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Business | AI skills demand grows but ethics lag

Over half of organisations do not have a policy to ensure the safe and ethical development of artificial intelligence (AI), even though three quarters of business leaders report that AI is fundamentally changing their organisation, according to research from Deloitte

11 Jan 2019

AI & Technology

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Business | EY launches domestic abuse guide for UK employees

EY has launched a domestic abuse guide for its 14,500 staff in the UK, backed by a new campaign to put employers at the heart of tackling abuse, and is to offer special paid leave for those affected by domestic abuse

11 Jan 2019

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Business | Accountants see marginal salary increase compared to lawyers

Accountants’ salaries saw a modest 3.2% growth in 2018 compared with legal services which saw salaries increase by 7.6%, although the average salary for an accountant remains higher, according to research from CV-Library

11 Jan 2019

Leadership & Management

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Tax | Are you paying national minimum wage correctly?

Miscalculation of national minimum wage and national living wage payments can have consequences for a business as well as an individual. To ensure you get it right, tax specialist John Davison examines the basis for calculations and potential pitfalls

11 Jan 2019

Law and Regulation

Accountancy Firms

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Business | KPMG cooks up pre-pack for kitchenware retailer

KPMG has been appointed to handle the administration of Steamer Trading Ltd, a speciality kitchenware retailer with 38 stores across the UK, and has immediately sold the business in a pre-pack deal to kitchenware retailer ProCook

11 Jan 2019

Restructuring & Insolvency

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Business | £60bn spike in defined benefit pension deficit

A survey of 5,600 of the UK’s corporate defined benefit pension funds shows that the deficit rose by £60bn to £290bn over the course of December 2018, reversing gains made in 2018 and indicating growing uncertainty over Brexit

11 Jan 2019

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Business | Southend FC faces winding up order

League One team Southend United has been served with a winding up order by HMRC over claims for unpaid tax debts, the latest in a series of financial difficulties which have beset the football club in the last 10 years

10 Jan 2019

Restructuring & Insolvency

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Business | Fashion house Hardy Amies in administration

Menzies has been appointed as administrators to high-end fashion house Hardy Amies, known for providing outfits for the Queen for many years, which has collapsed for the second time in just over a decade

10 Jan 2019

Restructuring & Insolvency

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Tax | Accountancy magazine subscribers - activate your online subscription

Following the closure of Accountancy magazine in December 2018, please make sure you activate your online subscription to access Accountancy Daily, including technical articles, insight and commentary, CPD and the Accountancy Archive.

9 Jan 2019

Accountancy Firms

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Finance | Accountants urged to adopt risk management role

CFOs must seize the opportunity to drive effective enterprise risk management according to a study by the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), which warns many organisations are failing to embrace comprehensive ways of managing risks

9 Jan 2019

Financial Reporting

Accountancy Firms

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Business | Regulator investigates charity over lack of accounts

The Charity Commission has opened a statutory inquiry into Jalalabad Association to look into concerns over potential mismanagement in the administration of the charity, which has failed to submit accounts for four years

9 Jan 2019

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Tax | MPs reject sweeping Treasury Brexit powers

The government’s no-deal Brexit preparations suffered a blow as a clause in Finance Bill 2018-19 (FB 2018-19) giving the Treasury broad powers in the event of a no-deal Brexit was narrowly defeated by rebels and opposition members

9 Jan 2019

Law and Regulation

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Business | Ban on pensions cold-calling comes into force

This week marks the introduction of the government’s ban on pensions cold calling, with unsolicited calls to individuals about their pension made illegal from 9 January and potential fines of up to £500,000 for those flouting the regulations

9 Jan 2019

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Business | Grant Thornton International posts 9.4% revenue rise

Grant Thornton International has recorded combined global revenues of $5.45bn for the financial year ended 30 September 2018, driven by broad-based growth of 9.4% across the network, its highest rate in six years

9 Jan 2019

Accountancy Firms

Leadership & Management

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Business | Shaw Gibbs merges with Pearson Bucholz

The top 100 accountancy firm has announced a decision to merge with Eynsham-based Xero Partner practice Pearson Bucholz with a view to pooling resources and improving its range of technology-based solutions

9 Jan 2019

Accountancy Firms

Leadership & Management

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Business | Brexit worries see financial services move £800bn

Heightened uncertainty about how the UK will manage Brexit has driven financial services companies to move almost £800bn of assets to Europe, with Dublin proving a popular location, according to research by EY

8 Jan 2019

Accountancy Firms

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