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View articleTory peer Baroness Noakes has thrown her weight behind the Sharman report on central government accoutability, demanding a response from the Treasury....
View articleTory peer Baroness Noakes has thrown her weight behind the Sharman report on central government accoutability, demanding a response from the Treasury....
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View articleThe new chief of the Strategic Rail Authority has announced today that the days of accountants running the railways are numbered. Read More...
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View articleSimon Jones, former boss of rogue trade Nick Leeson at the collapsed Barings Bank, has been severely reprimanded and ordered to pay costs for his 'ine...
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View articleACCA this week admitted it may not have a new chief executive in place until November following the shock withdrawal of Anthea Rose's expected replace...
View articleSouth Wales accountant Russell Goodway suffered a humiliating defeat in his attempt to be selected to stand as Labour candidate on the forthcoming Ogm...
View articleHSBC had the biggest audit fee in the FTSE-100 for the second year running, according to the fifth annual survey by Accountancy Age's sister publicati...
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