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Our choice of submissions which can only be found at CA Magazine online
19 Feb 09
Up to £45bn due for refinancing for corporate Scotland
As the UK’s financial crisis deepens, the second PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Business Review says the true level of corporate borrowing in Scotland to be close to £45 billion, with at least £10 billion due for refinancing in 2009/2010 alone
16 Feb 09
Businesses need to act now to prevent failure
Businesses need to act sooner rather than later to ensure their survival in the current economic climate according to accountants and business advisers PKF. The firm is warning that the dramatic changes in marketplace, lending criteria and consumer confidence means that even the most recession proof businesses need to ensure they have appropriate operational, financial and managerial practices in place to guarantee survival
13 Feb 09
Real Madrid remains top of the Football Money League as sterling’s slide puts brakes on English clubs
Real Madrid remains the world’s largest revenue generating football club, according to the latest Football Money League from Deloitte. Manchester United and Barcelona finished second and third in the report, which ranks the 20 biggest football clubs in the world based on revenue
12 Feb 09
Time running out for companies to claim VAT refunds
Hundreds of Scottish businesses could be sitting on a significant VAT windfall which could boost their bottom line at a time when credit is in short supply and the country faces one of its worst recessions since the 1930s.
10 Feb 09
KPMG Business Outlook Survey February 2009
The winter 2009 KPMG Business Outlook Survey, which surveys over 3,700 manufacturing firms across the EU, shows confidence in the sector has collapsed in the face of the global economic downturn
6 Feb 09
BDO Stoy Hayward launches business survival microsite
As sound financial controls become one of the most important factors in ensuring business survival during the current economic climate, BDO Stoy Hayward has launched a new microsite to help companies survive the credit crunch and prepare for the challenging times ahead
5 Feb 09
UK accountants near top of international stress league
British accountants are more stressed about their job prospects and the economy than most of their international counterparts, according to a new survey. Almost nine out of ten UK accountancy and finance professionals questioned said they were concerned about the health of the UK economy over the next 12 months, the survey by recruitment company Robert Half found
5 Feb 09
Credit crunch highlights football’s "haves" and "have nots" in EPL record winter transfer window
Premiership football clubs have paid out more in fees during this year’s January transfer window than they did last year, according to analysis by KPMG. However, in a sign that the “credit crunch” is beginning to affect some English league football clubs, a number of Premiership sides have funded this record expenditure by selling players before they have bought