The reason this is a bad idea is because dividends are why people invest (yes, really: capital gains are simply the capitalisation into stock prices of future dividend streams, basic financial accountancy 101).

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London (Financial Times) -- US finance chiefs beware: accountancy's answer to RoboCop will soon be watching you.

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Nor does the issue help the reputation of the accountancy profession, whose auditing before and during the global financial crisis has come into question.

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Howard Davies, chairman of the Financial Services Authority, Britain's big new financial watchdog, added his voice to criticism of the proposed mergers between accountancy firms that will reduce the world's Big Six to the Big Four.

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In fact, Leeds always had the basic ingredients for a financial centre: the Yorkshire Bank, plus big building societies and an array of law and accountancy firms, all loyally patronised by local manufacturers.

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Ed Thomas, insolvency practitioner at accountancy firm Mazars told Credit Today it was the celebrity's responsibility to ensure their financial affairs are up-to-date.

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