News from the past seven days

Friday, 12 March 2010

• Lehman administrators consider damning report

• Report claims E&Y knew about Repo transactions

• PwC's Newberry appointed MCA president

• PwC suffers Satyam setback

• Lehman assets funnelled through UK-based arm

• Lehman CFOs were warned of "reputational risk" of transactions

• Online accounting software now on iPhone and Blackberry

• We can halve £178bn deficit without tax hikes: Labour

• Pompey administrator investigate mystery payments

• HSBC stolen data finds its way to tax authorities

• E&Y "negligent" in Lehman audits, report claims

Thursday, 11 March 2010

• HMRC to drop Andronikou challenge as Portsmouth administrator

• Regus's insolvency strategy enrages property trade body

• AMEC and Punch swap auditors

• KPMG chairman to sit on RBS board

• Gaines-Cooper ruling will stunt exodus says Tullet Prebon boss

• Trade body calls for pension accounting overhaul

• Prime minister shies away from Tobin tax

• £9bn of tax to be ‘overpaid’ by Britons this year

• Auditors could oversee new investment standards

• Japan steals march on fair value rules

• Tax cut plea likely to fall on deaf ears

• Profession under fire over gender pay gap

• Online filers turning to HMRC’s own software

• Watchdog to look into plans for ‘regulatory page’ in reports

• Parties gear up for two-stage Budget in election year

Wednesday, 10 March 2010

• Accountant running for William Hague's seat

• Concern over EU "Tobin tax" plan

• ‘Slash the tax’

• KPMG warns FDs that carbon law will hit bottom line

• All smiles as Tate & Lyle recruits FD for non-exec role

• Cardiff City faces third winding-up order

• US business execs still unsure about IFRS

• Morton takes over business coaching unit

• Budget date announced as 24 March

Tuesday, 09 March 2010

• MPs want PFIs included in IFRS government reporting

• Management consultants add £56bn value to clients

• SAP to go mobile

• R&D tax credit to survive Tory election win

• Boardroom reshuffle as Lakeside group to split

• HMRC low morale threatens tax crackdown say MPs

• £20bn needed to plug government's fiscal gap: PwC

• Accountant admits guilt in public fraud

Monday, 08 March 2010

• Amnesty deadline looming warns HMRC

• MoD budget row centred on resource accounting

• Japan embraces new fair value rule

• Liechtenstein looks to lure UK wealthy to use its amnesty

• Pension standard to hit company bottom lines

• HMRC staff down tools as union strikes