English ICA bid to halt trainee defections
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English ICA bid to halt trainee defections

26y Alex Miller.

English ICA bid to halt trainee defections

Following the defection of Ernst & Young and receding PwC trainee numbers, the English ICA has set out to boost its modernised qualification with a la...

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Big Five fined £1.4m for anti-competitive practices
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Big Five fined £1.4m for anti-competitive practices

26y AccountancyAge.com

Big Five fined £1.4m for anti-competitive practice...

Authorities in Italy have fined the Big Five accountancy firms a total of £1.4m for anti-competitive practices between 1991 and 1998. Read More...

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English ICA warns FSA to retain Stock Exchange flexibility
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English ICA warns FSA to retain Stock Exchange flexibility

26y Alex Miller.

English ICA warns FSA to retain Stock Exchange fle...

The English ICA has warned the Financial Services Authority to retain a flexible approach to regulating the London Stock Exchange when it assumes powe...

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Volkswagen to choose between international standards and US GAAP as it abandons harsh German system
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Volkswagen to choose between international standards and US GAAP as it aban...

26y AccountancyAge.com

Volkswagen to choose between international standar...

Europe's largest carmaker, Volkswagen, is planning to adopt International Accounting Standards or US GAAP as early as 2001 in an attempt to become mor...

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AccountancyAge.com weekly news focus: Business
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AccountancyAge.com weekly news focus: Business

26y Chris Quick

AccountancyAge.com weekly news focus: Business

News that Volkswagen is abandon its harsh German accounting standards will be a boost to the concept of comparable worldwide standards. But which stan...

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Bunker makes a splash at Thames as he reaches end of road at Tarmac
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Bunker makes a splash at Thames as he reaches end of road at Tarmac

26y AccountancyAge.com

Bunker makes a splash at Thames as he reaches end ...

Tarmac has lost its finance director, Chris Bunker, to utility giant Thames Water, where he will take up the reins as group finance director from Apri...

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Pensions - Building a future
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Pensions - Building a future

26y Richard Murphy

Pensions - Building a future

Millions of personal pension funds may not pay out, warns Richard Murphy in the second part of this two-part series. Read More...

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Walking the talk on e-business
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Walking the talk on e-business

26y Accountancy Age

Walking the talk on e-business

Gordon Brown was on the road last week extolling the virtues of the e-business revolution. This week Number 10 launched its new website. Read More...

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Prudential loses Finance Director after just five months
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Prudential loses Finance Director after just five months

26y Matthew Gerry

Prudential loses Finance Director after just five ...

Prudential finance director Les Cullen has resigned his post with the UK's largest life assurer only five months after joining the company and just da...

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Government seeking comments on how Companies House can be improved
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Government seeking comments on how Companies House can be improved

26y AccountancyAge.com

Government seeking comments on how Companies House...

A review of Companies House looking at its status, the services it provides and whether there is any scope for improved performance has been announced...

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Why Peter is a 21st century man
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Why Peter is a 21st century man

26y Accountancy Age

Why Peter is a 21st century man

The English ICA is facing student defections. The institute's new vice-president tells Ben Griffiths why it isn't doomed. Read More...

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US Securities and Exchange Commission takes step forward in accepting international standards
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US Securities and Exchange Commission takes step forward in accepting inter...

26y Accountancy Age

US Securities and Exchange Commission takes step f...

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a release which marks the first step in the acceptance of international accounting standards in A...

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PwC will be only truly independent Big Five auditor, says chief
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PwC will be only truly independent Big Five auditor, says chief

26y Ben Griffiths

PwC will be only truly independent Big Five audito...

PricewaterhouseCoopers has taken a swipe at its Big Five rivals by claiming proposals to split the firm would make it unique as an 'independent' globa...

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Finance managers predict larger asset registers due to stricter accounting requirements
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Finance managers predict larger asset registers due to stricter accounting ...

26y Gavin Hinks

Finance managers predict larger asset registers du...

Stricter accounting requirements could lead to the UK's commercial asset base growing by up 33%, a survey has shown. Read More...

