KPMG acquires IT consultancy Safira
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KPMG acquires IT consultancy Safira

10y Richard Crump , Writer

KPMG acquires IT consultancy Safira

Acquisition positions KPMG as leading provider of business process management solutions Read More...

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Auto-enrolment: The advice is right?
Consulting

Auto-enrolment: The advice is right?

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Auto-enrolment: The advice is right?

The Pensions Regulator calls on advisers to keep up to speed with the requirements of auto-enrolment, or risk 'unhappy clients' Read More...

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Probate: How to manage death and taxes
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Probate: How to manage death and taxes

10y Accountancy Age

Probate: How to manage death and taxes

Mick Jones takes a sideways, but informative, view on the issues accountants face in offering probate services Read More...

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Lack of planning hitting SME profits
Consulting

Lack of planning hitting SME profits

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Lack of planning hitting SME profits

Exact's survey finds SMEs are much more likely to turn a profit if they make a business plan Read More...

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PwC completes acquisition of Booz & Co
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PwC completes acquisition of Booz & Co

10y Rachael Singh , Writer

PwC completes acquisition of Booz & Co

PwC receives approval to acquire international consulting company Booz & Co which will rebrand to Strategy & Read More...

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Does growth mean consulting rethink?
Consulting

Does growth mean consulting rethink?

10y Alan Leaman

Does growth mean consulting rethink?

Growth, and downturns, give CFOs spending headaches - particularly on consulting. Alan Leaman, CEO of the Management Consultancies Association (MCA), ...

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Big Four and financial services dominate UK consulting
Consulting

Big Four and financial services dominate UK consulting

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Big Four and financial services dominate UK consul...

The UK consulting market is set for robust growth in 2014, with the Big Four scooping up market share Read More...

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Consultancy nudges Baker Tilly International into growth
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Consultancy nudges Baker Tilly International into growth

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Consultancy nudges Baker Tilly International into ...

International network sees modest growth, as advisory services perform strongly Read More...

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PwC's Booz acquisition given green light
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PwC's Booz acquisition given green light

10y Rachael Singh , Writer

PwC's Booz acquisition given green light

US-based consultancy giant Booz & Company votes to join PwC international network Read More...

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SMEs 'optimistic but cautious' on growth prospects
Company News

SMEs 'optimistic but cautious' on growth prospects

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

SMEs 'optimistic but cautious' on growth prospects

SMEs line up growth in 2014, but unsure about taking aggressive action to drive forward, finds Baker Tilly survey Read More...

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Advertisement feature: Automatic enrolment - a new business opportunity for accountants
Business Regulation

Advertisement feature: Automatic enrolment - a new business opportunity for...

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Advertisement feature: Automatic enrolment - a new...

The introduction of automatic enrolment has revolutionised the way workers in the UK will save for retirement. But it's also opened up new opportuniti...

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PwC called in to investigate RSA's Irish division
Company News

PwC called in to investigate RSA's Irish division

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

PwC called in to investigate RSA's Irish division

Firm recruited to get to the bottom of issues discovered at RSA's Irish claims and finance functions Read More...

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Opinion: Adding value to clients requires wholesale change
Accounting Firms

Opinion: Adding value to clients requires wholesale change

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Opinion: Adding value to clients requires wholesal...

The Accountancy Age/Twinfield senior practitioner roundtable revealed a whole host of business issues to address before value can be added to client r...

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PwC snaps up consultancy giant Booz & Co
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PwC snaps up consultancy giant Booz & Co

10y Rachael Singh , Writer

PwC snaps up consultancy giant Booz & Co

US-based Booz & Co’s 3,000 strong international workforce picked up by PwC Read More...

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Deloitte reviews Bank of England's costs
Consulting

Deloitte reviews Bank of England's costs

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Deloitte reviews Bank of England's costs

Big Four firm takes on efficiency review as new Bank of England COO charged with leading strategic plan Read More...

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Scott Barnes: Grant Thornton to answer £500m question
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Scott Barnes: Grant Thornton to answer £500m question

11y Kevin Reed , Writer

Scott Barnes: Grant Thornton to answer £500m quest...

In an interview with Accountancy Age, Scott Barnes outlines how the firm grew in the last year - and its strong prospects for 2013/14 Read More...

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KPMG advisers appointed to Bglobal after boardroom tussle
Company News

KPMG advisers appointed to Bglobal after boardroom tussle

11y Kevin Reed , Writer

KPMG advisers appointed to Bglobal after boardroom...

Listed smart meter business calls in KPMG a week after shareholders ousted father and son from the board Read More...

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Cable: Advisers progress in addressing avoidance concerns
Audit

Cable: Advisers progress in addressing avoidance concerns

11y Kevin Reed , Writer

Cable: Advisers progress in addressing avoidance c...

Vince Cable sees accountants moving in the right direction on facing up to tax avoidance issues Read More...

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Navigant's FS arm acquired by Grant Thornton
Consulting

Navigant's FS arm acquired by Grant Thornton

11y Kevin Reed , Writer

Navigant's FS arm acquired by Grant Thornton

Financial services advisory unit joins Grant Thornton Read More...

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DB pensions set for change under FRS 102
Accounting Standards

DB pensions set for change under FRS 102

11y Simon Taylor

DB pensions set for change under FRS 102

UK companies should prepare for a new regime for defined benefit schemes under FRS 102, writes Simon Taylor Read More...

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FTSE 100 exec pension pay falling
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FTSE 100 exec pension pay falling

11y Richard Crump , Writer

FTSE 100 exec pension pay falling

FTSE 100 pension provisions falling and HMRC benefiting for new tax allowance, survey finds Read More...

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Acquisitions will reshape the consulting industry in 2013
Consulting

Acquisitions will reshape the consulting industry in 2013

11y Accountancy Age

Acquisitions will reshape the consulting industry ...

Soft markets are seeing the big boys acquire to grow - with smaller consultancies feeling the squeeze, writes Fiona Czerniawska Read More...

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Smaller consultancies thrive as emerging markets beckon
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Smaller consultancies thrive as emerging markets beckon

11y Kevin Reed , Writer

Smaller consultancies thrive as emerging markets b...

Smaller management consultancies picking up specialist work as companies look to take advantage of emerging markets Read More...

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Price Bailey sells £150m regional IFA arm to Bellpenny
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Price Bailey sells £150m regional IFA arm to Bellpenny

11y Kevin Reed , Writer

Price Bailey sells £150m regional IFA arm to Bellp...

Bellpenny makes its second financial services acquisition from the accountancy sector in a week Read More...

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Bellpenny acquires Foot Davson's IFA arm
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Bellpenny acquires Foot Davson's IFA arm

11y Accountancy Age

Bellpenny acquires Foot Davson's IFA arm

IFA acquirer Bellpenny has completed the purchase of the IFA arm of Tunbridge Wells based accountancy firm, Foot Davson. Read More...

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Practice Manager: KPMG tiptoes around Makinson Cowell's clients
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Practice Manager: KPMG tiptoes around Makinson Cowell's clients

11y Kevin Reed , Writer

Practice Manager: KPMG tiptoes around Makinson Cow...

The Big Four firm's latest acquisition will keep its brand, with 'independence' being the byword Read More...

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KPMG acquires board advisers Makinson Cowell
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KPMG acquires board advisers Makinson Cowell

11y Kevin Reed , Writer

KPMG acquires board advisers Makinson Cowell

Equity market advisers Makinson Cowell to keep its brand following KPMG acquisition Read More...

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