The Financial Week Ahead - The Week in Brief.
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The Financial Week Ahead - The Week in Brief.

25y rumo , Writer

The Financial Week Ahead - The Week in Brief.

Thursday, November 30[QQ] Applied Optical, Aukett, British Land, Business Systems, GUS and John David all issue interims. Annuals from Countryside Pro...

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Taking Stock - Sexy? You have got to be joking.
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Taking Stock - Sexy? You have got to be joking.

25y rumo , Writer

Taking Stock - Sexy? You have got to be joking.

The relationship between well known cross dressers and accountants is not widely publicised but there are some notable examples. Eddie Izzard, the fou...

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The financial week ahead - Bass ditches pubs.
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The financial week ahead - Bass ditches pubs.

25y Accountancy Age

The financial week ahead - Bass ditches pubs.

In the spotlight: Accountant looks to leisure market following exit Read More...

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COMMENT - Why Christmas has come early.
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COMMENT - Why Christmas has come early.

25y rumo , Writer

COMMENT - Why Christmas has come early.

UK auditors have little to fear from the EC, says Peter Williams, as Read More...

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Appointment at KVS.
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Appointment at KVS.

25y rumo , Writer

Appointment at KVS.

KVS has announced Michael Hedger, is joining the company as the new chief executive officer. Hedger brings with him over 20 years experience and repla...

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FDs faced with performance pay
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FDs faced with performance pay

25y Alex Miller.

FDs faced with performance pay

Finance directors are increasingly finding their pay linked with company performance rather than being rewarded through basic salary packages, accordi...

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English ICA stirs debate.
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English ICA stirs debate.

25y rumo , Writer

English ICA stirs debate.

The English ICA today published a paper on revenue recognition in a bid to stimulate debate on a new discussion paper which the Accounting Standards B...

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Appointment at NTL.
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Appointment at NTL.

25y Tewksbury

Appointment at NTL.

NTL has appointed Stuart Ross as group finance director. Ross assumes financial responsibility for NTL’s operations throughout the UK. He report...

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PwC uses web to inform on greenhouse gas emissions.
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PwC uses web to inform on greenhouse gas emissions.

25y Accountancy Age

PwC uses web to inform on greenhouse gas emissions...

PricewaterhouseCoopers this week unveiled a global internet exchange for trading greenhouse gas emissions as environmentalists put pressure on governm...

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Company reporting - Arena writes off online costs.
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Company reporting - Arena writes off online costs.

25y Tewksbury

Company reporting - Arena writes off online costs.

KS Biomedix values Malaysian subsidiary at £1; BTG includes patent Read More...

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Taking Stock - Isn't it time to change the record?
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Taking Stock - Isn't it time to change the record?

25y rumo , Writer

Taking Stock - Isn't it time to change the record?

Gordon Brown escaped ridicule over his excessive use of words like ‘prudent’ and ‘stability’ in the wake of his pre-Budget spe...

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Big Five firms back Bush.
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Big Five firms back Bush.

25y rumo , Writer

Big Five firms back Bush.

George W Bush’s presidential campaign won the lion’s share of almost $4m contributed by accountants to this year’s US election, a Wa...

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FDs faced with performance pay.
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FDs faced with performance pay.

25y rumo , Writer

FDs faced with performance pay.

Finance directors are increasingly finding their pay linked with company performance rather than being rewarded through basic salary packages, accordi...

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Appointment at Horwath Consulting.
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Appointment at Horwath Consulting.

25y rumo , Writer

Appointment at Horwath Consulting.

Horwath Consulting has appointed Peter Scott to develop its consultancy services. Scott was appointed as managing partner at Eversheds in London in 19...

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Staff issues top concerns.
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Staff issues top concerns.

25y rumo , Writer

Staff issues top concerns.

Owner managers rank red tape as one of their lesser woes new research has revealed. Red tape was in fact placed fourth in a survey of 1,600 owner man...

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Client fears confirmed.
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Client fears confirmed.

25y Michelle Perry

Client fears confirmed.

Home Office admits new crime laws will hit client confidentiality. Read More...

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Appointment at Shanks Group.
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Appointment at Shanks Group.

25y rumo , Writer

Appointment at Shanks Group.

Shanks Group has promoted Bob Cartwright FCA to the new post of group treasurer. Bob has been with the group for nine years and for the past five year...

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Dot.com failures - Sipping from a poison chalice.
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Dot.com failures - Sipping from a poison chalice.

25y Accountancy Age

Dot.com failures - Sipping from a poison chalice.

With TheStreet.co.uk joining the list of dot.com casualties, it would seem that the party is finally over for internet start-ups. If we believe what w...

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NHS revamps finance arms.
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NHS revamps finance arms.

25y Accountancy Age

NHS revamps finance arms.

Finance directors at the NHS have been warned off procuring new financial systems over the next two years as the NHS Executive prepares to consolidate...

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FDs want a sober workplace.
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FDs want a sober workplace.

25y Accountancy Age

FDs want a sober workplace.

Big Question: Should staff be allowed to drink during the day? Read More...

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Book extract - Trading on experience.
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Book extract - Trading on experience.

25y Tewksbury

Book extract - Trading on experience.

The corporate giants of the industrial age are giving way to the new Read More...

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Audit job row hits the EU.
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Audit job row hits the EU.

25y rumo , Writer

Audit job row hits the EU.

UK and Irish chartered accountancy bodies are lobbying the European Read More...

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Letters
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Letters

25y rumo , Writer

Letters

Campaign gets sympathy[QQ] Your story on the proposed pensioner tax credit (Pensioners face tax blow, 23 November, page 1) made me sympathise with the...

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Appointment at Amey.
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Appointment at Amey.

25y rumo , Writer

Appointment at Amey.

Mike Tresise has been appointed FD of the technology services department of business support services specialist Amey. Tresise spent three years as a ...

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View from the House.
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View from the House.

25y rumo , Writer

View from the House.

Your average MP – or at least those of a leftish tendency – labour under the belief that accountants revel in a complex tax system since i...

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Everybody Counts - Stand up, be counted and make a difference
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Everybody Counts - Stand up, be counted and make a difference

25y Tewksbury

Everybody Counts - Stand up, be counted and make a...

Sunbathers rose to their feet and applauded as King Arthur and his queen Guinevere rode out of the woods and cantered over Gerrards Cross common. Read...

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Gardiner: 'I acted in an honest manner'
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Gardiner: 'I acted in an honest manner'

25y Alex Miller.

Gardiner: 'I acted in an honest manner'

Former ACCA vice president-elect Ray Gardiner said he acted honestly and openly despite being found guilty of professional misconduct by a professiona...

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