http://www.gaapweb.com News on GAAPweb.com - the UK's leading financial jobs site. en-gb Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:22:29 GMT A new finance director is to join Yorkshire Building Society to replace Andrew Gosling when he retires. http://www.gaapweb.com/News/2313-Robin-Churchouse-joins-Yorkshire-Building-Society-as-new-finance-director.html Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:22:29 GMT By the end of the year, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) hopes to boost its workforce by 460. http://www.gaapweb.com/News/2314-FSA-intends-to-recruit-460-extra-staff-this-year.html Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:20:52 GMT British jobseekers benefited from the range of resources made available to them during the recession, it has been claimed. http://www.gaapweb.com/News/2312-Employers-helped-keep-UK-employment-rate-up.html Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:44:00 GMT Banks in the UK including Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)and Lloyds are vulnerable to relapse in funding markets and credit conditions, ratings agency Standard & Poor's has said. http://www.gaapweb.com/News/2310-S-P-UK-banks-are-susceptible-to-relapse-in-credit-conditions-.html Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:24:11 GMT A member of the Bank of England's monetary policy committee, Adam Possen, has spoken out about the UK banking sector, saying it suffers from a lack of competition. http://www.gaapweb.com/News/2311-Banking-sector-in-the-UK-lacks-competition-says-Posen-.html Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:23:11 GMT A new division launched by UK wealth manager Investec Specialist Private Bank will target wealthy individuals in the music and film industry. http://www.gaapweb.com/News/2307-Investec-s-new-division-caters-for-music-and-film-industry.html Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:51:27 GMT Over the past year banks have become more open to lending to the commercial property sector. http://www.gaapweb.com/News/2308-Banks-have-become-more-prepared-to-lend-to-commercial-property-sector.html Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:49:20 GMT As part of a new balance sheet restructuring, Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is looking into buying back £10 billion of debt. http://www.gaapweb.com/News/2309-RBS-looks-into-buying-back-debt-at-premium-to-current-prices.html Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:48:03 GMT Accountancy graduates should be wary of being taken on as an intern due to the risk of exploitation, it has been suggested. http://www.gaapweb.com/News/2306-Be-wary-of-internships-graduates-told.html Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:36:00 GMT Metro Bank has unveiled its new service-based customer model after receiving its banking licence from the Financial Services Authority (FSA). http://www.gaapweb.com/News/2303-Metro-Bank-looks-to-compete-with-high-end-retailers-.html Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:13:58 GMT Finance leaders based in the UK are planning to hire staff again and boost salaries in order to attract talent, the latest Robert Half Chief Financial Officer Confidence Index shows. http://www.gaapweb.com/News/2304-UK-finance-chiefs-hope-to-attract-talent-by-boosting-salaries.html Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:13:02 GMT Switzerland's UBS has announced its highest paid banker is Carsten Kengeter, co-chief executive of the company's investment banking division. http://www.gaapweb.com/News/2305-Carsten-Kengeter-revealed-as-UBS-highest-paid-banker.html Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:12:00 GMT Accountancy graduates with transferable skills may stand a better chance of gaining meaningful employment, if recruiters listen to a recent call from the Department for Work and Pensions. http://www.gaapweb.com/News/2302-Employers-should-look-for-transferable-skills-.html Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:42:40 GMT The partnership model used by firms such as Goldman Sachs and Lazard prior to them becoming listed companies could be recreated by Barclays Capital. http://www.gaapweb.com/News/2299-Barclays-could-change-its-partnership-model.html Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:47:03 GMT Lloyds Banking Group is inviting its standard variable rate (SVR) mortgage customers to increase their monthly payments. http://www.gaapweb.com/News/2300-Lloyds-encourages-customers-to-pay-off-mortgages-early-.html Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:46:10 GMT Research published by the City of London Corporation, the municipal body of London, has named New York and London as the world's joint-top finance centres. http://www.gaapweb.com/News/2301-New-York-and-London-unveiled-as-top-finance-hubs.html Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:45:18 GMT GAAPweb training partner Home Learning College today releases important news for anyone interested in pursuing a career as an Accounting Technician. http://www.gaapweb.com/News/2298-Home-Learning-College-announces-AAT-exam-results-and-launches-Level-4-Diploma.html Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:21:22 GMT A recent survey has found that a small number of UK companies plan to continue their recruitment drives over the coming three months. http://www.gaapweb.com/News/2297-Some-firms-to-continue-recruiting.html Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:15:00 GMT Small firms could become exempt from lodging their annual accounts if new European Union (EU) changes get the go-ahead. http://www.gaapweb.com/News/2294-EU-changes-could-see-small-companies-exempt-from-lodging-annual-accounts.html Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:55:25 GMT An adviser has been selected by Spanish Santander for the potential bid on Royal Bank of Scotland's (RBS) Williams & Glyn's branch network. http://www.gaapweb.com/News/2295-Santander-chooses-adviser-for-potential-RBS-bid.html Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:52:39 GMT