Month: October 2019
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Oct- 2019 -28 OctoberPeople Moves
HSJ Accountants appoints two new partners
HSJ Accountants in Newport has appointed two new partners to its board. Andrew Hill and Natalie Staples-Vind have been announced…
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28 OctoberBig Four
100% of FTSE 100 companies now audited by the ‘Big Four’
100% of FTSE 100 companies are now audited by the ‘Big Four’ accountancy firms, according to new research from the…
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25 OctoberAccounting Firms
Begbies Traynor acquires Alexander Lawson Jacobs
Begbies Traynor Group has acquired Alexander Lawson Jacobs Limited (ALJ), a London-based insolvency and business recovery practice. According to firm,…
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25 OctoberBig Four
KPMG in talks with Exponent Private Equity over sale of pensions arm
‘Big Four’ accountancy firm KPMG has confirmed it is in talks with private equity firm Exponent Private Equity over the…
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25 OctoberCompanies
Accountants offered free SME digital training at Northumbria University
Northumbria University, Newcastle, and Sage are welcoming accountants across England to take part in free training. The training is set…
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24 OctoberPeople Moves
AAT welcomes Mel Stride as new Treasury Select Committee chair
The Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) has welcomed the appointment of Mel Stride, MP for Central Devon, as the new…
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24 OctoberEconomy
Financial Reporting Council launches improved UK Stewardship Code for 2020
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has today (24 October) launched a revision to the UK Stewardship Code. The code, which…
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24 OctoberAudit
Sports Direct appoints RSM UK as new auditor
Sports Direct has announced the appointment of RSM UK Group as its new auditor with immediate effect. It ends a…
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23 OctoberAudit
Majority of public don’t trust current audit system, says Mazars
Just 17% of the public trusts the current audit system, according to a new study by accountancy firm Mazars. The…
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23 OctoberAccounting Firms
Auditors ‘complicit’ in company failures, Thomas Cook inquiry says
The ‘Big Four’accountancy firms have been “complicit” in a number of high-profile business failures such as that of Thomas Cook,…
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