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No quibble for Kibble as he joins RBS from PwC
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has confirmed former PricewaterhouseCoopers’ partner Richard Kibble is to become its new group director of strategy and corporate finance.
_Read full storyBBC Dragon in race to buy Blacks Leisure
Dragons Den judge Peter Jones has sensationally joined the tussle to buy outdoor retail chain Blacks Leisure at the 11th hour.
_Read full storyHogLove confirms new restructuring partner
Hogan Lovells senior associate Tom Astle has been promoted to partner in the firm’s second round of partner promotions since the merger.
_Read full storyNovember figures suggests tough Christmas for retailers
Fears the UK high street could be facing a bleak winter have been fuelled as statistics show November’s sales were down on the same period in 2010.
_Read full storyNick O'Reilly departs FRP Advisory
FRP Advisory director Nick O’Reilly is set to join the insolvency team at HW Fisher in the New Year.
_Read full storyWest End law firm partner guilty of £19m fraud
A former partner of a West End law firm which represented Diana, Princess of Wales, has been found guilty of a £18.8m (€22 million) loan fraud.
_Read full storyRSM Tenon confirms financial chief
RSM Tenon has confirmed the appointment of a new chief financial officer to replace Russell McBurnie who held the position since March 2008.
_Read full storyFormer Chelsea boss joins PKF
The former chief executive of Chelsea Football Club Trevor Birch, who brokered the £140m takeover by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, has joined PKF.
_Read full storyThe Insolvency Today Power 100: your vote matters
Insolvency Today magazine has launched a poll to find the 100 most powerful people in the insolvency profession – and we want readers to tell us who they are.
_Read full storyDebt curse of the single middle aged female
A debt charity has revealed that more than half of its clients in mortgage arrears are female, with many living single lives in their 40s.
_Read full storyRetail in worst shape than any UK sector
The retail sector is experiencing much higher signs of distress than any other sector, according to insolvency trade body R3.
_Read full storyNew boss at Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance
Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance has appointed Ian Larkin as managing director, to replace the departing Simon Featherstone.
_Read full storyBankrupt director given suspended sentence
A bankrupt director who spent thousands of pounds on cars and holidays, instead of paying his creditors, has been given a suspended jail sentence.
_Read full storyGriffins partner Hunt hits global headlines
Stephen Hunt, partner at the insolvency practice Griffins, has made headlines in the UK and around the world after netting £11,000 worth of Olympics tickets.
_Read full storyConsumer Panel welcomes PPI victory
The Consumer Panel has welcomed the high court judgment on payment protection insurance (PPI) and urged banks to accept the result and compensate consumers.
_Read full storyIPA announces new president
The Insolvency Practitioners Association (IPA) has appointed Patrick Brazzil as president for the next year, replacing Carl Faulds of Portland Business Recovery.
_Read full storyR3 announces Frances Coulson as president
Insolvency trade body R3 has appointed Frances Coulson as its president 2011/2012.
_Read full storyBankrupt IP issues complaint against Griffins and Grant Thornton partners
Bankrupt insolvency practitioner (IP) Kiran Mistry has sent formal complaints against IPs at Grant Thornton and Griffins, over what he claims is a conflict of interest.
_Read full storyMulti million pound fraudsters jailed
Two men guilty of a £78m mortgage fraud and an attempted £12m VAT fraud have each been jailed for seven years.
_Read full storyHMRC breaches disability rules over bankruptcy
A high court has annulled a bankruptcy order, made on the petition of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) against a disabled woman, after the body breached disability rules.
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