THE BIG QUESTION - Most FDs think the strong pound has had a negative impact on their business.
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THE BIG QUESTION - Most FDs think the strong pound has had a negative impac...

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THE BIG QUESTION - Most FDs think the strong pound...

The strength of sterling continues to be a thorn in the side of UK industry, according to UK finance directors in this week’s Big Question. The ...

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Green report threat
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Green report threat

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Green report threat

Warning of compulsory environmental reporting at environment awards ceremony. Read More...

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Best practice pilot schemes
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Best practice pilot schemes

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Best practice pilot schemes

Chiefs consider best practice agreement to improve relations between accountants and Business Links agencies. John Stokdyk reports. Read More...

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SME Investment - On a wing and a prayer
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SME Investment - On a wing and a prayer

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SME Investment - On a wing and a prayer

Investment for small and growing businesses is notoriously hard to win. David Harvey finds out what motivates business angels. Read More...

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English ICA Education Paper - A step in the right direction
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English ICA Education Paper - A step in the right direction

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English ICA Education Paper - A step in the right ...

There should be no debate about the need for a change in the direction of accountancy education and training, as proposed by the English ICA in the gr...

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Y2K measures 'built on sand'
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Y2K measures 'built on sand'

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Y2K measures 'built on sand'

Tony Blair was hailed for his Bug Buster speech last week, but critics say if this is the best offer, we're in trouble. John Stokdyk reports. Read Mor...

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News in Brief - 9 April
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News in Brief - 9 April

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News in Brief - 9 April

BT gets first prize at ACCA British Telecom scooped first prize in ACCA’s seventh annual environmental reporting awards. The award, presented by...

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NTO on hold again
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NTO on hold again

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NTO on hold again

Institutes still divided on validity of a national training organisation for accountancy and further troubled by government's reluctance to back schem...

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Profile: Imran Maqbool, Horwath Clark Whitehill
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Profile: Imran Maqbool, Horwath Clark Whitehill

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Profile: Imran Maqbool, Horwath Clark Whitehill

As accountancy firms become ever more inventive in offering new services to clients, Horwath Clark Whitehill’s Hartlepool office has broken ahea...

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Switching jobs pays
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Switching jobs pays

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Switching jobs pays

Salary survey reveals accountants changing employers are entering another wave of wages boom echoing that of the late 1980s, with pay increases of alm...

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PII - Taking cover
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PII - Taking cover

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PII - Taking cover

PII is a must for most accountants but, with increases in general claims against them, professionals should think hard about their level of coverage, ...

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View from the House - Jim Cousins
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View from the House - Jim Cousins

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View from the House - Jim Cousins

Democratic reform is taking place all around us: referendums, devolved government in Scotland and Wales with directly elected assemblies, elected mayo...

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The Big Question - FDs welcom European VAT harmonisation
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The Big Question - FDs welcom European VAT harmonisation

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The Big Question - FDs welcom European VAT harmoni...

European VAT harmonisation would be a good move for business, simplifying and standardising the system, according to the majority of finance directors...

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News in Brief - 26 March
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News in Brief - 26 March

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News in Brief - 26 March

ACCA boasts huge surplus Last year saw a strengthening of ACCA’s financial position, with a 40% increase in the value of the association’s...

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Budget 98 - End of cash basis for partnerships deferred
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Budget 98 - End of cash basis for partnerships deferred

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Budget 98 - End of cash basis for partnerships def...

Chancellor Gordon Brown has scaled down plans to abolish the cash basis for paying tax on partnership profits, writes Kathy Greene. The climbdown was ...

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The Big Question - Social reforms will hit business
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The Big Question - Social reforms will hit business

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The Big Question - Social reforms will hit busines...

Business is paying for Chancellor Gordon Brown’s social reforms, according to 56% of finance directors surveyed for The Big Question. In the pol...

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Consultation paper examines 'best practice'
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Consultation paper examines 'best practice'

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Consultation paper examines 'best practice'

BEST PRACTICE CONSULTATION PAPER A new Companies Act could force directors to carry out a range of tasks to protect their businesses, in a move that w...

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Institutes - disciplinary decisions
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Institutes - disciplinary decisions

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Institutes - disciplinary decisions

A commodity broker who lost his firm more than #500,000 by organising unauthorised foreign exchange transactions has been expelled from the English IC...

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The Big Question - Institute on target, say FDs
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The Big Question - Institute on target, say FDs

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The Big Question - Institute on target, say FDs

Finance directors have given overwhelming backing to the English ICA’s plans to make its education syllabus more business-focused, writes Kathy ...

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News in Brief - 12 March
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News in Brief - 12 March

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News in Brief - 12 March

Atlantic audit results due Former partners of Spicer & Pegler, now part of Deloitte & Touche, embroiled in the Atlantic Computers crash in 198...

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FSA hikes its fees to three institutes
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FSA hikes its fees to three institutes

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FSA hikes its fees to three institutes

Increases of #120,000 must be paid by ACCA, Scots ICA and Irish ICA. Read More...

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THE BIG QUESTION - Narrow majority of FDs back continuance of self-regulation.
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THE BIG QUESTION - Narrow majority of FDs back continuance of self-regulati...

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THE BIG QUESTION - Narrow majority of FDs back con...

The majority of finance directors are opposed to an independent regulatory watchdog for the profession, according to The Big Question. In the poll con...

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LEADER - Learning the way forward
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LEADER - Learning the way forward

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LEADER - Learning the way forward

‘Reform or die’ are chilling words, but they strike right to the heart of the problem facing the English ICA. Over the past three decades ...

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Firm up private bill
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Firm up private bill

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Firm up private bill

Bodies call for a tighter definition of public interest in current whistle-blowing bill. Andreina Cordani reports. Read More...

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Concern over catch-up fee
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Concern over catch-up fee

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Concern over catch-up fee

A Labour MP has joined Tories in expressing concern over Treasury proposals to withdraw the cash accounting basis for professionals. But a series of q...

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View from the house - Austin Mitchell MP
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View from the house - Austin Mitchell MP

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View from the house - Austin Mitchell MP

Self regulation has clearly had its day in most sectors of the finance industry. Financial services, banking, insurance and even food are all being gi...

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ueen's speech to pave way for limited liability partnerships
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ueen's speech to pave way for limited liability partnerships

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ueen's speech to pave way for limited liability pa...

Accountants and lawyers could be allowed to set up limited liability partnerships within two years, as the Lord Chancellor is said to be backing plans...

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The one-stop shop service
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The one-stop shop service

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The one-stop shop service

The high-street practitioner stands to benefit most from changes to the laws on multi-disciplinary practices, writes Jonah Bloom. Read More...

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