Scrutinising business banking

Article Abstract:

The Office of Fair Trading and the Competition Commission are asking for scrutiny of big banks that deal with small businesses (SME) and have criticized these banks for poor service quality and excessive profits as they found these banks making pounds sterling 700m a year in the period 1998-2002 from their SME customers. The OFT announced a new review of those undertakings and the performance of banks in relation to their small business clients.

Commercial Banks, Financial management, Services information, Small Business, Capital funds & cash flow, Banking industry, Finance, Services, Accounting and auditing, Company financing, SOHO

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Big Four split over OFR

Article Abstract:

The Big Four is split down the middle over the removal of the statutory operating and financial review (OFR) for listed companies. Pricewaterhouse Coopers supports the OFR because it is taking a pragmatic view, which leads to re-adoption in the future, and the government originally backed the OFR but the chancellor is believed to have changed his mind after pressure from the Confederation of British Industry.

Product standards, safety, & recalls, Reporting & Disclosure, Standards, Interpretation and construction, Political aspects, Corporation law, Financial statements

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By appointment to the spies

Article Abstract:

The concept and scope of the National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS), the government's new legislation to curb money laundering and other financial crimes, are described. It has appointed double agents and secret intelligence team, thus it is including specialists in the area of economic and terrorist crimes.

Legal issues & crime, Personnel administration, Company legal issue, Human resource management, Investigations, Money laundering, Company personnel management, Organized crime investigation, National Criminal Intelligence Service

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