Leadership &amp; Management

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Business | DJH Mitten Clarke merges with Bakers

DJH Mitten Clarke has made a third acquisition in a year following a merger with Walsall based accountancy firm Bakers Chartered Accountants

15 Feb 2022

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Business | Two-thirds of UK CEOs focus on investment and M&A

Most UK corporates are expecting to accelerate investment and undertake mergers and acquisitions (M&A) this year

15 Feb 2022

Companies

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Business | Big Four firm invests £100m in EY Carbon net zero project

EY has launched a sustainability service offering, EY Carbon, to support UK-listed businesses and financial institutions meet net zero reporting as rules change

14 Feb 2022

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Business | People in the news: BDO, Hurst, Azets, Moore Global

In this week’s accountancy career moves, partner appointments at BDO, RSM and EY-Parthenon, senior hires and promotions at Azets, Hurst and Moore Global

11 Feb 2022

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Business | Why I chose an accountancy apprenticeship

More and more accountancy firms, from the Big Four right down to the smallest firm, are bringing apprentices on board as a means of training and upskilling their teams for the future. Ruby Flanagan finds out why candidates choose accountancy apprenticeships

11 Feb 2022

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Business | Accountants: beware the risk of straying outside your retainer

Juliet Schalker, partner in the dispute resolution team at law firm Debenhams Ottaway, explains what you should watch out for to avoid being on the receiving end of a claim from a director or an insolvent estate

10 Feb 2022

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Business | Accounting group Xeinadin secures PE investment

Xeinadin Group Limited, the group of accountancy and business advisory firms, has attracted a substantial investment of funds from private equity firm Exponent

10 Feb 2022

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Business | FRC management shake-up as chair Du Plessis hired

The government has confirmed a number of non-executive director appointments at the audit regulator after months of looking for independent board members

9 Feb 2022

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HR | People in the news: PKF Francis Clark, BDO, Kreston Reeves, TaxAssist

In this week’s accountancy career moves, partner promotions at PKF Francis Clark and Moore Kingston Smith, hires at Kreston Reeves and Quantuma, non-execs at BDO and board changes at TaxAssist

4 Feb 2022

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Business | Less than a third of board directors women

Gender diversity in UK boardrooms is lagging behind European counterparts with only 30.1% of company seats held by women in the UK

3 Feb 2022

Companies

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Business | Mazars reports €2.1bn in global revenue

Global accountancy network Mazars, has reported a 12% hike in fee income to €2.1bn (£1.75bn) for financial year end August 2021 with consulting fees growing in double digits

3 Feb 2022

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Business | KPMG reports 10% growth as revenue hits £2.35bn

KPMG UK has posted growth of 10%, with revenue rising from £2.14bn to £2.35bn, and profit before tax increasing from £288m to £436m for the financial year ended 30 September 2021

1 Feb 2022

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Business | Theta Global Advisors opens Manchester office

Theta Global Advisors, the consultancy and accounting firm, has opened a regional office in Manchester, as part of expansion plans which also include a number of new hires operating in the North West

1 Feb 2022

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HR | Shaw Gibbs launches flexible public holiday policy

Accountancy firm Shaw Gibbs has launched a new people policy linked to flexible working and diversity to help retention levels

1 Feb 2022

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Business | People in the news: Azets, PwC, AAB, Prime, ISSB

In this week’s accountancy career moves, senior management appointments at Azets, PwC and Anderson Anderson & Brown, promotions at Prime Accountants Group and VP for ISSB

28 Jan 2022