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(book review)
Business History
; ROSEMARY E. BOYNS, TREVOR BOYNS and JOHN RICHARD EDWARDS, Historical Accounting Records: A Guide for Archivists and Researchers (London: Society of Archivists, 2000. Pp.x + 109: illus. ISBN 0 902886 58 4, [pound]10). Historians as well as archivists will benefit from having to hand this valuable
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 "Birmingham Evening Mail (England)")
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Prison for boss in company collapse.
Birmingham Evening Mail (England)
; A BUSINESSMAN who failed to provide the liquidator with full accounting records after his Erdington-based company was wound up has been jailed for six months. Anthony Stevens (41) of Milford Grove, Solihull, was also disqualified from serving as a director for two years after he pleaded guilty at
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Royal Exchange yields rich history
Australian Accountant
; Much about accounting has changed - but is it for better or worse? The Royal Exchange of Sydney is one of the foundation stones of commerce in Australia. Although it ceased operation in 1964, in its time the Exchange saw the establishment of the Australian Stock Exchange, the Sydney Chamber of
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(MIS)MANAGEMENT OF THE ATTORNEY'S TRUST ACCOUNT
Accountancy SA
; There have been a number of Court decisions in the past dealing with compliance with the relevant section of the Attorneys Act no 53 of 1979 and the rules of the relevant Provincial Law Societies. These cases have clearly set out the importance of keeping proper accounting records and emphasise the
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Records Show Enron Manipulation, Washington State Utility Says
The Washington Post
; Confidential Enron Corp. accounting records show that its traders were manipulating electricity prices on nearly every day of the year- long West Coast electricity crisis in 2000-2001, Washington state utility officials said yesterday. The new trading documents were obtained by lawyers for the
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 "Deseret News (Salt Lake City)")
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Nortel files are subpoenaed
Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
; TORONTO -- Nortel Networks has received a subpoena from federal prosecutors in Dallas ordering the Canadian telecom equipment maker to produce accounting records and other documents going back more than four years, the company announced Friday. Nortel, which recently fired three senior executives
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News: Kensington and Chelsea hires HSBC.(Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp.)(Brief Article)
Financial Times Mandate
; The Royal London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has appointed HSBC Securities Services (HSS) to provide investment accounting services to its GBP200m (E300m) pension scheme. This new mandate follows the re-appointment of HSS as the scheme's global custodian earlier this year. HSS will maintain
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Re-examining the determinants of barter accounting in isolated communities in colonial societies
Accounting History
; Abstract This contribution seeks to re-examine the determinants of barter accounting practices based on a critical review of contributions on the subject, including a recent contribution by Bloom and Solotko (2004). In particular, it addresses the tendency for studies of this kind, especially of
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News: HSS wins accounting mandate from Kensington & Chelsea.(Royal Borough of Kensington)(Chelsea Pension Fund)(Brief Article)
Pensions Week
; HSBC Securities Services (HSS) has scooped an investment accounting mandate from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Pension Fund. The win, which covers maintenance of accounting records and production of periodic valuations, follows HSS' reappointment as global custodian for the scheme
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Accounting and auditing issues surrounding the September 11 disasters
The CPA Journal
; In the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks, many auditors and companies need answers to an unprecedented array of accounting and auditing questions. Certain industries, such as insurers, airlines, and businesses located in and near the World Trade Center area, have been directly affected
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