support to the finance director at Regus who last week suspen...
View articleProposed legislation could force accountants to co-operate with company investigations Read More...
View articleGlobal acquisitions and strategic alliances look to boost tobacco producer Imperial's profits Read More...
View articleThursday 22 November Interim results from Babcock International Group, Mothercare, Easyscreen, FKI, Safeway, Scapa Group. Full year results from the C...
View articleThe Accuntancy Age/ADVFN index has risen above levels not seen since May this year, despite a sharp dip on Monday aused by fears after the plance cras...
View articleFinance directors have been forced by terrorist attacks on New York to make tough cost-based decisions to help stave off recession Read More...
View articleInternal squabbles delay PwC attempts to promote greater disclosure in corporate reporting Read More...
View articleThe Treasury is still head-hunting an accountant ‘of the highest calibre and reputation’ to head up the government’s anti-money laun...
View articleExactly how much information should companies disclose to shareholders in annual reports? According to The ValueReporting Revolution, the more you dis...
View articleMake no mistake: FRS 17 has never been popular with British business. Only a fortnight ago a study by banker HSBC warned the new standard requiring co...
View articleIP, or intellectual property, can be worth a fortune to some companies - ask anyone with a financial interest in the Harry Potter phenominpm. While it...
View articleUK financial reporting faces a dilemma over the reporting of intangibles. The more we move towards a service and technology-based economy, the higher ...
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