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Business | Brexit: legal implications for UK and EU companies and their assignees

Paul Marmor, head of international services at Sherrards Solicitors, considers how UK international companies and EU businesses trading in the UK can prepare for the potential legal implications of Brexit?

11 Oct 2018

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Business | Mental health: supporting employees

To coincide with World Mental Health Day, Rob Alder, head of business development at AAT, offers tips on how to identify and help to reduce stress in employees

10 Oct 2018

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Finance | Roberts: rebuilding trust and integrity in UK auditors

With the Big Four audit market facing a competition review by the Competition and Markets Authority, Jon Roberts, partner and head of assurance at mid-tier firm Grant Thornton UK, asks how to rebuild trust and integrity for the longer term in the audit profession

10 Oct 2018

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Business | Moore Stephens' revenue up 13% in wake of merger

Moore Stephens LLP has grown revenue by 13% to hit £137.5m in the year to 30 April 2018, up from £121.4m in 2017

5 Oct 2018

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Tax | Knight and Morton set to leave Office of Tax Simplification

There is a shakeup at the top of the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) as chair Angela Knight and tax director Paul Morton have both announced that they will be leaving the organisation for personal reasons

5 Oct 2018

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Tax | Brexit: tax implications for EU employees living and working in the UK

Jackie Hendley, head of tax at accounting firm Smith Cooper, explores the potential UK tax issues of Brexit, in particular what a No Deal Brexit might mean for EU employees living and working in the UK in terms of PAYE, NICs and short-term business visitors

4 Oct 2018

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Business | SEC charges former CFO of pharma company for misleading investors

The CFO of a pharmaceutical company lied to investors about the amount of drugs it had supplied to wholesalers and gave a false impression about prospects for future sales, according to a US government investigation

2 Oct 2018

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Tax | Former HMRC chief Edward Troup joins McKinsey as external adviser

Sir Edward Troup, former permanent secretary at HMRC, has been cleared to start a new part-time role as an external senior tax adviser at management consulting company McKinsey, although he is not permitted to give EU tax administrations Brexit-related advice

2 Oct 2018

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Business | Elon Musk resigns as Tesla chairman following deal with SEC

Elon Musk, CEO of electric car manufacturer Tesla, is the subject of a US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settlement that will see him stripped of his position as chair of the company and his social media activities curtailed

1 Oct 2018

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Business | Buzzacott names Hopson as managing partner

Top 25 firm Buzzacott has confirmed Tony Hopson as its new managing partner taking over from Amanda Francis who is stepping down after two four-year terms in the role

1 Oct 2018

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Business | Development updates: October 2018

In the latest career development updates, Deloitte UK profit drops as revenue rises, pensions dashboard back on government agenda, long notice and affirmation of contract

1 Oct 2018

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Business | Crowe acquires boutique SME accounting firm

Top 20 firm Crowe has acquired a Gloucestershire accounting practice that specialises in helping entrepreneurs as part of a bid to expand its offering to the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) market with a cloud-based solution

28 Sep 2018

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Business | UHY Hacker Young East grows Cambridgeshire presence

UHY Hacker Young East, part of the top 20 accountancy group UHY Hacker Young, has acquired the Huntingdon based accountancy firm, The Young Company, to grow its presence in Cambridgeshire

27 Sep 2018

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Business | Morison KSi names second female CEO

Morison KSi has named Amanda Long as its new CEO, following the departure earlier this year of Liza Robbins, the top 10 global accounting firm association’s first-ever CEO

26 Sep 2018

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| Only one in 10 top US lead auditors are women

There is a marked gender imbalance amongst audit teams working with the very largest companies in the US, after research from the CFA Institute found just 11% of the lead partners on Standard & Poor’s (S&P) 100 audits are women

25 Sep 2018

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Business | 'Motherhood penalty’ creates financial services gender gap

Motherhood is a key driver behind the lack of women in top roles in financial services, according to research commissioned by the Association of British Insurers (ABI), which says more evidence of ‘what works’ is needed to tackle the disparity

21 Sep 2018

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