Family firms need governance
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Family firms need governance

27y michael laydon

Family firms need governance

Small, family-owned businesses should be included in the corporate governance debate, according to ACCA’s submission to the Hampel committee. It...

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Magill arrival to boost Deloittes' fraud unit
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Magill arrival to boost Deloittes' fraud unit

27y michael laydon

Magill arrival to boost Deloittes' fraud unit

Deloitte & Touche has turned to John Magill (right), famous for his investigation of the ‘homes-for-votes’ scandal at Westminster Cit...

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Microsoft opens window of opportunity for competitors
Management

Microsoft opens window of opportunity for competitors

27y michael laydon

Microsoft opens window of opportunity for competit...

With the disappointing take-up of Windows 95, Microsoft is settinggreat store by its new 32-bit operating system Windows NT. But is this anopportunity...

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Careers: Filling in and fitting in
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Careers: Filling in and fitting in

27y michael laydon

Careers: Filling in and fitting in

David Davies is currently heading a team of former finance directors on a major change programme following a large management buy-in. ‘As a comp...

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Opinion - Small businesses pay for neglecting non-executives
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Opinion - Small businesses pay for neglecting non-executives

27y michael laydon

Opinion - Small businesses pay for neglecting non-...

Successful companies are open-minded, listen to advice and assign animportant role to non-executive directors, argues Michael Snyder. Read More...

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DISTRIBUTION: Learning to love logistics
Management

DISTRIBUTION: Learning to love logistics

27y michael laydon

DISTRIBUTION: Learning to love logistics

Logistics has revolutionised distribution with retailing witnessingthe most advances. Chris Lawrence examines the developments. Read More...

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The road to demerger
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The road to demerger

27y michael laydon

The road to demerger

Since Derek Bonham joined Hanson in 1971, company profits have grownfrom #2.8m to u1.8bn. But, as Leon Hopkins reports, with the days of bigacquisitio...

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VIEW FROM THE HOUSE - Framework for National Savings accountability
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VIEW FROM THE HOUSE - Framework for National Savings accountability

27y michael laydon

VIEW FROM THE HOUSE - Framework for National Savin...

A NAO report shows how financial reporting at National Savings wasflawed and out-of-date. Read More...

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CAREERS: Bridging the gap
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CAREERS: Bridging the gap

27y michael laydon

CAREERS: Bridging the gap

Bringing in an interim manager is increasingly popular as an optionin times of corporate change. Dynamism and a sound grasp of finance is aprerequisit...

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Overseas corporate acquirers opt for UK
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Overseas corporate acquirers opt for UK

27y michael laydon

Overseas corporate acquirers opt for UK

The UK was the most popular destination in Europe for overseas corporate acquirers last year, according to KPMG Corporate Finance. Foreign companies b...

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Easdaq admits fifth traded stock
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Easdaq admits fifth traded stock

27y michael laydon

Easdaq admits fifth traded stock

Easdaq, the pan-European electronic stock exchange which launched in September, has admitted Swiss-based manufacturing group Mercer International as i...

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Deferred Tax: The ASB dilemma
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Deferred Tax: The ASB dilemma

27y michael laydon

Deferred Tax: The ASB dilemma

The ASB is facing a predicament over deferred tax: should it adoptthe relevant international accounting standard or stick with the UKapproach? Peter C...

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DISTRIBUTION - Home discomforts
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DISTRIBUTION - Home discomforts

27y michael laydon

DISTRIBUTION - Home discomforts

Last week's #395m takeover of Freemans by Littlewoods, and Customs'victory on VAT on credit deals show that the cosy world of home shoppingis undergoi...

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Institute member fined #10,000
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Institute member fined #10,000

27y michael laydon

Institute member fined #10,000

English ICA member John Williams, sole practitioner of Williams Ferrington of Tonbridge, Kent, was severely reprimanded and fined #10,000 for failing ...

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PW net fee income estimated at 11%
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PW net fee income estimated at 11%

27y michael laydon

PW net fee income estimated at 11%

Price Waterhouse’s UK net fee income for the year to 30 June 1996 is estimated to be #425m, up 11% on the previous year, writes Jon Bunn. The fi...

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Change looms for JDS
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Change looms for JDS

27y michael laydon

Change looms for JDS

The future of the Joint Disciplinary Scheme could be finally decided on 22 January at a meeting of the cross-institute working party. The six bodies w...

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All change for technology
Management

All change for technology

27y michael laydon

All change for technology

Network computers, object-based development, connectivity via the Internet, outsourcing, Year 2000, and the EMU. These are areas earmarked for the mos...

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Hanson report reveals #8m earnings for E&Y
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Hanson report reveals #8m earnings for E&Y

27y michael laydon

Hanson report reveals #8m earnings for E&Y

Ernst & Young earned #8m in 1996 for advisory work for Hanson. E&Y offices outside the UK raked in up to #7m in fees, according to Hanson...

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Scots appoint disciplinary ombudsman
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Scots appoint disciplinary ombudsman

27y michael laydon

Scots appoint disciplinary ombudsman

The Scots ICA plans to appoint an ombudsman to deal with complaints by the public about its disciplinary procedures. The move, part of a set of measur...

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Treasury forecasters face market test
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Treasury forecasters face market test

27y michael laydon

Treasury forecasters face market test

Chancellor Kenneth Clarke wants to market test the Treasury’s Economic Forecasting Department. A consultant will draw up test specifications whi...

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A vintage year for accountants
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A vintage year for accountants

27y michael laydon

A vintage year for accountants

1996 was a good year for the accountancy job market. Most sectors inmost regions have shown strong growth, while salary increases have keptwell ahead ...

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Weinstock attacks profession
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Weinstock attacks profession

27y michael laydon

Weinstock attacks profession

Lord Weinstock, chairman emeritus of GEC, has said accountants are as much to blame as dishonest directors for the wave of corporate governance regula...

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Barings committee makes recommendations
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Barings committee makes recommendations

27y michael laydon

Barings committee makes recommendations

The Treasury Select Committee’s report on the Barings collapse has recommended that different accountants to the statutory auditors be used when...

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Calls for international accounting framework
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Calls for international accounting framework

27y michael laydon

Calls for international accounting framework

The DTI faces increasing pressure to provide a legal framework for UK multinationals to file accounts under international accounting rules, claims Pri...

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Buying into international rules
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Buying into international rules

27y michael laydon

Buying into international rules

Price Waterhouse's Rodger Hughes gives his support to UKparticipation in the formulation of international standards. Read More...

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English ICA advises Hampel against reducing compliance
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English ICA advises Hampel against reducing compliance

27y michael laydon

English ICA advises Hampel against reducing compli...

Both the English ICA and the Association of British Insurers (ABI) have advised the Hampel committee that no major concessions in the Cadbury or Green...

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Revenue clerk jailed
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Revenue clerk jailed

27y michael laydon

Revenue clerk jailed

An Inland Revenue clerk was jailed for a year on Monday after doctoring friends’ tax returns. Darren Verity, 30, of Leicester, defrauded the Rev...

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