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margaret ewing

The FDs' FD: The burning desire to cut costs

There is no escaping reality ­ the majority of businesses...

Garry Price, Heinz FD

Profile: Garry Price, FD for HJ Heinz

After 23 years working for HJ Heinz, FD Garry Price...

Apprentices, Arnie and Archos in the latest YP

September issue of Young Professional appraises the year for our...

Comment

Auditors: finding the middle ground

Auditor’s are clearly worried about the downturn 28 Aug 2008

mervyn king

Internal audit chiefs urged to grasp nettle

Professor Mervyn King calls for internal auditors to seize a...02 Oct 2008

Rogues ready to turn a blind eye

Is that the ghost of Cap’n Bob stalking the profession again? 03 Jul 2008

Competition concerns were all too predictable

Has the merger that created PwC blighted the current audit market? 26 Jun 2008

'Cuckoo' case may be an omen

Litigation funding may have suffered its first defeat, but there could me more to come 26 Jun 2008

BDO and the LSE report: transparently clear

Jeremy Newman stands by BDO's endorsement f the LSE report while others dismiss it 29 May 2008

Is concentration in the audit market back in the news?

BDO’ stake on research is leading the debate on the audit market in the wrong direction 22 May 2008

BDO and Banco Espirito Santo - a relationship gone bad?

Later this year lawyers for Banco Espirito Santo will go before a US jury to argue that BDO International should be liable for damages awarded against member firm BDO Seidman 08 May 2008

Independence is rule number one for neds

Among the ten ‘to-dos’ audit committee members should observe this year, according to the audit committee institute at KPMG, is No.7: ‘Be prepared for a crisis’ 30 Apr 2008

Regulators keep an expert eye on fair value calculations

Auditing of fair value calculations in the spotlight as IAASB...02 Oct 2008

News

E&Y records 16.2% jump in revenue

E&Y recorded a 16.2% jump in revenue worldwide, to $US24.5bn...07 Oct 2008

Online debate rages over Palin's tax returns

Palin's tax returns spark online debate over whether she has...07 Oct 2008

Analysis

Features

Future of audit: down the pan?

The profession faces dwindling numbers of audit firms and few...28 Aug 2008

Internal audit and the environment: how green is your audit?

Companies are all too keen to shout about their green...10 Jul 2008

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Insider

Fair value reprieve

Just so you know, accountancy was not overhauled by Europe's...  06 Oct 2008 More from Insider...

Your votes, please as to which is the oddest news story of the day...

(1) Citigroup, having bravely waded in to rescue Wachovia*, might...  06 Oct 2008 More from Shareholder Values...

24 hours to save accountancy

We have entered a critical stage for the future of...  03 Oct 2008 More from Insider...

Vehicle manufacturer employees to feel credit crunch fallout next?

Not surprisingly, Car sales have been on the slide for...  01 Oct 2008 More from Risky Business...

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