Plea for release of Filipino accountant
Management

Plea for release of Filipino accountant

19y AccountancyAge.com

Plea for release of Filipino accountant

The Philippine foreign secretary, Alberto Romulo, has appealed for the immediate release of a Filipino accountant being held by an unknown group in Ir...

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Merger mania: Arranging a marriage
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Merger mania: Arranging a marriage

19y Accountancy Age

Merger mania: Arranging a marriage

Talks may be under way - but there are obstacles to overcome before the institutes can enjoy a happy union. Read More...

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EU anti-fraud unit reports investigations' rise
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EU anti-fraud unit reports investigations' rise

20y Keith Nuthall , Reporter

EU anti-fraud unit reports investigations' rise

European Union anti-fraud unit OLAF says it is significantly increasing the number of its investigations generating prosecutions, although the proport...

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ICAEW urges accountants to go green
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ICAEW urges accountants to go green

20y Accountancy Age

ICAEW urges accountants to go green

The ICAEW has issued a rallying call for accountants to help save the planet with the publication of a major new report. Read More...

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Fraud panel welcomes anti-fraud decision
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Fraud panel welcomes anti-fraud decision

20y AccountancyAge.com

Fraud panel welcomes anti-fraud decision

The Fraud Advisory Panel has welcomed the government's plans to implement new recommendations to put the offence of fraud on the statue book. Read Mor...

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MoD gets clean bill of health
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MoD gets clean bill of health

20y our parliamentary corresponden...

MoD gets clean bill of health

The Ministry of Defence accounts have been cleared by comptroller and auditor general Sir John Bourne for the first time since resource accounting was...

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Bigley's killers' funds frozen
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Bigley's killers' funds frozen

20y Accountancy Age

Bigley's killers' funds frozen

Gordon Brown has announced that the group which kidnapped and murdered Ken Bigley will have any UK assets frozen. Read More...

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Andreason expresses 'shock' at EC decision
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Andreason expresses 'shock' at EC decision

20y Accountancy Age

Andreason expresses 'shock' at EC decision

Marta Andreasen has told Accountancy Age of her 'shock' today over learning of her dismissal from the European Commission. Read More...

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EC chief accountant Andreasen sacked
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EC chief accountant Andreasen sacked

20y Keith Nuthall , Reporter

EC chief accountant Andreasen sacked

Marta Andreasen has been sacked by the European Commission - where she had served as chief accountant - after being suspended for two years following ...

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NHS FDs voice concern over IT funding
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NHS FDs voice concern over IT funding

20y AccountancyAge.com

NHS FDs voice concern over IT funding

NHS finance directors are increasingly concerned that funding the new hi-tech computer network could hit their patient care budgets, according to the ...

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Brussels accuses Brown of 'Enron accounting'
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Brussels accuses Brown of 'Enron accounting'

20y Accountancy Age

Brussels accuses Brown of 'Enron accounting'

Gordon Brown has been accused of 'Enron accounting' by a senior European Union official over the Chancellor's plans to boost aid to poorer countries. ...

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Vote for your accountant of the year
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Vote for your accountant of the year

20y AccountancyAge.com

Vote for your accountant of the year

An accountant who stood up to professional footballers, an outspoken Big Four chief, UK plc's chief financial officer and money laundering, tax and au...

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Booze and drug helpline needed
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Booze and drug helpline needed

20y Accountancy Age

Booze and drug helpline needed

The accountancy profession has failed to provide health support services to its members despite 'alarming' evidence of stress, alcohol, suicide and dr...

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IoD welcomes new director general
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IoD welcomes new director general

20y AccountancyAge.com

IoD welcomes new director general

Miles Templeman this week became the new director general at the Institute of Directors, replacing George Cox who stepped down in August. Read More...

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Stress on the rise for young accountants
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Stress on the rise for young accountants

20y AccountancyAge.com

Stress on the rise for young accountants

An emphatic majority of young accountants claim their job is becoming more stressful with more than a quarter regretting their career choice, new rese...

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EU approves diluted IAS39 rule
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EU approves diluted IAS39 rule

20y James Bennett

EU approves diluted IAS39 rule

A carved up version of controversial standard IAS39 has been approved by the European Commission, despite consistent attempts to avoid diluting the ne...

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Tories promise deregulation bill
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Tories promise deregulation bill

20y our parliamentary corresponden...

Tories promise deregulation bill

John Redwood today promised the Tory Bournemouth conference to halt the flow ofnew regulations and a deregulation bill to scrap red tape. Read More...

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Audit Scotland slams prison service
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Audit Scotland slams prison service

20y our parliamentary corresponden...

Audit Scotland slams prison service

Audit Scotland has criticised the Scottish Prison Service for failing to plan what to do if the company providing a prison-to-court escort service def...

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Accountant takes over as City Sheriff
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Accountant takes over as City Sheriff

20y Accountancy Age

Accountant takes over as City Sheriff

A chartered accountant has assumed the role of Sheriff of the City of London. Read More...

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NHS finanial managers under strain
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NHS finanial managers under strain

21y Liesbeth Evers

NHS finanial managers under strain

A lack of clarity in new guidance from the health department is putting the NHS's financial managers under strain, the new president of CIPFA has warn...

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Tories claim NHS trusts face deficits
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Tories claim NHS trusts face deficits

21y our parliamentary corresponden...

Tories claim NHS trusts face deficits

More than half of a survey group of NHS Trusts are forecasting deficits totalling £125 million - according to shadow health secretary Dr Liam Fox. Rea...

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ACCA appoints chief exec
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ACCA appoints chief exec

21y David Rae , Reporter

ACCA appoints chief exec

ACCA has appointed Desmond Hudson, the former chief executive of the publishing division of Scottish Media Group, to chief executive. Read More...

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CIPFA publishes pensions guidance
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CIPFA publishes pensions guidance

22y Michelle Perry , Writer

CIPFA publishes pensions guidance

CIPFA today published new guidance for local authorities to implement the new contentious rule on accounting for pension costs. Read More...

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Have you won in our PING competition?
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Have you won in our PING competition?

22y AccountancyAge.com

Have you won in our PING competition?

Our PING competition has been won by Ian Pinches, an audit manager with Axa Sun Life. He wins a set of custom-fit PING golf clubs and a bag worth over...

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Accountants turn to spin doctors for help
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Accountants turn to spin doctors for help

22y Philip Smith.

Accountants turn to spin doctors for help

The accountancy world is proving a happy hunting ground for spin doctors as the profession turns to PR agencies to bolster its reputation. Read More...

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The public sector
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The public sector

22y AccountancyAge.com

The public sector

Click here for the latest news from the public sector, as well as expert comment and analysis from our team of highly-qualified experts. Read More...

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Tube deal hangs on E&Y report
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Tube deal hangs on E&Y report

22y Philip Smith.

Tube deal hangs on E&Y report

The government could ditch its controversial part-privatisation of the Tube if an influential report shows the deal would not give taxpayers value-for...

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