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Proposals to clamp down on excessive dividends face an early challenge: define what that means
Fix bad rules but also fix the culture at firms and boardrooms so it challenges chicanery
Far-reaching overhaul of corporate governance set to be unveiled in long-awaited white paper
Wirecard and Carillion directors had glowing assessments shortly before corporate implosion
Some blame lack of financial penalties but real issue is low incidence of successful proceedings
Business secretary launches disqualification proceedings in wake of 2018 collapse of UK government contractor
Martin Wolf selects his must-read titles for the second half of 2020
UK regulator plans to publicly censure the company rather than impose financial penalties
The UK’s Big Four accounting firms have until 2024 to separate their audit practices
The industry’s failure to spot holes in the accounts of several collapsed companies has led to clamour for reform
Claim expected to be first time government liquidators have attempted to sue auditors over major insolvency
Failed outsourcer’s work on Liverpool and Birmingham hospitals running years behind schedule
UK watchdog misses self-imposed deadline to complete its probe due to ‘complexity’ of case
Donald Brydon’s report concludes auditors must also write a lot more
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Company failures show that reliance on the state has not been repaid in responsible behaviour
GFSL said liquidated company’s services were ‘unacceptable’
Head of review of industry disappointed shake-up of FRC not in Queen’s Speech in wake of scandals
SoftBank vehicle to invest ‘a few hundred million’ dollars more in UK finance group
A legal claim could expose the ongoing flaws in accounting rules and auditors’ roles
US law firm Quinn Emanuel plans to file claims against Big Four firm at High Court
Voicing concern over Arcadia’s CVA shows TPR is longer being bullied in the schoolyard
Interserve collapse is a reminder to watch out for ruses to flatter the balance sheet
Debt-for-equity swap would wipe out government contractor’s shareholders
BHS and Carillion prompt calls for more robust reviews of likely corporate failures
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