Leadership &amp; Management

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Business | Irish accountancy institutes merge

Members of Chartered Accountants Ireland and CPA Ireland have voted in favour of a proposal to amalgamate the two institutes

23 Feb 2024

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Business | Big Four risk employee retention with attendance monitoring

Monitoring office attendance of staff will lead to higher employee turnover and lower retention when there is a shortage of talent, argues former EY staffer and CEO of AM Bank, Dr Nahla Khaddage Bou-Diab

23 Feb 2024

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Business | Sumer plans more acquisitions for £100m accounting group

Private equity backed Sumer has ramped up its acquisition activity with plans to ‘build a world class firm’ based on strong regional accounting and advisory hubs. Sara White talks to founder Warren Mead

21 Feb 2024

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HR | People in the news: RSM, Hall Morrice, DJH Mitten Clarke

In this week’s accountancy career moves, partner promotions and hires at Moore Kingston Smith, Albert Goodman, PwC, RSM, Hall Morrice, DJH Mitten Clarke

16 Feb 2024

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Business | Owen Mapley to replace Whiteman as head of CIPFA

CIPFA has appointed Owen Mapley, chief executive of Hertfordshire County Council as CEO to replace Rob Whiteman who is retiring

16 Feb 2024

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Business | Dow Schofield Watts continues expansion

Accountancy group Dow Schofield Watts has launched DSW Principal Partners, providing skilled financial and senior management professionals on a gig basis

15 Feb 2024

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Business | Baker Tilly International revenue hits $5.2bn

Global accounting network Baker Tilly International has reported record revenues of $5.2bn (£4.1bn) in 2023, up 11% on the previous year, with strong performance by UK firms

14 Feb 2024

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Business | Eradicating age discrimination for accountants

Accountancy firms operating a mandatory retirement age of 60 could face legal action when trying to retire partners, warn Clare Murray, managing partner and Rachael Parker, trainee solicitor at CM Murray LLP

13 Feb 2024

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HR | People in the news: HWB, Johnston Carmichael, RSM

In this week’s accountancy career moves, partner promotions and hires at DSG, Azets, Moore Kingston Smith, Prime Accountants Group, Charity Commission

9 Feb 2024

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Business | Ex KPMG Melanie Richards hired as Azets chair

Azets has appointed Melanie Richards CBE as chair replacing Gordon Hurst, who stepped down in December after three years

8 Feb 2024

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Business | Deloitte to cut 100 jobs in deals advisory team

Deloitte is the latest Big Four firm to announce redundancies in the corporate finance team as demand for M&A advisory work slows down

8 Feb 2024

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Business | Matt Meadows to replace Penfold at Moore

Private equity backed Moore Kingston Smith has appointed Matt Meadows as managing partner following a partner vote

7 Feb 2024

Business | MHA expands with Geoghegans deal

In a second Scottish transaction, MHA has merged with Edinburgh-based accountancy firm Geoghegans

6 Feb 2024

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HR | People in the news: BDO, Grant Thornton, Alexander & Co

In this week’s accountancy career moves, partner promotions and hires at BDO, Grant Thornton, EY, Alexander & Co, Azets, Champion, Alvarez & Marsal

2 Feb 2024

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Business | HMRC needs to ‘review strategy against tax fraud’, say Lords

Increasing the maximum sentence for tax fraud and imposing tougher penalties for use of tax avoidance schemes are not the best deterrents, says House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee

2 Feb 2024

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