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New Pre-Pack Rules

…so long as the banks get paid”. See https://roliscon.blog/2018/08/14/house-of-fraser-pre-pack-more-details-disclosed/ for details of that case, or search that blog for other similar cases such as Conviviality, Debenhams and SCS. There have…

Restoring Trust, After It’s Long Been Lost

…recent years. However diligent you are researching companies and checking their accounts, you are unlikely to have avoided them all. Examples such as Autonomy, BHS, Carillion, Conviviality, Patisserie Valerie and…

Do Spivvy PE Funds IPO Their Investments at Inflated Prices? – and HM Treasury Consultation UK Listings Review

…UK, to countenance reductions in governance requirements. Off the top of my head, I can recall Carillion, Thomas Cook, Conviviality and Cake (Patisserie Valerie) – all accounting/auditing scandals. Then there…

Redcentric: Unprecedented Progress for Shareholders – At Last

…any ongoing or potential prosecutions of some of the directors of Carillion, Conviviality, Patisserie Valerie, Thomas Cook, Sirius Minerals, Woodford, Hargreaves Lansdown, Nighthawk Energy etc. And because the FCA and…

April 2018

…Dangers of Share Tipping, Alliance Trust, AIM Regulation, Black Box Governance Thinking at the IoD, Which Is The Cheapest Platform?, Conviviality, Material from Recent ShareSoc Events, AGM Reports & Presentations,…

ShareSoc responds to Primary Markets Effectiveness Review

…Cake (Patisserie Valerie), Conviviality, etc. We think these points are all part of the wider context and need to be also addressed as a priority. We think the FCA should…

RBS AGM Voting Recommendations, Remuneration and Campaign Update

…irresponsible behaviour in big business”. Recent events at GKN, Aviva, Persimmon, Carillion and Conviviality all reinforce the public perception that the system is not working and that something needs to…

Response to FRC Post Implementation Review of 2016 Ethical and Auditing Standards

…decision to hold a post-implementation review of the 2016 Ethical and Auditing standards. The audit profession and audits are in a state of crisis. The recent cases of Carillion, Conviviality,…

FRC Review of Auditing Standards – They’re Looking At The Wrong Things

…and Patisserie), incorrect revenue recognition (Quindell et al), excessive risks being taken and poor internal controls (Conviviality, banks in 2008, etc), and other aspects of companies that cause them to…

The Signs Were There – Corporate Disasters and How to Avoid Them

…did. It profiles Connaught, NCC Group, Sports Direct, Hewlett-Packard/Autonomy, Cedar Group, iSoft, Utilitywise, Slater & Gordon/Quindell, Mitie, Guardian IT, Tribal Group, Conviviality, Amey, Capita, Carillion, Northern Rock, Cattles, Healthcare Locums,…