Month: August 2020
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Aug- 2020 -4 AugustPeople Moves
Arlene Cairns appointed JDS CFO
Manufacturing company James Donaldson and Sons (JDS) has appointed Arlene Cairns as CFO. Cairns joins the company from Aviva, where…
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4 AugustAdministrations
BDO leads DW Sports administration
DW Sports has collapsed into administration, placing around 1,700 jobs at risk. BDO announced that its restructuring partners, Graham Newton…
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4 AugustComment
A catalyst for marketing change
In recent years, many accountancy firms have made a strategic decision to bring some marketing services in-house. Typically, this has…
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4 AugustComment
A remote working security checklist for accountancy firms
Covid-19 has forced the issue of remote working en-masse for almost every office-based business, accountancy firms included. The need to…
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3 AugustPeople Moves
John Laing Group CFO steps down
Infrastructure company John Laing Group has announced CFO Luciana Germinario is standing down from the position, with immediate effect. Germinario…
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3 AugustCoronavirus
PwC boss encourages staff to return to work
The chair of ‘Big Four’ accountancy firm PwC has said that he encourages employees of the firm to return to…
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3 AugustCorporate Finance
Corporate insolvencies hit four-year low
Corporate insolvencies have dropped to the lowest point recorded since 2016, according to KPMG. Only 274 companies in the UK…
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3 AugustPeople Moves
Melissa Tatton steps down as VOA CEO
The CEO of the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) and tax assurance commissioner for HMRC, Melissa Tatton, is to step down…
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3 AugustComment
Coronavirus must not slow the pace of audit reform
Calls for audit reform are nothing new. The accounting industry’s perceived involvement prior to the collapse of companies from Carillion and BHS, to…
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