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Business | FTSE 100 women CFOs outnumber CEOs three to one

2024 saw 36 changes in FTSE 100 senior figures with just eight of these positions being given to women candidates, while the men’s footballing world still awaits its first female manager

7 Jan 2025

Business | Azets snaps up wealth management firm

Private equity backed Azets has agreed a deal to acquire chartered financial planners Laurus Associates based in Newcastle

7 Jan 2025

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Business | First Birmingham office for Bishop Fleming

Independently owned Bishop Fleming is set to open its first Birmingham office and has set an ambitious expansion plan focused on growth across the Midlands

6 Jan 2025

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Business | Deloitte tax partner joins Southgate on New Year’s Honours

Gareth Southgate has been knighted for his achievements managing the England football team, joined by David Moyes with an OBE, while several accountants are honoured

2 Jan 2025

Business | Outlook 2025: from private equity boom to pressure on remote working

Francesca Lagerberg, CEO of Baker Tilly International, sets out her predictions for the accountancy world in 2025 from a surge in private equity investment, to less remote working to support junior staff and increasingly complex regulatory pressures

24 Dec 2024

Business | TC Group snaps up two Haines Watts offices

Private equity backed TC Group has signed two deals to take over Haines Watts offices in East Anglia and Colchester

23 Dec 2024

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Business | Christmas hamper winners announced

Congratulations to the lucky 10 readers of Business & Accountancy Daily who have won a fabulous Fortnum & Mason hamper

20 Dec 2024

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Business | Bank of England freezes interest rates at 4.75%

The Bank of England has left interest rate unchanged at 4.75% with a majority of members voting for the status quo

19 Dec 2024

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Business | How to perform due diligence on AI suppliers

With the rising use of artificial intelligence, firms need to ensure due diligence as part of their onboarding processes, explains Kay Chand, partner at Browne Jacobson

19 Dec 2024

Business | FRC to rein in costs and move to Canary Wharf

The Financial Reporting Council plans no additional staff hires in the next 12 months as it reins in costs after double hit from ‘unexpectedly high’ public sector pay rises and next year’s national inusrance hike

18 Dec 2024

Business | Hike in NICs and minimum wage costs £2,500 per employee

The new 15% rate of employer national insurance and national living wage increases will cost businesses £209 per employee per month

18 Dec 2024

Business | Xeinadin makes double acquisition in Kent

Private equity backed Xeinadin has acquired two accountancy practices in double deal with Friend & Grant and Hedley Dunk

17 Dec 2024

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Business | Johnston Carmichael hires first non-executive directors

In a first for Johnston Carmichael, the Scottish firm strengthens audit governance team with appointment of two independent non-executive directors

17 Dec 2024

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Business | Win a Fortnum & Mason Christmas hamper

Christmas is the time for giving, and here at Business & Accountancy Daily, we wanted to give a little something back to you for choosing our news service this year

16 Dec 2024

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