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View articleAn Aberdeen chartered accountant has been fined and barred from the Scots ICA for seven years following a tribunal ruling. Colin Cameron, a former sen...
View articleHereward Philips of North London has made three internal appointments. Nick Antoniou (above, centre) has been made a partner. He is a leading member o...
View articleThe certifieds’ association ACCA is set to fire the first salvos in a new battle with the English ICA over the registration of insolvency practi...
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View articleIf the accountancy profession’s proposed Review Board is to succeed in its aim of ensuring the public interest always prevails, it must possess ...
View articleExternal reporting procedures are a ‘necessary evil’ and have no direct influence on management decisions, a CIMA survey claims. Mancheste...
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