The Week in Brief.
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The Week in Brief.

26y rumo , Writer

The Week in Brief.

9 Thursday[QQ] Advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi (In the spotlight) is to announce pre-tax profits of £45.7m. IT service provider Admiral is ex...

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Parliament moves to close loopholes in limited liability partnership legislation
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Parliament moves to close loopholes in limited liability partnership legisl...

26y our parliamentary staff

Parliament moves to close loopholes in limited lia...

The government has acted to prevent the tax status of limitedliability partnerships being used by non-professional businessesfor tax avoidance. Read M...

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Andersen makes a stand against SEC.
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Andersen makes a stand against SEC.

26y Alex Miller.

Andersen makes a stand against SEC.

Big Five firm will resist split despite clampdown by the SEC. Read More...

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Taking Stock - Souter and no tie causes confusion at Stagecoach's PR
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Taking Stock - Souter and no tie causes confusion at Stagecoach's PR

26y rumo , Writer

Taking Stock - Souter and no tie causes confusion ...

Dressing down for work has been a topic of much interest among large sections of the profession since Arthur Andersen announced it was allowing worker...

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Taking Stock - Time capsule to change the world.
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Taking Stock - Time capsule to change the world.

26y rumo , Writer

Taking Stock - Time capsule to change the world.

PricewaterhouseCoopers is preparing a time capsule, catchily titled ‘Gen EDGE: 2001 Perspectives on the Power and the Promise of E-business̵...

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Moores Rowland International signs up four new firms to its Russian network
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Moores Rowland International signs up four new firms to its Russian network

26y AccountancyAge.com

Moores Rowland International signs up four new fir...

Moores Rowland International has added four firms to its Russian network of members. Read More...

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Taking Stock - Budget hurdles leader showing good form.
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Taking Stock - Budget hurdles leader showing good form.

26y rumo , Writer

Taking Stock - Budget hurdles leader showing good ...

PricewaterhouseCoopers’ tax guru John Whiting has galloped into an early lead in the TS Budget Hurdles. The hurdles, a new addition to Accountan...

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Tube's accounts 'misleading'.
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Tube's accounts 'misleading'.

26y Gavin Hinks

Tube's accounts 'misleading'.

FRRP informed of 'overstated' assets. Read More

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Merger expands HLB Kidsons presence in Yorkshire
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Merger expands HLB Kidsons presence in Yorkshire

26y AccountancyAge.com

Merger expands HLB Kidsons presence in Yorkshire

Bradford-based accountancy firm Rawlinsons has merged with the Leeds office of HLB Kidsons. Read More...

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Institute welcomes plans to drop 'needless diversity' when accounting for OEIC
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Institute welcomes plans to drop 'needless diversity' when accounting for O...

26y AccountancyAge.com

Institute welcomes plans to drop 'needless diversi...

The English ICA has welcomed proposals in draft rules for accounting for open ended investment companies which would see 'needless diversity' reduced....

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FDs lured by web start-ups.
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FDs lured by web start-ups.

26y Gavin Hinks

FDs lured by web start-ups.

Quaker Oats and Scottish biochemicals company Axis-Shield have become the latest companies to lose key staff to internet operations, with the FDs of b...

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Taking Stock - Strachan kitted out for a banging retirement.
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Taking Stock - Strachan kitted out for a banging retirement.

26y rumo , Writer

Taking Stock - Strachan kitted out for a banging r...

For most people, retirement conjures up images of games of bowls, gardening, slippers and cardigans, old maids drinking warm beer and cycling to Holy ...

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Drama unfolds at Deloitte's tax department as managers act up
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Drama unfolds at Deloitte's tax department as managers act up

26y Michelle Perry

Drama unfolds at Deloitte's tax department as mana...

Big Five firm Deloitte & Touche has enlisted professional actors to help its tax department's junior managers in their dealings with clients. Read...

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Taking Stock - Bright ideas man turns out lights.
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Taking Stock - Bright ideas man turns out lights.

26y rumo , Writer

Taking Stock - Bright ideas man turns out lights.

Staff at KPMG may soon have to do their spreadsheets by candlelight. The Big Five firm has appointed Mike Kelly, a man with a staggering energy-saving...

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Scottish ICA makes moves to find a partner.
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Scottish ICA makes moves to find a partner.

26y rumo , Writer

Scottish ICA makes moves to find a partner.

The Scots ICA will decide by the end of March who will help it run Read More...

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'Public sector will take off'.
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'Public sector will take off'.

26y Gavin Hinks

'Public sector will take off'.

The public sector is not in decline and CIPFA will take advantage of its revival, the new chief executive of the public sector institute pledged this ...

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SBC chair appointed.
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SBC chair appointed.

26y rumo , Writer

SBC chair appointed.

FrameStore joint chief executive William Sargent, probably better known for his block-busting digital series Walking with Dinosaurs, has been appointe...

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CIMA goes hi-tech.
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CIMA goes hi-tech.

26y Alex Miller.

CIMA goes hi-tech.

Institute says launch of computer-based training system is a first Read More...

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Above rate of inflation rise for council tax, says CIPFA
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Above rate of inflation rise for council tax, says CIPFA

26y Gavin Hinks

Above rate of inflation rise for council tax, says...

Council tax is set to rise by an average of 6.3%, way above the rate of inflation and lifting the average cost of a band D property to £847, according...

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Scots ICA looks for partner to boost training in England
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Scots ICA looks for partner to boost training in England

26y Gavin Hinks

Scots ICA looks for partner to boost training in E...

The Scots ICA is to decide by the end of March on its partner to run training centres for newly acquired students south of the border. Read More...

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Europe breaks down barriers on fair value
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Europe breaks down barriers on fair value

26y Keith Nuthall

Europe breaks down barriers on fair value

The European Commission has moved to scrap legal barriers that prevent the use of fair value accounting systems for derivatives and other financial in...

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Record numbers of dodgy directors banned
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Record numbers of dodgy directors banned

26y Gavin Hinks

Record numbers of dodgy directors banned

Bans for company directors have risen to record levels, provoking the government to claim success for its 'dodgy director' hotline. Read More...

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CBI and chancellor warn investors over dot.com frenzy
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CBI and chancellor warn investors over dot.com frenzy

26y Michelle Perry

CBI and chancellor warn investors over dot.com fre...

The chancellor today echoed dot.com wariness voiced by the head of the CBI, warning investors to think carefully before leaping into the internet fren...

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Hunt on for director of new accountants' watchdog body
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Hunt on for director of new accountants' watchdog body

26y Gavin Hinks

Hunt on for director of new accountants' watchdog ...

The director of the Review Board - part of the new regulatory regime for the accountancy profession - will not need to be an accountant. Read More...

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Too much knowledge is a dangerous thing, says KPMG
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Too much knowledge is a dangerous thing, says KPMG

26y Gavin Hinks

Too much knowledge is a dangerous thing, says KPMG

More than two thirds of companies are overwhelmed by the volume of information held within their systems, according to a new report. Read More...

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Accountancy Age: Andersen makes a stand against the SEC
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Accountancy Age: Andersen makes a stand against the SEC

26y Alex Miller.

Accountancy Age: Andersen makes a stand against th...

Arthur Andersen signalled its intention to hold on to its consulting arm this week, despite moves by other Big Fives to split their operations in the ...

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Trainees to sign up for examinations online at ACCA
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Trainees to sign up for examinations online at ACCA

26y Damian Wild

Trainees to sign up for examinations online at ACC...

ACCA is to allow students to enter for examinations via the internet and says that it is the first professional body to do so. Read More...

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