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Number of new Hong Kong firms on the up 22/07/2008 There has been an increase in the number of new companies registered in Hong Kong in the first half of the year compared with the ...
Category: Strategic position
Published: 22 July 2008
Deloitte: UK administrations in quarterly fall 22/07/2008 Deloitte has said fewer UK firms went into administration in the last quarter than in the first three months of the year. However, ...
Category: Legislation
Published: 22 July 2008
Unwins director to face KPMG questions 22/07/2008 Administrator KPMG has obtained a court order to question a former director of failed UK drinks chain Unwins, it has emerged. KPMG ...
Category: Legislation
Published: 22 July 2008
UK recession 'likely' next year 21/07/2008 The UK economy will struggle to avoid recession next year, according to the Ernst & Young Item Club summer forecast released today. It ...
Category: Strategic position
Published: 21 July 2008
MK One creditors warned about small returns 21/07/2008 Unsecured creditors in UK clothing retailer MK One have been warned by administrator Deloitte & Touche that they will receive ...
Category: Funding and capital markets
Published: 21 July 2008
Survey reveals small businesses' goals 18/07/2008 Small to medium-sized business owners in the UK would consider their firms had "made it" once they saw profits of over £250,000 ...
Category: Strategic planning
Published: 18 July 2008
New plans to strike fraudsters off professional registers 18/07/2008 Convicted fraudsters in UK businesses may be struck off professional registers under new proposals, according to ...
Category: Legislation
Published: 18 July 2008
Arthur Andersen 'cleared over Enron role' 17/07/2008 The UK division of accountancy firm Arthur Andersen has been cleared by a watchdog of any wrongdoing over the Enron scandal, it ...
Category: Sector
Published: 17 July 2008
LDA was 'inept not corrupt' 17/07/2008 A report from the UK's Forensic Audit Panel has concluded the London Development Agency (LDA) was inept as opposed to corrupt in its "massive ...
Category: Accountability and audit
Published: 17 July 2008
FSA 'accused of maladministration over Equitable Life' 17/07/2008 The UK Parliamentary Ombudsman is set to accuse the Financial Services Authority (FSA) of maladministration for its ...
Category: Sector
Published: 17 July 2008
