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Audit

Risk and IT audit roles to see the biggest salary increases

Regulatory and compliance accounting roles to see the biggest hike in salaries next year, as regulation bites financial services

03 Dec 2012

ernst-young

Anglo Irish Bank sues Ernst & Young

The bank has filed a legal claim against its former auditor for its work leading up to the bank's nationalisation in 2009

29 Nov 2012

HP's Meg Whitman

Investor files lawsuit against Deloitte & KPMG for work on Autonomy

Allegations the two firms missed numerous red flags in their work with HP and Autonomy have been filed in a lawsuit in the US

29 Nov 2012

Investors sue HP over Autonomy acquisition

Following IT giant’s $5bn write-down of acquired company HP investors file lawsuit for loss of earnings

27 Nov 2012

RSM slips down auditor rankings table of listed clients

Morningstar table shows RSM Tenon is biggest loser in overall auditor clients ranking for listed clients

27 Nov 2012

Grant Thornton takes on Safeland audit after Baker Tilly quits

Grant Thornton takes on Safeland audit as the property developer looks to recoup missing funds

26 Nov 2012

Colin: Autonomy can be a lonely place

Colin takes a wry look at one of the week's bigger developments

22 Nov 2012

Deloitte backs its audit of Autonomy

Deloitte defends Autonomy audit following details of accounting misrepresentations and improprieties at the technology company that have come to light

21 Nov 2012

FRC and ICAS investigate auditor competencies

FRC's conduct committee and ICAS join forces to look into whether auditor competency is fit for purpose in the current climate

21 Nov 2012

ICAEW urges local audit cost rethink

Government must ensure firms are paid when they conduct a public interest report to hold local authorities accountable

21 Nov 2012

KPMG conducted due diligence of Deloitte audit at Autonomy

HP CEO tells analysts the IT business called in KPMG to conduct due diligence work on Deloitte’s audit of financial statements at Autonomy

20 Nov 2012

Audit needs to adapt or risk becoming “irrelevant”, say experts

A panel debate by some of the leading experts in the profession warn that audit reports need to change or risk becoming irrelevant

20 Nov 2012

PKF replaces PwC as auditors of Warner Estate

PwC, in various forms, has been the company's auditors since its incorporation in 1966

16 Nov 2012

E&Y faces formal complaint over Farepak audit

FRC files disciplinary formal complaint against E&Y into its conduct as auditors to European Home Retail and its subsidiaries, including Farepak

15 Nov 2012

KPMG appointed auditors of Mytrah Energy

KPMG steps in as Deloitte resigns as auditors of AIM-listed wind farm operator Mytrah Energy

14 Nov 2012

150 Audit Commission staff join Ernst & Young

Commission staff take up new roles at E&Y, after the firm swept up east and south-east audit contracts

13 Nov 2012

EU business wants diverse audit, claims GT

Experian survey finds majority of companies across the EU want a more diverse audit market

09 Nov 2012

Ex-MF Global customers file lawsuit against PwC auditors

Collapsed bank’s customers file complaint against PwC claiming it failed to properly examine MF Global’s control over customer funds

06 Nov 2012

Chinese audit firms set to challenge the world

The next decade could see five of China's biggest audit firms become domestically rather than foreign-owned, writes Geoff Barnes, CEO and president of Baker Tilly International

02 Nov 2012

BDO resigns as auditors of Birmingham City FC

BDO resigns as auditors of Birmingham City FC parent company because it was unable to obtain consistent, reliable and complete audit evidence

01 Nov 2012

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How software as a service can meet the strategic needs of a growing business

Organisations are now looking for a software service that is cost effective, flexible, streamlined and able to meet the needs of the business both today and in the future

Organisations are now looking for a software service that is cost effective, flexible, streamlined and able to meet the needs of the business both today and in the future

Profession reaches end of its tether with PAC

After the Public Accounts Committee's latest hearing - in which it heavily criticised Google's tax affairs - many advisers have had enough

#AAYP 2013: Talent is ageless, but youth unemployment is a problem

The principles of developing future leaders apply whether you've just left school or got years of experience under your belt

To quota or not to quota: that is the problem

Women on board quotas may have a bad rep, but it’s the only way to address inherent bias argues Fiona Hotston Moore

infrastructure-growth

Should practice ownership structures break with tradition?

Incentivising accountancy practice staff will mean a new way of thinking. Robert Postlethwaite considers the options

Success of FRS 102 needs to be replicated on going concern

The consultation process for FRS 102 was arguably the most wide-ranging the FRC has ever conducted. It should apply the same rigour to going concern

Colin: Colin was here

Colin loves to be the centre of attention, as the Sky News Twitter account can testify

Taking Stock: Life in the slow lane

It was less Wacky Races and more Sunday driving as a team from Reeves helped raise £15,000 for charity as part of a race to Monaco

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