UK consultants in New York horror
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UK consultants in New York horror

24y Philip Smith.

UK consultants in New York horror

Two UK-based consultants working for Accenture in New York remain unaccounted for as firms began to come to terms with the World Trade Centre horror. ...

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Tenon chief happy with progress made
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Tenon chief happy with progress made

24y Larry Schlesinger

Tenon chief happy with progress made

Ian Buckley, Tenon chief executive, has said he is happy with the progress of the UK-quoted accountancy consolidator, after it announced a small pre-t...

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Support staff key to skills shortage
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Support staff key to skills shortage

24y Larry Schlesinger

Support staff key to skills shortage

UK companies must ensure that their accounting support staff are trained in wider business skills if they are to meet critical shortages in the indust...

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Jobs saved as PwC sells health clubs
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Jobs saved as PwC sells health clubs

24y AccountancyAge.com

Jobs saved as PwC sells health clubs

Administrators from PricewaterhouseCoopers have sold part of women-only health club chain Lady in Leisure for more than £3m. Read More...

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Fight to rescue troubled Aussie airline
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Fight to rescue troubled Aussie airline

24y Michelle Perry

Fight to rescue troubled Aussie airline

PricewaterhouseCoopers has been appointed administrator to ailing Aussie airline Ansett, and is set to ground its entire fleet. Read More...

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KPMG to be new Wiggins auditor
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KPMG to be new Wiggins auditor

24y Philip Smith.

KPMG to be new Wiggins auditor

KPMG is to be the new auditor for embattled property developer Wiggins, replacing mid-tier firm HLB Kidsons. Read More...

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Accountancy advice and lipstick do mix
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Accountancy advice and lipstick do mix

24y Gavin Hinks

Accountancy advice and lipstick do mix

UK's Avon ladies are carefully watching their colleagues in Canada this week after they announced they would be selling accountancy advice in addition...

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UK plc unaware of new pensions rule
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UK plc unaware of new pensions rule

24y Michelle Perry

UK plc unaware of new pensions rule

Less than one in ten leading public companies have prepared for the new UK pensions standard, according to new research. Read More...

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One in five FDs freeze recruitment
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One in five FDs freeze recruitment

24y Alex Miller.

One in five FDs freeze recruitment

The sour outlook for the economy was this week confirmed by UK finance chiefs as more than one in five revealed that their company had a recruitment f...

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Overseas trips 'the norm' for institutes
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Overseas trips 'the norm' for institutes

24y Philip Smith.

Overseas trips 'the norm' for institutes

The ICAEW is not alone in spending its members' money on overseas junkets, but other institutes appear to be more frugal with their cash. Read More...

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Creditors appoint Bright trustee
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Creditors appoint Bright trustee

24y AccountancyAge.com

Creditors appoint Bright trustee

Phillip Sykes, senior corporate recovery partner at mid-tier firm Moore Stephens, has today been appointed trustee in bankruptcy for Michael Bright, f...

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Deloittes hit by New York attack
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Deloittes hit by New York attack

24y Adriana Zea

Deloittes hit by New York attack

Deloitte & Touche's main New York office has been destroyed following the collapse of the World Trade Center. Read More...

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Tax call over accounting 'cowboys'
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Tax call over accounting 'cowboys'

24y Gavin Hinks

Tax call over accounting 'cowboys'

The Scottish accountants campaigning for legislation to outlaw so-called 'cowboy' accountants are hoping to meet with the Inland Revenue to discuss th...

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Share options talk moves up a gear
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Share options talk moves up a gear

24y Michelle Perry

Share options talk moves up a gear

A provisional rule on accounting for share options could be issued as early as next year, it has emerged. Read More...

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UK plc fails on green reports
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UK plc fails on green reports

24y Gavin Hinks

UK plc fails on green reports

Many of the FTSE-350 companies challenged to begin producing environmental reports by October this year will fail to do so, according to experts. Read...

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Companies urged to test disaster plans
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Companies urged to test disaster plans

24y Michelle Perry

Companies urged to test disaster plans

All organisations large and small should have up-to-date disaster recovery plans and they should be regularly tested, says a Deloitte & Touche partner...

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Recession fears follow US horror
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Recession fears follow US horror

24y Larry Schlesinger

Recession fears follow US horror

As the London Stock Exchange opened for trading this morning, analysts and the media are predicting that a US recession is now unavoidable following t...

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Outsourcing hits choppy waters
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Outsourcing hits choppy waters

24y Adriana Zea

Outsourcing hits choppy waters

The downturn in the global economy has resulted in a slowdown in outsourcing, according to the head of the Outsourcing Research Council. Read More...

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Wyevale forced to depreciate assets
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Wyevale forced to depreciate assets

24y Michelle Perry

Wyevale forced to depreciate assets

Wyevale Garden Centres has had to wipe £821,000 off the value of its fixed assets for 2000 in a restatement forced by the UK's financial reporting wat...

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'Vultures' force E&Y to quit Barings
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'Vultures' force E&Y to quit Barings

24y Adriana Zea

'Vultures' force E&Y to quit Barings

Ernst & Young's resignation as liquidators of Barings Bank was prompted by pressure from US bond holders, according to the Big Five partner who le...

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Risk disclosure in City sights
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Risk disclosure in City sights

24y Adriana Zea

Risk disclosure in City sights

Disclosures about risk management in annual reports will have an increased importance for the City's perception of companies, according to the project...

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E&Y resigns from Barings case
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E&Y resigns from Barings case

24y Michelle Perry

E&Y resigns from Barings case

In an eleventh-hour move, Ernst & Young partners have stepped down as liquidators in the multi-billion pound Barings case due to reach the High Co...

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Excite@Home CFO resigns
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Excite@Home CFO resigns

24y Larry Schlesinger

Excite@Home CFO resigns

Troubled high-speed internet access company Excite@Home has been dealt another blow following the resignation of chief financial officer Mark McEachen...

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London staff evacuate after US attack
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London staff evacuate after US attack

24y Gavin Hinks

London staff evacuate after US attack

The London Stock Exchange and offices at Canary Wharf have been evacuated in the wake of massive terrorist attack on the World Trade Centre in New Yor...

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FDs told of travel expense savings
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FDs told of travel expense savings

24y Adriana Zea

FDs told of travel expense savings

Managing travel expenses properly and enforcing company policy could save businesses hundreds of thousands of pounds of indirect costs, according to a...

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UK plc told to prepare now for IASs
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UK plc told to prepare now for IASs

24y Accountancy Age

UK plc told to prepare now for IASs

Companies should begin laying the groundwork for adopting international accounting standards now, a senior partner at Deloitte & Touche has warned...

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Hewitt issues warning on fat cat pay
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Hewitt issues warning on fat cat pay

24y our parliamentary staff

Hewitt issues warning on fat cat pay

Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt has hinted at government action to stop directors of failing companies getting big salary increases or hu...

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