Big payoff for former WHSmith FD
People In Practice

Big payoff for former WHSmith FD

19y Kevin Reed , Writer

Big payoff for former WHSmith FD

WHSmith group FD receives thousands in payoff. Read More...

View article
Friends Provident appoints group accounting chief
People In Practice

Friends Provident appoints group accounting chief

19y James Bennett

Friends Provident appoints group accounting chief

Friends Provident appoints Jim Halliday as head of group accounting. Read More...

View article
Welsh rebellion over merger plans
People In Practice

Welsh rebellion over merger plans

19y Kevin Reed , Writer

Welsh rebellion over merger plans

Poll shows Welsh accountants in practice are against the proposed institutes' merger. Read More...

View article
Get the latest analysis and reports delivered to your inbox daily
M&S finance chief's departure delayed
People In Practice

M&S finance chief's departure delayed

19y AccountancyAge.com

M&S finance chief's departure delayed

Marks & Spencer's FD Alison Reed will stay on, as a replacement has yet to be recruited. Read More...

View article
Accountant shortage boosts headhunter's results
People In Practice

Accountant shortage boosts headhunter's results

19y Paul Grant , Writer

Accountant shortage boosts headhunter's results

Skills gap leads to boom time for recruitment firm Hays. Read More...

View article
Institutes confirm two-phase merger process
People In Practice

Institutes confirm two-phase merger process

19y Paul Grant , Writer

Institutes confirm two-phase merger process

ICAEW and CIPFA are to press ahead with consolidation, while CIMA will join later. Read More...

View article
Two-stage merger on the cards
People In Practice

Two-stage merger on the cards

19y Andrew Sawers , Reporter

Two-stage merger on the cards

CIMA may join 'super institute' at a later date to allow time for a merger of equals. Read More...

View article
Luminar FD quits
People In Practice

Luminar FD quits

19y AccountancyAge.com

Luminar FD quits

FD of nightclub operator quits, just weeks after departure of operations director. Read More...

View article
Staff development - myths and reality
People In Practice

Staff development - myths and reality

19y Accountancy Age

Staff development - myths and reality

Swallowing the myths surrounding management development could see your best employees being lured away to more enlightened firms or failing to fulfil ...

View article
Student and membership numbers grow for ACCA
People In Practice

Student and membership numbers grow for ACCA

19y AccountancyAge.com

Student and membership numbers grow for ACCA

The ACCA says it recruited a record number of new students and members in 2004, growing the institute's headcount by 9% and 6% respectively. Read More...

View article
Public sector jobs - the civil service jet set
People In Practice

Public sector jobs - the civil service jet set

19y Accountancy Age

Public sector jobs - the civil service jet set

Working for the public sector may conjure up visions of long hours, red tape and measly pay. But reforms already underway demand a new breed of commer...

View article
Skills shortage looms as NQs quit profession
People In Practice

Skills shortage looms as NQs quit profession

19y David Rae , Reporter

Skills shortage looms as NQs quit profession

Big Four firms step up their efforts to retain staff as newly qualifieds continue to turn their back on the profession. Read More...

View article
Moorhouse gets top DCA finance role
People In Practice

Moorhouse gets top DCA finance role

19y AccountancyAge.com

Moorhouse gets top DCA finance role

Barbara Moorhouse has been appointed as the next director-general of finance at the Department of Constitutional Affairs, replacing Simon Ball who lea...

View article
Mowlem names its new FD
People In Practice

Mowlem names its new FD

19y AccountancyAge.com

Mowlem names its new FD

Mowlem, the construction giant has appointed a new finance director after the company revealed last week that its existing FD, Gerald Brown, would ste...

View article
Insider - Comparative qualities
People In Practice

Insider - Comparative qualities

19y Accountancy Age

Insider - Comparative qualities

How do the profession's leading lights measure up to those in other industries? Accountancy Age reveals their strengths and weaknesses. Read More...

View article
The corridors of power ...
People In Practice

The corridors of power ...

19y Accountancy Age

The corridors of power ...

It always amuses me to see Donald Trump back in the news. The man should be just another fallen 1980s icon, yet he goes on and on. Now, 'The Donald' i...

View article
O2 names its new CFO
People In Practice

O2 names its new CFO

19y James Bennett

O2 names its new CFO

O2 has appointed Ronan Dunne to the position of chief finance officer with immediate effect. Read More...

View article
EU advertises for new fraud unit boss
People In Practice

EU advertises for new fraud unit boss

19y Keith Nuthall , Reporter

EU advertises for new fraud unit boss

The European Commission is advertising externally for candidates to replace the current director general of anti-fraud unit OLAF, after only one inter...

View article
Interviews: Stand out from the clowns
People In Practice

Interviews: Stand out from the clowns

19y Accountancy Age

Interviews: Stand out from the clowns

You do not have to be a performer to make an impression at a job interview, writes Randy Schroeder. Careful preparation and a confident attitude will ...

View article
Tenon boosts Scottish partner numbers
People In Practice

Tenon boosts Scottish partner numbers

19y James Bennett

Tenon boosts Scottish partner numbers

The Scottish arm of the AIM-listed Tenon Group has boosted its partner numbers, including one of the few women in senior practice roles north of the B...

View article
Institute members still against 'consolidation'
People In Practice

Institute members still against 'consolidation'

19y Kevin Reed , Writer

Institute members still against 'consolidation'

A 'super-institute' still seems a long way off after a new survey revealed that members of all the three institutes involved are against merger plans....

View article
Organised crime groups target accountants
People In Practice

Organised crime groups target accountants

19y Keith Nuthall , Reporter

Organised crime groups target accountants

Financial professionals such as accountants are becoming increasingly important to European organised crime groups, European Union (EU) police agency ...

View article
New ICAEW vice-president pledges 'an edge'
People In Practice

New ICAEW vice-president pledges 'an edge'

19y AccoutancyAge.com

New ICAEW vice-president pledges 'an edge'

The new vice-president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), Richard Dyson, has pledged to provide members with 'an ...

View article
M&A activity is set to boost recruitment
People In Practice

M&A activity is set to boost recruitment

19y Accountancy Age

M&A activity is set to boost recruitment

A projected upturn in merger and aquisition activity in 2005 should lead to continued recruitment within the corporate finance sector, according to re...

View article
Xansa finance director to depart
People In Practice

Xansa finance director to depart

19y Kevin Reed , Writer

Xansa finance director to depart

Xansa finance director Peter Gill is set to leave the IT services provider at the end of May. Read More...

View article
Capgemini appoints new MD
People In Practice

Capgemini appoints new MD

19y James Bennett

Capgemini appoints new MD

Capgemini has appointed Mark Porter as managing director for its consulting and technology division in the UK and Ireland. Read More...

View article
EU's accountancy bodies to unify qualifications
People In Practice

EU's accountancy bodies to unify qualifications

19y AccountancyAge.com

EU's accountancy bodies to unify qualifications

Eight of Europe's leading accountancy bodies have released proposals aimed at harmonising their qualifications and promoting the movement of professio...

View article