In the first reaction to the proposed merger between KPMG and Ernst and Young from a FTSE 100 company, Colin Masterson, director of financial control ...
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View articleDame Shirley Porter's appeal against the findings of John Magill puts the role of the district auditor under the spotlight once again, writes Tim Week...
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View articleThey’ve only just healed the wounds created by their last major mergers, but KPMG and Ernst & Young are at it again. Ten years ago, Peat Mar...
View articleArthur Andersen and Deloitte & Touche join forces to quash merger speculation, write Jon Bunn and John Stokdyk Read More...
View articleAnother IT high flyer has seen its future jeopardised by a failure of accounting controls. Read More...
View articleRaids on up to 80 companies as well as Big Six firms Ernst & Young and Coopers & Lybrand have signalled a massive crackdown on tax avoidance b...
View articleFirst it was Coopers & Lybrand and Price Waterhouse. Now it is KPMG and Ernst & Young. The autumn mists are thick with Big-Six merger mania. T...
View articleKPMG and E&Y accused of ignoring client needs in rush to merge. Read More...
View articleVAT harmonisation in Europe is going ahead despite the problems this poses for business, argues George Michie Read More...
View articleGovernment intends to crack down on avoidance schemes, writes Phillip Inman Read More...
View articleBasic purchasing principles can't be ignored in the rush to update systems to meet EMU and year 2000 deadlines, says John Stokdyk Read More...
View articleThe Price Waterhouse/Coopers & Lybrand merger could spark off a round of consolidation, reducing the Big Six into the even bigger three by the yea...
View articleSo farewell then Big Six, and long live the Famous Five. The Price Waterhouse/Coopers & Lybrand merger raises the stakes at the top end of the ga...
View articleDust off the Wasteometer! KPMG claims that fraud has cost the economy #3bn over the last 10 years. Although the figure has declined over the years, 75...
View articleBecoming an independent consultant Consultancy Skills Training, an IMC registered practice, is offering a course for people considering a career as an...
View articleWidespread use of intranets threatens to plunge companies into “information anarchy”, according to a report from KPMG. The report acknowle...
View articleFrom earliest times people have always tried desperately to preserve the knowledge and wisdom of the best brains of their society. Some methods have b...
View articleAll too often the management of people in large scale programmes comes a very poor second to that of technological developments. Mark Becker gets to g...
View articleExperts agree that obstacles to a merger between Customs and the Revenue have yet to be overcome. Read More...
View articleDraft legislation will place onus on companies to prove 'arm's length' criteria. Read More...
View articleThe frantic goings on in the Midlands' insolvency profession read like the script of a soap opera. Peter Bartram tunes in. Read More...
View articleLate payment of employer tax and national insurance contributions by as little as three days could prompt a full-scale investigation by the Inland Rev...
View articleAllegations of secret inquiries scupper Revenue claims of a more open approach. Read More...
View articleThe ASB is to act on dividend income following changes to the imputation system. Read More...
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