I’ve been doing a little grubbing around Lehman and its repo accounting. Report is widespread that the “repo 105” deal that caused the alleged misstatement
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RSM Tenon calls for doc amnesty extension – Accountancy Age. A couple of months ago HM Revenue & Customs announced a tax amnesty especially for
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The most astonishing document has been published by a body called Swiss Banking, who appear to represent the collective body of bankers in that country.
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Vince Cable speech to Liberal Democrat Spring Conference | The Liberal Democrats: Latest News Detail . From Vince Cable’s speech this weekend: We want a
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FT.com / Columnists / John Kay – Think before you tear up an unwritten contract. John Kay destroys the ideas behind shareholder value in one
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Tyngewick Gawcott: Success in Doctoral Studies. Too good not to note: At a recent research forum the following success index for PhD studies was proposed:
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My latest column in Forbes is here, looking at the issue of EU hedge fund regulation. As I argue: Like it or not international finance
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Island ‘has important role to play’ ¬ª Business ¬ª This Is Jersey. JERSEY will have an important role to play in solving the global financial
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It’s been a hectic couple of days — hence low volume blogging. That’s been an opportunity missed regarding Ernst & Young (E&Y) and Lehman. It’s
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