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When it comes to staffing levels the survey found that globally head counts have remained fairly stable. So there weren’t the massive redundancies we have seen in other downturns. The IAB’s report said that professional service firms have a reasonably high attrition rate that ranges from 10 to 20% a year as young accountants typically train at firms and move into the better paying private sector. Several firm chiefs have said these rates have slowed but ‘not that much’.
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no responses - Posted 03.09.10
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Why You Should Be Worried About China
no responses - Posted 03.09.10
Toward the end of last year, many market followers were speculating on a Fed hike as early as the first half of 2010. Global stock markets had experienced explosive bounces, commodity prices had surged from the crisis lows, and risk spreads and market volatility had all subsided. In short, markets were pricing in a very optimistic outlook for global economic recovery ... continue -
US citizens ‘will pay Obama’s $90bn bank levy’
no responses - Posted 03.08.10
In a report on the White House's plan to impose a 0.15pc fee on liabilities of banks with more than $50bn in assets in order to recoup money lost through the $700bn Troubled Assets Relief Programme, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said the impact on banks would be "small". "The cost of the proposed fee would ultimately be borne to varying ... continue -
Inflation Is the Result of Deliberate Policies
no responses - Posted 03.08.10
Inflationary periods are highly unjust. They undermine the ethics of hard work and thrift. They destroy solidarity, lead to widespread hardship and often to social unrest. All these points are well documented in history. Many countries have suffered through the destruction brought on by huge surges of inflation. And many people have lost their wealth, their savings, and even their perspectives ... continue -
How To Find A Suitable Job?
no responses - Posted 03.08.10
If you are in search of the suitable jobs for yourself and desperately need to overcome unemployment or the old unsatisfactory job, you'll need to have an appropriate job search. The different job searches which are available these days are not just limited to the hard copies of the employment news, and are spreading wings to reach every person via ... continue -
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) Holding CFO Conference
no responses - Posted 03.08.10
On Thursday, March 11, 2010 The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) is organising a CFO Conference at Marriott Hotel, Karachi. The agenda of the Conference will be "Rising CFO". Dr Ishrat Hussain, Dean and Director, IBA and former Governor, SBP will be the Chief Guest. A.N. Raman VP SAFA, from India, will present the key note address. More than 500 delegates ... continue -
Britain steps firmly out of recession as growth is revised up to 0.3%
no responses - Posted 03.07.10
Britain emerged from recession more strongly than previously estimated in the fourth quarter of last year, figures showed today, but data also revealed that the downturn was deeper than initial forecasts suggested. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said that British GDP grew by 0.3 per cent in the final three months of 2009, revised up from the initial estimate of ... continue
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Microsoft ordered to pay Canadian company $290m for violating a patent
no responses - Posted 03.07.10
A federal appeals court ordered Microsoft Corp. to stop selling its Word program in January and pay a Canadian software company $290 million for violating a patent, upholding the judgment of a lower court. But people looking to buy Word or Microsoft's Office package in the U.S. won't have to go ...continue
no responses - Posted 03.07.10
A federal appeals court ordered Microsoft Corp. to stop selling its Word program in January and pay a Canadian software company $290 million for violating a patent, upholding the judgment of a lower court. But people looking to buy Word or Microsoft's Office package in the U.S. won't have to go ...continue
Apple to sue HTC over patent infringment in landmark case
1 response - Posted 03.07.10
Apple has filed a suit in the Delaware District Court and the US International Trade Commission accusing smartphone manufacturer HTC of infringing twenty iPhone-related patents held by the company. The filing - which is officially held under seal but was leaked to document sharing service Scribd - accuses Taiwanese handset makers High ...continue
1 response - Posted 03.07.10
Apple has filed a suit in the Delaware District Court and the US International Trade Commission accusing smartphone manufacturer HTC of infringing twenty iPhone-related patents held by the company. The filing - which is officially held under seal but was leaked to document sharing service Scribd - accuses Taiwanese handset makers High ...continue
KPMG: Best Islamic Assurance and Advisory Services Provider
no responses - Posted 03.02.10
KPMG takes top advisory prize at 2010 Euromoney Islamic Finance Awards KPMG has been named 'Best Islamic Assurance and Advisory Services Provider' at the 2010 Euromoney Islamic Finance Awards ceremony in London, UK. Now in its eighth year, Euromoney's Islamic Finance Awards are regarded as the benchmark awards for the global ...continue
no responses - Posted 03.02.10
KPMG takes top advisory prize at 2010 Euromoney Islamic Finance Awards KPMG has been named 'Best Islamic Assurance and Advisory Services Provider' at the 2010 Euromoney Islamic Finance Awards ceremony in London, UK. Now in its eighth year, Euromoney's Islamic Finance Awards are regarded as the benchmark awards for the global ...continue
Reckitt Benckiser: the allegations
no responses - Posted 02.23.10
Reckitt Benckiser has been maintaining an effective monopoly on the market for indigestion drugs ever since Gaviscon's patent expired in 1999, according to a whistleblower who spoke to BBC's Newsnight programme. 2000 Regulators were supposed to provide an official name for the generic version of Gaviscon, allowing manufacturers to make it ...continue
no responses - Posted 02.23.10
Reckitt Benckiser has been maintaining an effective monopoly on the market for indigestion drugs ever since Gaviscon's patent expired in 1999, according to a whistleblower who spoke to BBC's Newsnight programme. 2000 Regulators were supposed to provide an official name for the generic version of Gaviscon, allowing manufacturers to make it ...continue
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