Leadership &amp; Management

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Business | Tilney targets Smith & Williamson for merger

Leading wealth manager Tilney and top 10 fund management and accounting firm Smith & Williamson, are reportedly mulling a merger which would create a combined entity with some £45bn of assets under management, with the accounting division kept within the group

19 Aug 2019

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HR | People in the news: CABA, TaxAssist, Iris, Carey Olsen

In this week’s accountancy career moves, CABA names new president, CEO and chairman changes at Iris Software, TaxAssist franchisees anmed, Carey Olsen expands HK legal team, and cloud accountant for Watson Buckle

16 Aug 2019

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Business | Succession planning for business owners

Accountants can play a pivotal role when business owners decide to sell from ensuring the finances are in shape to essential advisory and strategic support. Glen Foster, director, partner sales at Xero, provides tips and advice

16 Aug 2019

Companies

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Business | Travel specialist Elman Wall joins Xeinadin accounting group

London-based accounting firm Elman Wall has joined the Xeinadin group of practices in the latest deal announced by the acquisitive group

14 Aug 2019

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Business | Baldwins expands reach with trio of accounting firm acquisitions

Rapidly growing accounting group, Baldwins, has made three significant acquisitions across the UK, pushing the Top 75 Firm closer to nearest rival

13 Aug 2019

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Business | KPMG head of FS consulting forced to leave

Tim Howarth, KPMG’s head of financial services consulting, has been forced to leave the Big Four audit firm following an investigation into allegations of misconduct

13 Aug 2019

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Business | Financial services sector plans for no-deal relocations

Only 12% of financial services firms expect the UK will leave the EU with a deal agreed by the October deadline, while 42% say they will transfer UK business to a global centre outside the EU immediately if there is a no-deal exit, according to EY research

12 Aug 2019

Companies

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Business | Firms must make difficult changes to attract ‘Gen Z’ professionals

Finance professionals say their organisations are failing to attract the youngest generation of recruits and need to adapt in a number of areas if they are to be successful in bringing in the latest generation of workers, according to research from Reed Finance

9 Aug 2019

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Finance | Chartered accountants offered online mental health support

The Chartered Accountants Benevolent Association (CABA) has signed up with digital mental health specialist XenZone to provide an online counselling and wellbeing support service for ICAEW students, members and their close families

9 Aug 2019

Charities

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Business | Rennie Welch builds up Scottish border presence

Scottish firm Rennie Welch has merged with Optimus Accounting Ltd, as part of a strategy to increase its geographical reach and widen its client base

7 Aug 2019

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Business | Call to improve People with Significant Control register

The People with Significant Control (PSC) register at Companies House could be a more powerful tool for financial investigations with a few changes to how it collects and organises information, users have said

5 Aug 2019

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Business | Big Four win London mayor’s Good Work Standard award

The accounting giants are among the first organisations to achieve a new benchmark for high employment standards, highlighting fair pay, wellbeing and diversity, despite concerns raised over bullying

2 Aug 2019

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HR | People in the news: BDO, PwC, FTI Consulting, Forrestbrown

In this week’s accountancy career moves, partner promotions and hires at BDO, PwC and Haysmacintyre, senior appointments at FTI Consulting and Forrestbrown, and deputy chair for PSIG

2 Aug 2019

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Business | 12% rise in government spend on Big Four consultancy

The Big Four accountancy firms signed £307m worth of contracts for new government consultancy projects in 2018, with PwC taking the largest slice

30 Jul 2019

Companies

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Business | Crackdown on abuse of non-disclosure agreements

The government is planning to introduce tougher rules to tackle abuse of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and confidentiality clauses in the workplace

29 Jul 2019