AccountancyAge.com, Accountancy Age, Friday 16 May 2008 at 09:47:00 Employers warn pension schemes could close altogether if regulator increases life expectancy rates Employers warn pension schemes could close althogether if the Pensions Regulator's goes ahead with its plan to impose
AccountancyAge.com, Accountancy Age, Friday 16 May 2008 at 08:12:00 David Sproul, Deloitte head of tax, takes on EMEA role Deloitte has selected David Sproul, its UK head of tax and member of the firm's executive management team and board, to
David Jetuah, Accountancy Age, Friday 16 May 2008 at 10:41:00 Chris Lucas predicts regulators will raise the bar on balance sheet requirements as Barclays stands its ground on questions of capital strength Companies will come under greater pressure to bolster
Michelle Perry, Accountancy Age, Friday 16 May 2008 at 14:41:00 The trend for private equity to invest in UK businesses had led to more FDs losing their jobs more frequently, new research shows. Finance directors have a one in four
Alex Hawkes, Accountancy Age, Friday 16 May 2008 at 10:00:00 Public Accounts Committee says department is not up to scratch on its website or in returning calls MPs have slammed the taxman, saying that it does not return calls quickly
Gavin Hinks, Accountancy Age, Friday 16 May 2008 at 15:15:00 Troubled firm on the brink of sale after going into administration Wenham Major the troubled Top 50 firm is set to be sold this afternoon after entering administration. Vantis corporate
Gavin Hinks, Accountancy Age, Friday 16 May 2008 at 15:15:00 Troubled firm on the brink of sale after going into administration Wenham Major the troubled Top 50 firm was set to be sold on Friday afternoon afternoon after entering administration.
David Jetuah, Accountancy Age, Friday 16 May 2008 at 15:37:00 BA warns of turbulence ahead as change from air passenger duty to per plane tax draws closer BA has warned its shareholders that an overhaul of airplane tax system may
Michelle Perry, Accountancy Age, Friday 16 May 2008 at 14:51:00 Fraudulent emails resurface claiming to be sent by a UK accountant working at Smith & Williamson Email scams have taken on a more sinister turn by using the names of
AccountancyAge.com, Accountancy Age, Thursday 15 May 2008 at 08:09:00 Hat Pin has called in Vantis administrators to undertake a review of the company's assets The board of recruitment consultancy Hat Pin, which discovered various accountancy errors in one of its
David Jetuah, Accountancy Age, Thursday 15 May 2008 at 10:00:00 US Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation uses new accounting practices which buffer its numbers from the full effects of sub-prime fallout The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation company achieved better-than-expected
Alex Hawkes, Accountancy Age, Thursday 15 May 2008 at 09:25:00 Catering group says it has a team looking at whether to move abroad for tax reasons Compass, the catering company, has become the latest company to say it is considering
AccountancyAge.com, Accountancy Age, Thursday 15 May 2008 at 09:46:00 Court orders bond holder to pay back almost £1m in back tax to HMRC on income from a 'sham' bond scheme A court has squashed a bond scheme which enabled participants
Gavin Hinks, Accountancy Age, Thursday 15 May 2008 at 01:08:00 Vantis is valued at £115m in acquisition approach by Tenon, but rejects the firm's advances An 'approach' to discuss the acquisition of Vantis valued the business at up to £115m,
Alex Hawkes, Accountancy Age, Thursday 15 May 2008 at 01:13:00 Airlines will have to apply a fair value to the cost of frequent flyer programmes, measuring it at how much the flight being 'given away' might be worth on the
Kevin Reed, Accountancy Age, Thursday 15 May 2008 at 01:09:00 KPMG to sack 90 staff as the first concrete signs of the credit crunch start to show KPMG is to shed around 90 staff from its corporate finance and transaction
Gavin Hinks, Accountancy Age, Thursday 15 May 2008 at 01:11:00 Buchler pushes once more to buy Kroll, after having two advances ignored David Buchler, described by colleagues as the 'doyen' of UK corporate restructuring, will push once more to buy
Barbara Buchanan, Accountancy Age, Thursday 15 May 2008 at 10:14:00 Auditors' body warns US regulator over blanket acceptance of electronic tagging for filing financials before assessing its effectiveness Auditors want the Securities and Exchange Commission to adopt a wait and
David Jetuah, Accountancy Age, Thursday 15 May 2008 at 10:02:00 Amec puts financial controller in charge while the search for a new FD continues AMEC's financial controller has been promoted to interim FD, the company has said. The move has
