Mark Vyner is a man who has followed his convictions. He was a partner in Grant Thornton until he got pretty uncomfortable with that required
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Their hands in our pockets
Prem Sikka is using his Guardian blog to great effect. His latests is called ‘Their hands in our pockets’ and shows just how often big
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Northern Rock – those in the queue were right
I have spent some time talking to people about the ‘shadow’ structure that Northern Rock created and which I wrote about earlier this week. My
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Prem Sikka on Northern Rock
Prem Sikka has been one of the most consistent, and most consistently right commentators on accounting, tax and financial responsibility issues over the last fifteen
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IASB nominated for corporate irresponsibility award
Each year the Berne Declaration presents the “Public Eye” awards during the Davos economic summit. One award made each year is for Corporate Irresponsibility. The
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Northern Rock – the questions needing answers
Northern Rock is in trouble because it has financed its mortgage book by borrowing commercial money rather than taking deposits from customers. To do that
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SEE Compnaies – ethical screening for companies that asks the questions people want answered
Just launched is the SEE Companies ethical accreditation scheme for companies that identifies companies taking social, environmental and ethical (SEE) issues seriously. I welcome this:
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Where is the liquidity crisis?
The UK’s banks are beginning to be hit by a liquidity crisis. They won’t lend to each other because they don’t know what debt the
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Tax patents to go
WebCPA has reported that: The House of Representatives has voted 220-175 to overhaul patent rules and place a ban on tax-planning method patents. H.R. 1908,
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