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Business | Former EY partner loses ‘sham’ loan agreement case

A former EY managing partner and head of tax in the UK has lost a case at the High Court as declarations of trust related to properties, earnings and loan agreements were ‘sham’, designed to move money into wife’s control out of reach of bankruptcy trustees

12 Aug 2025

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Restructuring & Insolvency

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Business | Private sector hiring stalls as tax bills mount

Hiring intentions among private sector companies remain at a record low with younger staff, entry level and new graduates worst affected

11 Aug 2025

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Business | Sage partners with the English Football League

Championing the partnership is Gary Neville as Sage and the English Football League (EFL) join forces and announce a competition for a small business to win a ‘bespoke sponsorship’

8 Aug 2025

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Business | Wellbeing prioritised over pay by finance professionals

The majority of finance professionals would prefer to prioritise their wellbeing over being promoted or accepting a pay rise

8 Aug 2025

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Business | Base rate dropped to two year low of 4%

After much speculation that a reduction in the base rate was likely the Bank of England has reduced the rate by 0.25% with one member voting to reduce it by 0.5%

7 Aug 2025

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Restructuring & Insolvency

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Business | Private equity is reshaping the accounting sector

Almost half of UK accountancy firms would be keen to open their doors to private equity investment, claims Kingsley Napley

7 Aug 2025

Accountancy Firms

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Business | Azets opens Gateway House office in Southampton

The top 10 accountancy firm has expanded its operations on the South coast, moving staff to a new four storey building near Southampton to bring colleagues ‘under one roof’

6 Aug 2025

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Business | Streets expands in Devon in Stevens & Willey merger

Independently owned Streets has expanded its southwest presence in a merger with Devon-based Stevens & Willey

5 Aug 2025

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Business | Menzies merges with Beever and Struthers

The mid-tier firm will rocket up the Top 75 table as the merger with Beever and Struthers takes the combined fee income over £110m and increase the headcount to more than 1,000

4 Aug 2025

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Business | Moore Kingston Smith snaps up CBW Recovery

Private equity backed Moore Kingston Smith has acquired CBW Recovery, a London-based partnership of insolvency practitioners, with key partners remaining at the firm

4 Aug 2025

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Restructuring & Insolvency

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Business | Affinia expands with OBWH acquisition

Private equity backed Affinia, formerly LB Group, has acquired Kent firm Opass Billings Wilson & Honey adding third office in the county

31 Jul 2025

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Business | Streets rejects private equity backing to protect autonomy

Paul Tutin, managing partner of Streets, explains why he decided to expand the accountancy group without turning to private equity money and sacrificing autonomy

30 Jul 2025

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Business | Gerald Edelman acquires £1.7m Vista Partners

Privately owned Gerald Edelman has finalised acquisition of Surrey-based accountancy practice Vista Partners, expanding the firm’s regional footprint

25 Jul 2025

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Business | Firms only fined £9.7m for audit failures

Audit firms, partners and in-house accountants fined £9.7m for audit misconduct, ethical breaches and reporting failures, down from £33m previous year

24 Jul 2025

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Financial Reporting

Corporate Governance

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Business | Ethics and AI hazards for accountants and auditors

A raft of new guidance on the ethical use of AI in the accountancy sector from the FRC and ICAEW flags potential risks and accountability issues, explain Ian Ko and Lucy Reast of Kingsley Napley LLP

22 Jul 2025

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Corporate Governance

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Business | Cooper Parry shifts direction with Liberty CF deal

Private equity backed Cooper Parry has acquired specialist corporate finance adviser, Liberty Corporate Finance, but will retain separate identity

18 Jul 2025

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