Supermarket Sweep February 25, 2015
Posted by Audit Monkey in The State of the British Nation, Working Life in Britain.Tags: accounting error, FRC, Ian King, PWC, Sainsburys, supermarket Regulator, Tesco
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As many of my readers will know, Tesco (the supermarket chain) has been in the news due to a rather large unexpected accounting error in the bagging area, sorry, annual accounts. (more…)
If You Walk Down the Road… February 15, 2015
Posted by Audit Monkey in The Joy & Pain of Internal Audit, The State of the British Nation.Tags: annuities, FCA, pension reform, pensions advice
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There was an interesting article in ‘The Times’ published on 12 December 2014 (yes, I know, I’ve been laxed) (more…)
Welcome To London September 17, 2014
Posted by Audit Monkey in The State of the British Nation.Tags: fireworks, London New Years Eve, Mayor of London
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As some of my avid readers know, I will sometimes deviate off-topic and comment on other matters such as the state of British industry, British politics and the British way of life. (more…)
Bonus Anyone? August 10, 2014
Posted by Audit Monkey in The Joy & Pain of Internal Audit, The State of the British Nation.Tags: banking bonuses, FCA, Martin Wheatley
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As my active readers will be aware, in some parts of the financial services industry, your employer will pay a bonus based on the firm’s profit and your own personal contribution to the firm’s success. (more…)
No Prior Experience Required July 10, 2014
Posted by Audit Monkey in The State of the British Nation.Tags: Civil Servants, Department of Education, Dominic Cummings, FTSE 100
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Another post from me. It is a bit like buses; none for ages, then three at once. An article in the ‘Times’ published on 16 June 2014 gave me a rare smile on a Monday morning. The article in question concerned Dominic Cummings and his experiences at the Department of Education. Dominic Cummings was a special adviser to the current Education Secretary, Michael Gove. In short, he was assisting Mr.Gove implement education reform. (I will admit ‘education reform’ is a board church but let’s not get into the policy detail.)
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