Business confidence has increased for the first time in a year, according to a survey, as companies become more optimistic about the future of the UK economy... more
City Comment: You could be forgiven for not noticing that Guy Hands has been desperate to raise extra capital to keep EMI out of the clutches of its bankers... more
Ian Storey, former financial controller of iSoft, the IT company at the heart of a £2 billion upgrade of NHS computers, is barred from acting as a chartered accountant for eight years... more
Business confidence in London rose by a record amount in the last quarter but the capital’s proximity to the banking crisis ensured that optimism still lags behind the rest of the UK, the Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAEW) said ... more
Scandal: Executives at India’s Satyam Computer Services grabbed $1.8 million from share sales in the six months before its stock collapsed amid accusations of fraud... more
Budget report: The enthusiasm of small businesses for the Pre-Budget Report's £7 billion recession package was being dampened today as companies examined the small print... more
The chief executive of Geoffrey Robinson's bust and fraud-tainted motor-parts company TransTec has been thrown out of the accountancy profession for his part in the financial reporting scandal... more
The reddest face in Edinburgh belongs to Archie Hunter, a 64-year-old former president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland - and chairman of the Royal Bank of Scotland's audit committee.... more
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London Gateway, the £1.5bn container port under construction on the Thames at Thurrock, will have capacity to unload six of the world's largest ships at one time and have as much impact on the capital as a new airport or half a dozen Westfield shopping centres
With London Fashion Week kicking off on Friday, British designer Matthew Williamson tells Rosamund Urwin about breaking up with his ex, post-show partying and his new model man
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