But education survey gets 25,000 responses

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But education survey gets 25,000 responses

More than 25,000 English ICA members, 23%, have responded to the institute’s education and training survey, dispatched in June. MORI is analysin...

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KPMG wins plaudits for detecting City scam

Consulting KPMG wins plaudits for detecting City scam

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KPMG wins plaudits for detecting City scam

KPMG found itself on both sides of the fence in City scandals this week after investment banking group Morgan Grenfell, one of the audit firm’s ...

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ICA regulation under attack

Consulting ICA regulation under attack

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ICA regulation under attack

The English ICA’s regulatory procedures are facing renewed criticism in a letter to the Securities and Investments Board from a disgruntled memb...

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Law body seeks proportionality

Consulting Law body seeks proportionality

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Law body seeks proportionality

Proportionate liability should be a statutory contractual alternative to the current joint and several arrangement, according to a Law Society report....

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'Secrecy is the aim of those who want limited liability in Jersey'

Consulting 'Secrecy is the aim of those who want limited liability in Jersey'

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'Secrecy is the aim of those who want limited liab...

The threat by larger accountancy firms to relocate to Jersey andoperate as LLPs is an attempt to avoid public accountability, argues PremSikka Read Mo...

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The Enforcers

Consulting The Enforcers

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The Enforcers

Accountants must be extra careful to meet Inland Revenue standardswhen preparing reports under the Hansard Policy. According to BarryDraper, the new o...

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Insolvency firms hit out at VAT-refund plan

Consulting Insolvency firms hit out at VAT-refund plan

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Insolvency firms hit out at VAT-refund plan

Insolvency practitioners are joining the throngs of professionals angrily protesting against the three-year limit on claims for VAT-refunds about to b...

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Audit faculty revises Towards Better Auditing

Consulting Audit faculty revises Towards Better Auditing

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Audit faculty revises Towards Better Auditing

The English ICA has revamped its guidance to practitioners on how to run a ship-shape audit. Towards Better Auditing, a 64-page booklet released this ...

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Andersens launches human capital plan

Consulting Andersens launches human capital plan

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Andersens launches human capital plan

Arthur Andersen is focusing its human resource, compensation and benefits practice in a single Human Capital Service practice designed to capitalise o...

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Coping with office stresses and strains

Consulting Coping with office stresses and strains

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Coping with office stresses and strains

Research suggests UK workers are suffering from job-related stress.Nowhere does this seem to be more the case than in accountancy. CaronLipman looks a...

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Insolvencies show decline in August

Consulting Insolvencies show decline in August

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Insolvencies show decline in August

Receivership and administration order appointments in August dropped 34% on July’s total, according to the latest figures released by Deloitte &...

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Reasons for business failure identified

Consulting Reasons for business failure identified

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Reasons for business failure identified

Most failed growth strategies fall into one of four categories, claimed a senior Royal Bank of Scotland director. Commercial and corporate director Do...

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Management cuts reduce NHS staff

Management Management cuts reduce NHS staff

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Management cuts reduce NHS staff

The number of finance jobs in the NHS has declined sharply over the last year following deep cuts in management costs, according to a survey of pay an...

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IMRO reviews auditors' role after MG row

Consulting IMRO reviews auditors' role after MG row

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IMRO reviews auditors' role after MG row

City watchdog IMRO is set to investigate the role of external auditors and the advice they give fund management companies following the debacle at inv...

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Information overload

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Information overload

Shareholders welcome greater corporate transparency, but find thevolume of information now required in company accounts confusing ratherthan clarifyin...

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Hughes Allen ex-chief sued over missing funds

Consulting Hughes Allen ex-chief sued over missing funds

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Hughes Allen ex-chief sued over missing funds

Hughes Allen is suing former managing partner Peter Scolding for more than # 240,000, after the firm discovered an apparent hole in its finances. The ...

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Six of the best

Consulting Six of the best

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Six of the best

It's been a successful and innovative year for the Big Six with eachlaying good claim to being this year's Accountancy Age large firm of theyear. Hoom...

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Brought to book

Consulting Brought to book

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Brought to book

A new edition of the English ICA booklet Towards Better Auditing hasjust been published. Richard Bint explains why it was important to updateit Read M...

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Bank fraud spotlight falls on KPMG

Consulting Bank fraud spotlight falls on KPMG

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Bank fraud spotlight falls on KPMG

In the immediate aftermath of the recent scandals which have rocked blue-chip City banks Morgan Grenfell and Robert Fleming, anxious City investors ar...

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Jersey limited liability law faces late ambush

Consulting Jersey limited liability law faces late ambush

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Jersey limited liability law faces late ambush

Opponents of Jersey’s limited liability legislation aim to cripple it during a final debate later this month. Details of the controversial legis...

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Report calls for finance industry deregulation

Consulting Report calls for finance industry deregulation

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Report calls for finance industry deregulation

The Deregulation Unit should advise the Government to deregulate the wholesale finance community and retain a single regulator to oversee both the who...

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Outsourcing deal uncertain as BBC finance revamp stalls

Consulting Outsourcing deal uncertain as BBC finance revamp stalls

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Outsourcing deal uncertain as BBC finance revamp s...

The BBC’s controversial plan to contract out its 700-strong finance department to Coopers & Lybrand and US computer services giant EDS has ...

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Survey reveals trends in financial year endse

Consulting Survey reveals trends in financial year endse

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Survey reveals trends in financial year endse

December is proving to be an increasingly popular month for quoted company financial year ends. A survey by Merchant Corporate Design, which specialis...

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Fit for chairmanship

Management Fit for chairmanship

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Fit for chairmanship

Peter Smith has just celebrated two increasingly successful years asCoopers chairman. He talks to Andrew Pring about his tenure at EmbankmentPlace Rea...

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Poaching for personalities

Consulting Poaching for personalities

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Poaching for personalities

Finding new and talented staff is never easy, so why wait for them tocome to you? Sarah Perrin looks at the trend among firms for poaching eachother's...

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If you can't take the heat ... meditate

Consulting If you can't take the heat ... meditate

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If you can't take the heat ... meditate

Business and meditation appear to be worlds apart, the one demanding activity, the other, stillness. But as workplace stress becomes more of an issue,...

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View from the House - Why won't the ACCA join the reform club?

Consulting View from the House - Why won't the ACCA join the reform club?

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View from the House - Why won't the ACCA join the ...

ACCA officers were condemned by 41 MPs for pressurising the employersof one reformer Read More...

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