Professional Scepticism and Cognitive Bias: A Challenge for Every Finance Professional
Professional scepticism, or the lack of it, has long been acknowledged as a major issue in audit quality. But are the lessons being applied...
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Barclays and Guinness - Déjá vu?
What have Barclays Bank and Guinness PLC got in common? Not a lot, it would seem. However, there is a connection...
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The B-Word
What would be the impact of Brexit on the business? After going around the issues for a few minutes, the answer emerged: none. While the business...
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Not A Good Week for Bankers or Was it Directors?
Four ex-top-level executives of Barclays have been charged by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and a former European Bank for Reconstruction and...
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No Over-reaction to Inflation Figures
It looks like inflation and it feels like inflation but is it inflation? The recent release of inflation figures by the ONS, showing a rise...
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Thoughts on the General Election 2017
It was a result that no-one was expecting. On June 9th the UK woke to a hung parliament. Though the dust has not settled, we have gathered our...