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Mini Series: The Business of Law Firms - Balance Sheet Liquidity
By Jake Rickman
What do you need to know this week?
Welcome to the seventh article in our series on the Business of Law Firms.
Last week, we looked at the purpose of the balance sheet, which is to give a sense of a...
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GSK and Pfizer List Haleon
By Jake Rickman
What do you need to know this week?
Last week marked the completion of one of the largest and most complex de-mergers in the history of the European public markets. Haleon plc, formerly a joint venture between two titans of the pharmaceutical and...
Another Big Four Firm Fined (Again)
By Jake Rickman
What do you need to know this week?
UK Regulators have given KPMG its largest fine to date for intentionally misleading the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) during its independent audits of previously troubled companies.
KPMG became...
Mini Series: The Business of Law Firms
Comparing Profit Margins
By Jake Rickman
Overview
Welcome to the fifth article in our series on the Business of Law Firms.
Last week, we looked at the overall purpose of the income statements and their usefulness in calculating a business's profit...
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Government Intervention in the Regulation of Independent Markets
By Jake Rickman
What do you need to know this week?
Bank of England policymakers are gearing up for a fight with the UK Government over its proposal to allow ministers to intervene on decisions traditionally reserved for the...
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Starbucks Mulls Selling Off its UK Business
By Jake Rickman
What do you need to know this week?
The BBC reports that Starbucks — the Seattle-based international coffee shop chain — is considering a sale of its UK business. Starbucks has since clarified that it has not launched a “formal”...
Mini Series: The Business of Law Firms - The Income Statement
By Jake Rickman
Overview
Welcome to the fourth article in our series on the Business of Law Firms.
Last week, we looked at why law firms deduct a portion of their profit as expenses. Today we will look at the overall purpose of...
This thread is for the general discussion of the Article Mini Series: The Business of Law Firms - The Income Statement. Please add to the discussion here.
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Jake
Musk Balks
By Jake Rickman
What do you need to know this week?
In what may or may not come as a surprise (depending on your perspective), according to a letter filed with the Securities Exchange Commission by Skadden, Elon Musk has announced he is terminating his acquisition of Twitter...
Quantitative Easing: Another Weapon For Central Banks
By Jake Rickman
What do you need to know this week?
Over much of 2022, central banks, including the Bank of England, the Federal Reserve, and the European Central Bank, have shifted away from a decades-long practise of “quantitative...
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