PwC gets new global CEO
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PwC gets new global CEO

24y AccountancyAge.com

PwC gets new global CEO

PricewaterhouseCoopers is set to confirm the appointment of Sam DiPiazza, senior partner and chairman of the board of PwC's US practice, as the firm's...

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Tenon shares continue to slide
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Tenon shares continue to slide

24y Alex Miller.

Tenon shares continue to slide

Shares in Tenon, the UK's largest accountancy consolidator, have this morning slipped to a new record low of 82.5p, after it issuing a profits warning...

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KLegal swoops on Scots firm
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KLegal swoops on Scots firm

24y Philip Smith.

KLegal swoops on Scots firm

McGrigor Donald, one of the largest Scottish law firms, is to merge with KLegal, the legal wing of big five firm KPMG, it was revealed today. Read Mor...

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Tenon issues profits warning
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Tenon issues profits warning

24y Michelle Perry

Tenon issues profits warning

Tenon, the UK's largest accountancy consolidator group, today issued a profits warning, stating it was paying the 'price of rapid expansion.' Read Mor...

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KPMG numbers out mid-week
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KPMG numbers out mid-week

24y Philip Smith.

KPMG numbers out mid-week

KPMG has announced it will release its financial results for 2001 in the middle of this week. Read More...

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BDO set to lose Southampton office
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BDO set to lose Southampton office

24y Alex Miller.

BDO set to lose Southampton office

BDO Stoy Hayward this week revealed its Southampton office has been and will continue to participate in discussions with outside parties with a view t...

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Big Five stand up to critics
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Big Five stand up to critics

24y Michelle Perry

Big Five stand up to critics

In a rare turn of events Andersen and its Big Five rivals have banded together in a pledge to address financial reporting issues laid bare by the Enro...

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Go-ahead for ICAEW global city groups
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Go-ahead for ICAEW global city groups

24y Philip Smith.

Go-ahead for ICAEW global city groups

Building on its close ties with Australia, the ICAEW has given the go-ahead to launch a city group in Sydney, an idea that could be copied around the ...

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PwC announces new East Midlands site
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PwC announces new East Midlands site

24y Alex Miller.

PwC announces new East Midlands site

PricewaterhouseCoopers today announced the site of its new East Midlands office, following its decision earlier this year to shut offices in the regio...

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E&Y backs HSE over Railtrack
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E&Y backs HSE over Railtrack

24y Philip Smith.

E&Y backs HSE over Railtrack

Ernst & Young, the Railtrack administrator, says it would not block a Health & Safety prosecution of the rail company over the Paddington rail crash. ...

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BDO downgrades growth prospects
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BDO downgrades growth prospects

24y Adriana Zea

BDO downgrades growth prospects

Economic growth in the first quarter of 2002 could be considerably less than predicted in the chancellor's optimistic pre-Budget report, says mid-tie ...

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Professional services output falls
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Professional services output falls

24y Michelle Perry

Professional services output falls

On the back of a drop in business activity, output in the professional service sector has fallen in the last quarter with expectations of worse to com...

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Value-billing analysis - Hours not the reason why.
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Value-billing analysis - Hours not the reason why.

24y Accountancy Age

Value-billing analysis - Hours not the reason why.

Are consultants ready to trash their hourly rates and embrace value-billing? Despite common sense and client opinion the timesheet remains the industr...

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Equitable crisis deepens for E&Y
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Equitable crisis deepens for E&Y

24y Gavin Hinks

Equitable crisis deepens for E&Y

The chances of Ernst & Young facing legal action over its work as auditor at troubled insurer Equitable Life increased today after news emerged that '...

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Bill disadvantage for accountants
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Bill disadvantage for accountants

24y Gavin Hinks

Bill disadvantage for accountants

Deep concerns have emerged that anti-terrorist finance legislation being rushed through parliament will put accountants at a profound competitive disa...

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KPMG partner sues for £1m
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KPMG partner sues for £1m

24y Accountancy Age

KPMG partner sues for £1m

A former partner at KPMG Consulting is suing the firm for damages of more than £1m after losing her £300,000 a year post. Read More...

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News in brief.
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News in brief.

24y rumo , Writer

News in brief.

– The Inland Revenue faces widespread criticism from the IT industry over its bid to outsource its IT functions for #4bn. Peter Sommer, a comput...

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Byers risks E&Y challenge.
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Byers risks E&Y challenge.

24y Philip Smith.

Byers risks E&Y challenge.

Railtrack administrator Ernst & Young believes a way remains open to challenge any final decision on the future of the failed infrastructure compa...

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OPINION - Why PwC needs to adopt its own principles first.
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OPINION - Why PwC needs to adopt its own principles first.

24y rumo , Writer

OPINION - Why PwC needs to adopt its own principle...

Providing relevant and timely information for shareholders only becomes more important in a downturn. It’s in no-one’s interest to sit on ...

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LETTERS - Take things seriously.
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LETTERS - Take things seriously.

24y Accountancy Age

LETTERS - Take things seriously.

Due to an error in the editing process, a key phrase was omitted from Jeffrey Lampert’s letter published last week. We publish it in full below:...

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LETTERS - Potential conflict.
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LETTERS - Potential conflict.

24y Accountancy Age

LETTERS - Potential conflict.

Re: Between the Covers, Taking Stock, 1 November.[QQ] I bought the book on the Boo.com collapse. Interesting stuff. I note the contract supply of a KP...

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LETTERS - Double vision.
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LETTERS - Double vision.

24y Accountancy Age

LETTERS - Double vision.

Re: A benchmark of excellence (page 10, 8 November), I agree with most of your sentiments but one thing caught my eye. You wrote ‘It is a concep...

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Opinion
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Opinion

24y rumo , Writer

Opinion

Were the FD and CEO at Regus right to waive their wages during troubled times? Neil Chisman says they have sent out the right message, but Peter Willi...

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Queen's quest for new royal accountant
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Queen's quest for new royal accountant

24y Alex Miller.

Queen's quest for new royal accountant

The Queen could poach a Big Five partner after announcing she is searching for a new keeper of the Privy Purse to replace Sir Michael Peat. Read More...

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KPMG gives Red Cross appeal all clear
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KPMG gives Red Cross appeal all clear

24y Philip Smith.

KPMG gives Red Cross appeal all clear

The firm has found no evidence of fraud or misappropriation in the Simple Truth appeal, a British Red Cross campaign, publicly led by disgraced peer L...

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Byers risks E&Y challenge
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Byers risks E&Y challenge

24y Philip Smith.

Byers risks E&Y challenge

Railtrack administrator Ernst & Young believes a way remains open to challenge any final decision on the future of the failed infrastructure compa...

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Why PwC needs to adopt its own principles first
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Why PwC needs to adopt its own principles first

24y Accountancy Age

Why PwC needs to adopt its own principles first

Providing relevant and timely information for shareholders only becomes more important in a downturn. It's in no-one's interest to sit on bad news: th...

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