Somerset accounting firm Aspen Waite has merged with Dorset accountancy practice, Pinder Cox, to strengthen its base in the West Country. Under the terms of the merger, Pinder Cox will become the Dorset branch of Aspen Waite and all members of staff will remain in post, with current managing director, Mark Stanton leading the expected Dorset based expansion.
Simon Lilley has been appointed into the new role of director of sales and marketing at ACCA, which has announced a new growth strategy to 2020. He has 15years’ experience as a senior director in the aviation industry. Following five years at British Airways in a variety of commercial roles, Lilley moved to launch the Flybe airline brand as director of marketing and ancillary revenue.
Three quarters of entrepreneurs plan to recruit more staff this year, compared with less than a third of CEOs running large corporates, according to global research by EY.
ICAEW’s new president Arthur Bailiey has pledged the next year will see the institute undertaking work to shape the future of the profession, to ensure that accountancy practice remains relevant to modern business.
The ruling in favour of Krista Bates van Winkelhof in the recent whistleblowing case has ramifications for all LLPs, say Joanna Blackburn and Jennifer Millins, employment law experts at law firm Mishcon de Reya
ACCA has joined a partnership of professional bodies formed to promote a new approach to cash flow management by UK businesses, after research revealed a £75bn trade credit gap which could threaten the long-term survival of SMEs
In the last twelve months over a 1,000 people have signed up to help via a new volunteering website set up to match professionals with finance skills to organisations who need help, making it the number one choice for financial volunteer roles in the UK.
Whistleblower protection for LLP partners confirmed by Supreme Court ruling, KPMG’s Simon Collins on the lack of diversity in accountancy, Baker Tilly reshapes not-for-profit offering, IFA disciplinary procedure, ICAS celebrates 160 years in 2014
Our law experts at Gateley LLP report on how the corporate transparency reforms will change a number of reporting requirements from disclosure of beneficial owners to prohibitions on corporate directors, plus the latest TUPE cases as latest employment law changes take effect
Plans by the government to crack down on the use of corporate partners by Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) is ‘dangerously anti-business’, says the ICAEW
Baker Tilly has opened a new office in Preston, which the firm has identified as a strategic location in the centre of Lancashire, and announced plans to double its business in the area
Kate Reid has been appointed managing partner for Baker Tilly’s Bristol and Bath offices, with responsibility for the firm’s strategy and business development. Reid joined the firm as partner in 2010. Before joining Baker Tilly, Reid spent 13 years at accountancy firm Watts Gregory LLP as a partner and board member. She also worked in various business roles, inclluding and head of finance for retail chain Gilesports, and a consultant at marketing and communications agency, KR Consultancy
This month marks the start of a series of 50th anniversary celebrations around the world for RSM International, the seventh largest global network of independent audit, tax and advisory firms, which recently announced the admission of Baker Tilly UK to its network
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