Leadership &amp; Management

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Business | CIOT names Whiteman as chief executive replacing Fanning

The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has appointed Helen Whiteman as the Institute’s new chief executive, replacing Peter Fanning, who is retiring

25 Jun 2019

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Business | MHA Moore and Smalley reports 7% revenue growth to £17.7m

Digital services and cross-border tax help drive fee growth at North West firm as it plans further expansion in bid to break in to top 40 firms

25 Jun 2019

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| Grant Thornton invests £7m to rebuild audit practice

In a bid to restore confidence in its audit business, Grant Thornton plans to set up an audit quality board and increase audit staff numbers with a mix of external senior hires and an increase in trainee numbers

24 Jun 2019

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HR | People in the news: Kingston Smith, PwC, Deloitte, Creaseys, Johnston Carmichael

In this week’s accountancy career moves, partner hires at Deloitte, Kingston Smith and Newby Castleman, non-exec director at PwC, and promotions at Johnston Carmichael and Creaseys

21 Jun 2019

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Tax | Future of payroll managers at risk from AI

Advances in technology will open up wider opportunities for payroll professionals, as artificial intelligence (AI) replaces wage packets and biometrics take over the clocking-in routine, argues Anthony Macey, director of Portfolio Payroll

21 Jun 2019

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Business | ACCA launches computer-based exam practice platform

ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) has launched a brand new accountancy exam practice platform for computer-based exams (CBE) targeted at training providers

20 Jun 2019

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Business | Xeinadin accounting consolidator snaps up KJG

Accountancy consolidator Xeinadin has expanded with the acquisition of Kay Johnson Gee (KJG), a Manchester-based firm of chartered accountants and business advisers, and has signed up a further Irish firm

19 Jun 2019

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Business | UK CEOs lose confidence in global growth

Less than half of UK CEOs are confident about growth prospects for the global economy, but despite continuing Brexit uncertainties, a significant proportion of global CEOs still see the UK as an attractive investment destination, a KPMG survey has found

19 Jun 2019

Companies

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Tax | HMRC set to open Edinburgh mega centre in 2020

Work is on schedule for the opening of HMRC’s new Scottish headquarters in Edinburgh in spring 2020, which will form the centrepiece of a newly built, high-tech government hub

18 Jun 2019

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Business | SMP Group completes MBO with regulatory approval

Isle of Man based trust and tax experts, SMP Group Limited, has confirmed that it has secured all necessary regulatory approvals from UK and offshore jurisdictions, and has completed a management buyout (MBO)

18 Jun 2019

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Business | Majority of SMEs unhappy with their accountant

Most of the small businesses who are working with an external accountant or bookkeeper would not recommend their adviser to others and a quarter are looking to switch accountants, according to research by software provider Xero

14 Jun 2019

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Business | Price Bailey joins dispute resolution initiative

Top 30 accountancy practice Price Bailey has announced it is partnering with law firm Ashtons Legal to deliver a new service which will give businesses an alternative, cost-effective way of resolving business disputes, in a bid to improve the ability of SMEs to recover bad debt

14 Jun 2019

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Business | EY board improves gender split with Belton appointment

Changes to EY’s senior leadership team mean that the firm’s board is now majority female, with six of the 10 positions held by women

14 Jun 2019

Business | Deloitte restructures in Europe

Deloitte has restructured its European firms, with Greece, Italy and Malta joining the existing Deloitte North West Europe (NWE) partnership to form Deloitte North and South Europe (NSE)

14 Jun 2019

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HR | People in the news: RSM, Cooper Parry, Wylie & Bisset, ICAEW, CIMA

In this week’s accountancy career moves, hires and promotions at RSM, Cooper Parry and Wylie Bisset, London partner for Carey Olsen, non-execs for ICAEW board and CIMA president

14 Jun 2019