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Soaring price of oil leads to shortage of accountants

Scotland is beginning to sound a lot like Alberta: The booming oil price is fuelling an accoun­tancy recruitment crisis in Aberdeen as other firms struggle to match the salaries being paid by the cash-rich energy companies. Multi­na­tionals such as BP, … Continue reading

21. November 2007 by Neil
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Scots tout principles in the Big Apple

The Scotsman: The Institute of Chartered Accoun­tants of Scotland will tell high-powered US financiers at a conference in New York that individual judgment should play a bigger role than strict adherence to a rule book. Ah, this old classic. Once again … Continue reading

04. April 2007 by Neil
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