Slower growth rate for PwC.
Consulting

Slower growth rate for PwC.

26y Accountancy Age

Slower growth rate for PwC.

The phenomenal growth of PricewaterhouseCoopers’ figures in its first year as a merged firm have slowed to 16%, well behind reported growth rate...

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Appointment at Coral.
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Appointment at Coral.

26y rumo , Writer

Appointment at Coral.

Mick Mariscotti has been recruited as the group finance director at bookmakers Coral. He joins from Terranova Foods plc. He was in various senior fina...

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Partnerships - Don't get set in stone.
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Partnerships - Don't get set in stone.

26y rumo , Writer

Partnerships - Don't get set in stone.

Clare Murray and Kolvin Stone spot the pitfalls involved in becoming Read More...

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Leader - Be the key e-business players.
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Leader - Be the key e-business players.

26y rumo , Writer

Leader - Be the key e-business players.

There aren’t many companies where you can join as truck driver and end up as chairman. But that is just what happened to Jim Kelly, the boss of ...

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DTI probe widens.
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DTI probe widens.

26y Accountancy Age

DTI probe widens.

TransTec accountant faces charges after admitting reclassifying Read More...

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Appointment at PricewaterhouseCoopers Dispute Analysis and
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Appointment at PricewaterhouseCoopers Dispute Analysis and

26y rumo , Writer

Appointment at PricewaterhouseCoopers Dispute Anal...

PricewaterhouseCoopers Dispute Analysis and Investigations has made two new senior appointments to its investigations team. Sterl Greenhalgh joins as ...

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Firms still attract graduates
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Firms still attract graduates

26y rumo , Writer

Firms still attract graduates

Accountancy was one of only four professions which saw an increase in the number of graduate vacancies in 1999, according to a survey by the Associati...

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Appointment at Charles Church.
Consulting

Appointment at Charles Church.

26y rumo , Writer

Appointment at Charles Church.

David Hooper has been appointed as financial controller at Charles Church. He will be responsible for the South Midlands and North London regions. Hoo...

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Appointment at Cooper Parry.
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Appointment at Cooper Parry.

26y rumo , Writer

Appointment at Cooper Parry.

Niki Caister has been promoted to partner at Cooper Parry. She joined the company in 1990 as a trainee chartered accountant. Read More...

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Taking Stock - Name debate lulls copper to sleep.
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Taking Stock - Name debate lulls copper to sleep.

26y rumo , Writer

Taking Stock - Name debate lulls copper to sleep.

MPs have won the battle to ensure National Audit Office chief Sir John Bourn retains his full title of ‘comptroller and auditor general’. ...

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Comment - Keep the civil service in context.
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Comment - Keep the civil service in context.

26y rumo , Writer

Comment - Keep the civil service in context.

The head of the civil service promised radical reform. But, says Sir Read More...

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Appointment at Bentley Jennison.
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Appointment at Bentley Jennison.

26y rumo , Writer

Appointment at Bentley Jennison.

Paul Castledine has been appointed by Bentley Jennison to head up the firm’s business services department. He will be responsible for advising f...

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Street producer to sue firm for losses.
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Street producer to sue firm for losses.

26y rumo , Writer

Street producer to sue firm for losses.

The ITV Network and Granada Television are suing Huddersfield-based accountants Gibson Booth for damages after losing money when an advertising agency...

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Accounting Standards Board clarifies licences and Year 2000 disclosures
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Accounting Standards Board clarifies licences and Year 2000 disclosures

26y Accountancy Age

Accounting Standards Board clarifies licences and ...

The ASB's Urgent Issues Task Force has issued an information sheet on two matters which have been repeatedly raised by accountants, relating to the tr...

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Androids get trendy new image, including relaxed dress code
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Androids get trendy new image, including relaxed dress code

26y AccountancyAge.com

Androids get trendy new image, including relaxed d...

Arthur Andersen last night launched its trendy new image, including a new logo and the end of compulsary suit-wearing, with a large party at its Surre...