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PwC voted top corporate finance advisor among accountancy firms
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PwC voted top corporate finance advisor among accountancy firms

26y Karen Day

PwC voted top corporate finance advisor among acco...

PriceWaterhouseCoopers is the top corporate finance advisor among accountants, according to a poll of over 200 finance directors. Read More...

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Premier Asset Management appoints new finance director
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Premier Asset Management appoints new finance director

26y AccountancyAge.com

Premier Asset Management appoints new finance dire...

Premier Asset Management today announced that Neil Macpherson has been appointed to its board as finance director and company secretary with immediate...

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Drama at ACCA as votes are cast for EGM
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Drama at ACCA as votes are cast for EGM

26y Accountancy Age

Drama at ACCA as votes are cast for EGM

Tension rose in the ACCA council chamber yesterday during the extraordinary general meeting as members took the stand to offer their thoughts on the p...

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ACCOUNTANCY AGE FEATURE: Factoring
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ACCOUNTANCY AGE FEATURE: Factoring

26y Peter Williams

ACCOUNTANCY AGE FEATURE: Factoring

Factoring companies are providing small businesses with more working capital than five years ago. But are they reliable sources of cash? Read More...

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ACCOUNTANCY AGE FEATURE: Global Audit Standards
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ACCOUNTANCY AGE FEATURE: Global Audit Standards

26y Accountancy Age

ACCOUNTANCY AGE FEATURE: Global Audit Standards

The Big Five insist that they are world class brands - and yet we have seen their audit delivery differ from region to region. Elizabeth MacKay argues...

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Partnership structure to end as PricewaterhouseCoopers splits?
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Partnership structure to end as PricewaterhouseCoopers splits?

26y Accountancy Age

Partnership structure to end as PricewaterhouseCoo...

PricewaterhouseCoopers managing partner Peter Hazell has hinted the current partnership structure of the firm could disappear following its landmark d...

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Audit independence rules force world's largest firm to split
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Audit independence rules force world's largest firm to split

26y AccountancyAge.com

Audit independence rules force world's largest fir...

PricewaterhouseCoopers today confirmed it is splitting into two or more separate businesses, throwing into jeopardy its position as the world's larges...

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ACCOUNTANCY AGE FEATURE: Peter Wyman interview
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ACCOUNTANCY AGE FEATURE: Peter Wyman interview

26y Ben Griffiths

ACCOUNTANCY AGE FEATURE: Peter Wyman interview

Incoming English ICA vice-president Peter Wyman is on a mission to modernise. Read More...

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Companies House unveils plans to get more annual reports on the web
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Companies House unveils plans to get more annual reports on the web

26y Gavin Hinks

Companies House unveils plans to get more annual r...

Companies House could soon provide annual reports on a website and allow electronic incorporation if proposals put forward by the government go ahead....

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Is this the end of the one-stop shop? What will PwC's consultancy arm do with its new found freedom ?
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Is this the end of the one-stop shop? What will PwC's consultancy arm do wi...

26y Accountancy Age

Is this the end of the one-stop shop? What will Pw...

It should come as no great surprise that PwC has decided to wrench apart its two main components. The question one should ask is why it hasn't happene...

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K-Incubator to help fledgling dot.com companies
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K-Incubator to help fledgling dot.com companies

26y Gavin Hinks

K-Incubator to help fledgling dot.com companies

KPMG has launched a new service which intends to provide a bespoke support service for internet entrepreneurs. Read More...

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PwC risks its number one position: Consultants in search of a slice of the capital markets action?
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PwC risks its number one position: Consultants in search of a slice of the ...

26y Damian Wild

PwC risks its number one position: Consultants in ...

PricewaterhouseCoopers' decision to split into three marks nothing less than a watershed for the profession. Read More...

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Rebel ACCA members defeated at egm
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Rebel ACCA members defeated at egm

26y Ben Griffiths

Rebel ACCA members defeated at egm

ACCA's long-awaited extraordinary meeting this morning saw a motion by rebel member Anthony Thomas to initiate an investigation into the association's...

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