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ACCA exam tips released. Will you have a great escape or a rubbish escape?

Published on: 26 May 2013

Those of you that are attempting the June 2013 ACCA exams will no doubt be feeling a mixture of emotions. Some of you will be fully confident of passing although probably the majority of you are only hopeful of passing at this stage and are frantically trying to cram as much knowledge into your heads [...]


Would you sue your son to get him out of the house?

Published on: 13 May 2013

For any business that leases or sub-leases a property it’s vital that a good legal agreement is in place. Not only does the agreement clarify things for both the landlord and the tenant but it also provides opportunities for legal action should any problems occur. For the tenant this could be when the landlord fails [...]


What has Ernst & Young found out about fraud?

Published on: 09 May 2013

Ernst & Young has just released their report on their 2013 Fraud Survey covering Europe, Middle East, India and Africa. There were some interesting, and some would say disturbing findings. 20% of the employees who were surveyed were aware of financial manipulation in their own company in the last 12 months. If you move higher [...]


Is it me or is this just nuts?

Published on: 27 Apr 2013

Anyone that suffers from an allergy knows full well that it can be a very unpleasant experience. One of the more common allergies is when people are allergic to nuts. According to Allergy UK, peanut and tree nut allergy is the most common food allergy in adults and children. The symptoms can range from mild [...]


An ex-partner of KPMG has been a bit naughty…

Published on: 23 Apr 2013

An ex-partner at KPMG has been a bit naughty. In fact, he’s been more than a bit naughty as he’s been accused of insider trading. Insider trading is the illegal activity of using information which isn’t in the public domain to make a personal gain or avoid a personal loss. Scott London was a partner [...]


Surely you’re not watching that on your phone?

Published on: 04 Apr 2013

A few years ago Blackberry used to be the phone of choice amongst business people but the emergence of Apple’s iPhone and various Android smartphones has resulted in sales of Blackberry phones plummeting. Earlier this year Blackberry launched their new phone, the Z10 and this was seen to be a make or break situation for [...]


Will her next murder mystery novel involve an accountant?

Published on: 18 Mar 2013

She is one of the most successful authors in the world and has sold over 100 million books featuring the character Dr Kay Scarpetta. She’s earnt a lot of money from her writing and has estimated earnings from her writing career of £300 million. In the 4 years to 2009 alone she earned more than [...]


Forget your Gucci handbag, you’ll just be scratching the surface…

Published on: 13 Mar 2013

We all know that the pharmaceuticals industry is big business. The industry is facing considerable challenges however, with a large proportion of the “blockbuster” drugs due to come off patent in the next few years. Drug companies are all too aware that they might well need a big breakthrough soon in order to sustain their [...]


If you wear a fluorescent jacket at work you’re not necessarily an engineer.

Published on: 04 Mar 2013

Health and safety procedures can be vital for safeguarding workers. If you happen to be driving by the town of Els Alamus near Barcelona in Spain though don’t automatically assume that the workers in the road wearing the yellow vests are repairing the highway. Women wearing very little clothing and standing by the roadside on [...]


Will auditors become more like Tom Cruise in the future? Well, if I was to make a prediction…

Published on: 28 Feb 2013

Gone are the days when auditors were manually checking and ticking lots of pieces of paper. Today’s auditing techniques involve significant use of computers. But how far can this computer use go? Will they be able to predict when accounting fraud is going to take place as opposed to tracking transactions that have already occurred? [...]