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New dressed-down Andersens brand to include $500m venture fund and internet alliances
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New dressed-down Andersens brand to include $500m venture fund and internet...

26y AccountancyAge.com

New dressed-down Andersens brand to include $500m ...

Arthur Andersen has outlined the serious message behind the relaunch of its firm's brand - which includes more than just casual clothes for staff and ...

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English ICA must show rather than tell in today's sceptical world, warns vice-president
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English ICA must show rather than tell in today's sceptical world, warns vi...

26y AccountancyAge.com

English ICA must show rather than tell in today's ...

'It is no longer credible for our institute to assert it has a high reputation. Its qualities must be clearly demonstrated both to members and the pub...

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NEWS FOCUS: Is the government strangling small business with red tape ?
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NEWS FOCUS: Is the government strangling small business with red tape ?

26y Alex Miller.

NEWS FOCUS: Is the government strangling small bus...

The last couple of weeks have seen the Government stung into action to fend off criticism it has cost SMEs £10bn and strangled their competitiveness t...

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Two sets of books at fraud-hit Versailles: Accountants 'deliberately stonewalled'
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Two sets of books at fraud-hit Versailles: Accountants 'deliberately stonew...

26y Accountancy Age

Two sets of books at fraud-hit Versailles: Account...

Baker Tilly has admitted it was 'deliberately stonewalled' in its investigation of struggling trade finance group Versailles, which revealed that ther...

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Thirty firms approach mid-tier consolidator
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Thirty firms approach mid-tier consolidator

26y Accountancy Age

Thirty firms approach mid-tier consolidator

London-based stockbroking firm Raphael Zorn Hemsley has received an upsurge in enquiries about its bid to consolidate mid-tier firms following exclusi...

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Bankers offer advice on debt problems to small businesses
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Bankers offer advice on debt problems to small businesses

26y AccountancyAge.com

Bankers offer advice on debt problems to small bus...

The British Bankers' Association has launched a national debt telephone helpline for 'micro businesses' experiencing financial difficulties. Read More...

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Government hires recruitment experts to help them staff up new small business service
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Government hires recruitment experts to help them staff up new small busine...

26y Alex Miller.

Government hires recruitment experts to help them ...

The Department of Trade and Industry said this week it had hired a recruitment agency to encourage selected candidates to apply for membership to the ...

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Coronation Street producers take action against accountancy firm
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Coronation Street producers take action against accountancy firm

26y Ben Griffiths

Coronation Street producers take action against ac...

The ITV Network and Granada Television are suing accountants Gibson Booth for damages after losing money when an advertising agency went into liquidat...

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Suits no longer necessarily suit, says institute chief as Androids go casual
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Suits no longer necessarily suit, says institute chief as Androids go casua...

26y AccountancyAge.com

Suits no longer necessarily suit, says institute c...

As Arthur Andersen staff revelled in new-found freedom from the collar and tie this week, the English ICA made a surprise pledge of support for the su...

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Lottery equipment finance man wins top prize at GTECH
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Lottery equipment finance man wins top prize at GTECH

26y AccountancyAge.com

Lottery equipment finance man wins top prize at GT...

A former PricewaterhouseCoopers accountant has been appointed as senior vice president and chief financial officer of GTECH Corporation, technology su...

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Transtec accountant admits fears over criminal prosecution
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Transtec accountant admits fears over criminal prosecution

26y Accountancy Age

Transtec accountant admits fears over criminal pro...

The accountant at the centre of a row over an $18m claim against TransTec that led to its downfall before Christmas could face criminal charges after ...

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Ex-Financial Times finance chief says I do to Yahoo
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Ex-Financial Times finance chief says I do to Yahoo

26y AccountancyAge.com

Ex-Financial Times finance chief says I do to Yaho...

Yahoo! Europe has today announced the appointment of ex-Financial Times finance chief John Davis to the newly-created position of Group Finance Direct...

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