‘Tick-box’ fears over FRC’s revised auditing standard on fraud
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‘Tick-box’ fears over FRC’s revised auditing standard on fraud

3y Tom Lemmon

‘Tick-box’ fears over FRC’s revised auditing stand...

FRC’s revised ISA (UK) 240 standard draws mixed response Read More...

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Report: Auditors concerned over “market-wide capacity issue”
Audit

Report: Auditors concerned over “market-wide capacity issue”

3y Aoife Morgan

Report: Auditors concerned over “market-wide capac...

“The resources that ARGA will require are just enormous” Read More...

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Audit tech updates: Emburse, Engine B and Confirmation
Audit

Audit tech updates: Emburse, Engine B and Confirmation

3y Tom Lemmon

Audit tech updates: Emburse, Engine B and Confirma...

Accountancy Age’s monthly round-up of audit tech news, including new partnerships, product launches and people moves Read More...

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Industry torn over audit sector criticism
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Industry torn over audit sector criticism

3y Sam Alberti

Industry torn over audit sector criticism

The sector is "failing society", according to one source Read More...

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Audit tech update: IBM update Watson and Circit add new functionality
Audit

Audit tech update: IBM update Watson and Circit add new functionality

3y Tom Lemmon

Audit tech update: IBM update Watson and Circit ad...

Accountancy Age’s monthly round-up of audit tech news, including new partnerships, product launches and people moves Read More...

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UK rulemakers cautioned over Sarbanes-Oxley style reform model
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UK rulemakers cautioned over Sarbanes-Oxley style reform model

3y Sam Alberti

UK rulemakers cautioned over Sarbanes-Oxley style ...

Mixed reaction greets audit reform proposals Read More...

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Audit tech update: Wolters Kluwer and Engine B
Accounting Software

Audit tech update: Wolters Kluwer and Engine B

3y Tom Lemmon

Audit tech update: Wolters Kluwer and Engine B

Monthly updates on the standout developments in the audit tech space Read More...

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Sir Martin Sorrell: Reforms contradict policy
Audit

Sir Martin Sorrell: Reforms contradict policy

3y Tom Lemmon

Sir Martin Sorrell: Reforms contradict policy

Former CEO of FTSE 100 company WPP concerned reforms may discourage listing in the UK Read More...

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‘Once in a generation’ audit reforms published
Accounting Firms

‘Once in a generation’ audit reforms published

3y Tom Lemmon

‘Once in a generation’ audit reforms published

Breaking news and reaction as BEIS publish consultation white paper outlining steps for audit and corporate governance reform Read More...

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Next generation of auditors concerned for lack of purpose
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Next generation of auditors concerned for lack of purpose

3y Tom Lemmon

Next generation of auditors concerned for lack of ...

Young auditors want work to make a positive contribution to society Read More...

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Big Four “jumping before they’re pushed” ahead of audit reforms
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Big Four “jumping before they’re pushed” ahead of audit reforms

3y Aoife Morgan

Big Four “jumping before they’re pushed” ahead of ...

KPMG UK confirms sale of restructuring arm to HIG Capital in £400m deal Read More...

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Audit reforms will be published ‘shortly’ says government
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Audit reforms will be published ‘shortly’ says government

3y Tom Lemmon

Audit reforms will be published ‘shortly’ says gov...

Industry fears delay after reports that Downing St was blocking publication Read More...

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Audit reforms must not descend into ‘checklist’ exercise
Audit

Audit reforms must not descend into ‘checklist’ exercise

3y Tom Lemmon

Audit reforms must not descend into ‘checklist’ ex...

Government must be wary of following Sarbanes-Oxley pitfalls, says Engine B’s head of audit Read More...

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Mazars global head: Audit reforms having little impact
Accounting Firms

Mazars global head: Audit reforms having little impact

3y Tom Lemmon

Mazars global head: Audit reforms having little im...

Auditors outside of the Big Four yet to step into FTSE 100 market Read More...

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Autonomy auditors criticised in FRC investigation
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Autonomy auditors criticised in FRC investigation

3y Aoife Morgan

Autonomy auditors criticised in FRC investigation

Former Deloitte partners failed to act with “professional scepticism” Read More...

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Video: Tech no ‘silver bullet’ for audit
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Video: Tech no ‘silver bullet’ for audit

3y Tom Lemmon

Video: Tech no ‘silver bullet’ for audit

Audit technology will be a valuable tool but can’t singlehandedly prevent further scandals Read More...

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Q+A: Deloitte’s UK managing partner for audit & assurance
Audit

Q+A: Deloitte’s UK managing partner for audit & assurance

3y Aoife Morgan

Q+A: Deloitte’s UK managing partner for audit & as...

We spoke with Deloitte’s newest UK managing partner Paul Stephenson on the pandemic and what to expect in the new year Read More...

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Report: Auditors brace for “imminent” proposals
Audit

Report: Auditors brace for “imminent” proposals

3y Tom Lemmon

Report: Auditors brace for “imminent” proposals

BEIS’s initial recommendations and consultations on audit reform expected to be made public before Christmas with full implementation in 2023 Read Mor...

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Pandemic accelerates need for audit reform
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Pandemic accelerates need for audit reform

3y Leanna Reeves

Pandemic accelerates need for audit reform

CIIA says crisis stressed need for reform, but auditor warns timing could be wrong Read More...

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Industry divided over SEC auditor independence reforms
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Industry divided over SEC auditor independence reforms

3y Tom Lemmon

Industry divided over SEC auditor independence ref...

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s reforms to the Auditor Independence Framework have exposed deep divisions in the sector over where t...

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Buying guide: innovation safeguards the auditing industry against coronavirus
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Buying guide: innovation safeguards the auditing industry against coronavir...

4y Aaran Fronda

Buying guide: innovation safeguards the auditing i...

Increasingly firms are leveraging both in-house and external auditing solutions, but implementation risks remain Read More...

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Auditors must “stop pretending” it’s not their job to catch fraud
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Auditors must “stop pretending” it’s not their job to catch fraud

4y Tom Lemmon

Auditors must “stop pretending” it’s not their job...

President and founder of audit tech company Confirmation calls on auditors to get serious about catching fraud Read More...

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Q&A: G&E's new audit head on moving in a pandemic and the future of audit
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Q&A: G&E's new audit head on moving in a pandemic and the future of audit

4y Jeremy Chan

Q&A: G&E's new audit head on moving in a pandemic ...

Moving from the Big Four to a regional firm, Daisy Marsden is taking her audit expertise to Garbutt & Elliott Read More...

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Q&A: Deloitte’s deputy CEO and managing partner audit & assurance
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Q&A: Deloitte’s deputy CEO and managing partner audit & assurance

4y Michael McCaw

Q&A: Deloitte’s deputy CEO and managing partner au...

The perception of audit has changed – and with it the market Read More...

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BEIS committee MP calls for patience over audit reform
Audit

BEIS committee MP calls for patience over audit reform

4y Tom Lemmon

BEIS committee MP calls for patience over audit re...

Conservative MP “wouldn’t read into” failure of government to bring legislation forward since the Brydon report was published Read More...

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FRC urges government to implement audit reform
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FRC urges government to implement audit reform

4y Tom Lemmon

FRC urges government to implement audit reform

Principles for operational separation of audit were released yesterday by the FRC, but new legislation is needed for next steps Read More...

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Audit shake-up a good 'first step'
Audit

Audit shake-up a good 'first step'

4y Tom Lemmon

Audit shake-up a good 'first step'

FRC has announced plans for the ‘operational separation’ of audit practices Read More...

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