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GAAPweb sponsors PQ Personality of the Year
Nominations have now opened for the PQ Magazine Awards.

ACCA supports EC Audit reform
The ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) has welcomed the recommendations of the European Commission (EC) and the emphasis it puts on the role of the

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FTSE CLOSE: Greek leader encourages hopes of debt deal; BSkyB rises as profits jump 16%
Weak economic data in the US overshadowed renewed optimism in the eurozone and saw London’s leading shares index pare gains in the run up to the close of trading.

Mortgage price war sees rates hit record lows as banks try to kick-start housing market
Rates on five-year and ten-year fixes have plunged to the lowest ever level in the past week.

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UK Accountants pay rise by 20%
A recent survey by Robert Walters showed that

Big firm CFOs prefer to keep finances in-house
Businesses would still rather keep their finance and accounting processes

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2012 is prime time for interim managers
Following a 22% increase in the last quarter of 2011, interim managers have become a hot commodity.

Britain’s economy in mild recession – Reuters poll
LONDON (Reuters) – The British economy is languishing in a mild recession but will return to modest growth by April-June as the Bank of England maintains its ultra-loose monetary policy and the euro zone muddles through its debt crisis, a Reuters poll found.

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Censured! Disgraced Sir Fred a step closer to losing knighthood
A reference to the RBS boss lacking experience to run a big bank was deleted from the report into how the firm nearly collapsed after legal complaints, it was claimed.

Councillors in dash for gold-plated town hall pensions
More than 4,500 elected representatives now qualify for guaranteed pensions based on the allowances they are paid as councillors, which can exceed 50,000 a year.

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KPMG degree programme intake rises by 50%
With KPMG s plans to double the intake for its school leaver programme next year, aspiring chartered accountant stand an even better chance of landing a job with them.

Debt advice services offer lifeline as crunch drives more borrowers to despair
The combination of credit crunch, recession and financial austerity means that hundreds of thousands of people are facing significant debt troubles.

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Be your own boss in 2012: How to set up your own company for less than 1,000 – PART 3
As start-up costs plunge, maybe 2012 should be the year when you decide to go it alone and be your own boss. In our third part in the series, we explain how to establish a business on a budget.

Nationwide consumer confidence: Gloom fails to lift for UK households as index dips again
Nationwide’s consumer confidence index dropped to 38 in December from 40 in November. This was only just above October’s reading of 36, the lowest since the survey started in 2004.

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Accountancy jobs rise above the status quo
Despite the current economic climate, the accountancy job market has managed to not only stay afloat but also make its way up the job charts.

MARKET REPORT: Rockhopper Exploration on oil rival s radar
Black gold speculators chased shares of Rockhopper Exploration up to 315p before they closed 28.75p higher at 303.75p following a weekend report that Cairn Energy is interested in buying the Wiltshire-based firm’s key asset, the Sea Lion field, 80 miles north of the Falklands.

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Small firms win battle over unfair tax penalties as court rules taxman deliberately racked up fines against them
Thousands of small firms could qualify for a refund after the Tax Tribunal ruled that HM Revenue & Customs cynically waiting months before telling firms they had failed to file their tax returns.

Asda boss Andy Clarke celebrates strong sales as Tesco announces a profits warning
Clarke, 47, refuses to be drawn on the woes of Tesco, but he appears to make a reference to his main rival’s underperformance.

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Big firm CFOs prefer to keep finances in-house
Businesses would still rather keep their finance and accounting processes

Remote islands to get cheaper fuel from March 2012