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			<title>FSA fines Land of Leather over PPI</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1794&amp;Itemid=115</link>
			<description>The Financial Services Authority has fined furniture retailer Land of Leather and its CEO.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 09:46:19 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Centrica sues Accenture over IT system</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1793&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>British Gas is suing Accenture over problems in implementing a new customer billing system.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 08:55:11 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Customers reject end of free banking</title>
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			<description>The recent high court ruling on bank charges could lead to the silent majority of account holders being worse off.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 08:30:42 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Thousands more post offices at risk</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1791&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>The Government has been urged not to remove sub postmasters&amp;#39; right to handle state pensions and benefits payments.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 08:02:28 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Charity claims accountants cost lives</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1790&amp;Itemid=114</link>
			<description>Christian Aid has said that 1,000 children a day die as a result of firms minimising tax liabilities.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 05:12:36 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Deficit narrowed to £4.0bn in March</title>
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			<description>The UK&amp;rsquo;s deficit on trade in goods and services was &amp;pound;4.0 billion in March.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 03:52:29 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Month-end close more time consuming</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1788&amp;Itemid=114</link>
			<description>Finance departments spend an average of 7.2 days a month on balance sheet substantiation. </description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 03:38:19 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Production prices rise at record pace</title>
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			<description>Output price annual inflation for all manufactured products rose to 7.5 per cent in April.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 03:20:53 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Graduates lack basic numeracy skills</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1786&amp;Itemid=118</link>
			<description>Three quarters of financial services employers report shortages of technical skills.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 07:24:02 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>EU slams misleading airline websites</title>
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			<description>There are  serious and persistent consumer problems  throughout the airline industry, the EU has said.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 06:53:40 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Network Rail fined £14m over delays</title>
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			<description>The Office of Rail Regulation has said it will confirm a penalty of &amp;pound;14m on Network Rail.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 05:31:52 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Banks forecast to shed 40,000 jobs</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1783&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>Financial services jobs are particularly vulnerable as the fallout from the credit crunch continues. </description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 05:05:55 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>New name for CLB Littlejohn Frazer</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1782&amp;Itemid=114</link>
			<description>Accounting firm CLB Littlejohn Frazer has shortened its name to Littlejohn. </description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 04:33:56 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Repossession claims rise by 16%</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1781&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>The first quarter of 2008 saw a shock rise in mortgage repossession actions. </description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 04:08:24 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Suretrack Monitoring appoints finance director</title>
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			<description>Suretrack Monitoring Plc, a specialist in GSM asset tracking and location, has appointed Michael Fairbotham as finance director, effective from...</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 03:14:32 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Jackson exits at Claimar Care Group</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1779&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>David Jackson has resigned from the board of Claimar Care Group as group finance director and company secretary.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 02:38:32 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Premium Bars &amp; Restaurants appoints new FD</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1778&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>Premium Bars   Restaurants has appointed Wayne Arthur as group finance director and as a member of the board....</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 01:40:14 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>AECI CFO to leave South Africa after tragedy</title>
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			<description>Roger Williams, an executive director and chief financial officer of AECI, has advised the board of his intention to resign...</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 01:21:03 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Wheatcroft and PwC to lead LDA audit</title>
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			<description>A forensic audit panel will investigate financial management at the London Development Agency and Greater London Authority.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 09:30:58 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>EEF urges delay in more flexible work</title>
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			<description>Manufacturers want to delay plans to extend the right to request flexible work to more employees.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 07:43:16 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>FTSE 100 firms offload pension risk</title>
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			<description>The market for transferring pension scheme risk to an insurance company has accelerated sharply over the past six months.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 05:01:31 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Bank of England holds rates at 5.0%</title>
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			<description>The Monetary Policy Committee has kept  interest rates unchanged, as had been predicted.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 04:03:39 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Financial services warned of class action</title>
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			<description>Financial services firms have been warned to keep a close eye on a class action-style lawsuit.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 03:28:37 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Government in green collar job boost</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1771&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>Environmental industries may employ a million UK workers within the next two decades.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 02:54:36 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Consumer law to be simplified</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1770&amp;Itemid=115</link>
			<description>The Government is planning fundamental changes to UK consumer law.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 02:29:53 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Litho Supplies loses FD in relocation</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1769&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>Gerry Mitchell, finance director at Litho Supplies Plc, is leaving the company later this year.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 02:00:19 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Scottish economy damaged by drink</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1768&amp;Itemid=118</link>
			<description>Alcohol misuse is costing Scotland &amp;pound;2.25 billion a year - more than double previous estimates.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 09:09:15 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Polluters demand clear CO2 guidelines</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1767&amp;Itemid=118</link>
			<description>Companies believe that support for technology innovation will have the greatest impact on curbing emissions.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 07:29:09 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Tighter rules for skilled foreign workers</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1766&amp;Itemid=118</link>
			<description>Foreign workers hoping to fill skilled vacancies in the UK will have to meet strict new criteria.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 04:12:55 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Confidence continues to drop in April</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1765&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>Sixty per cent of consumers believe now is a bad time to make a major purchase.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 02:28:29 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>New chair for the Accountancy and Actuarial Discipline Board</title>
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			<description>The FRC has appointed Timothy Walker as the next chair of the Accountancy and Actuarial Discipline Board (AADB) and an...</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 01:52:05 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Productivity hit by hangover culture</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1763&amp;Itemid=118</link>
			<description>&amp;lsquo;Booze Britain&amp;#39; is contributing to a lack of productivity in workplaces up and down the UK.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 01:11:27 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Essay questions meaningful work</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1762&amp;Itemid=118</link>
			<description>A Work Foundation essay asks what employers can do to make work more meaningful.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 09:17:11 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Survey shows changes in banking risk</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1761&amp;Itemid=115</link>
			<description>The turmoil in the financial markets has completely transformed the risk landscape.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 08:24:52 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Oil prices could damage any recovery</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1760&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>High oil prices have the potential to snuff out any recovery in the UK and global economies.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 08:00:25 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Regulation still main worry for NEDs</title>
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			<description>Company directors continue to cite regulation and corporate governance as the biggest business challenges for non-executive directors.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 07:39:25 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Regional mixed picture in manufacturing</title>
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			<description>The CBI warns that 18,000 manufacturing jobs will be lost in the second quarter of this year.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 05:00:01 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>BAE &quot;damaged Britain’s reputation&quot;</title>
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			<description>The Woolf Committee has published its report on BAE Systems plc&amp;#39;s ethical business conduct. </description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 04:34:25 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>PetroNeft appoints Dowling</title>
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			<description>PetroNeft Resources plc has appointed Paul Dowling, chief financial officer, as an executive director.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 03:19:59 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Software firm eg solutions names finance director</title>
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			<description>IT software and services company eg solutions plc has appointed Violetta Parylo as finance director and company secretary with effect...</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 03:03:35 +0100</pubDate>
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