Public audit competition concerns don't wash with GT
Audit

Public audit competition concerns don't wash with GT

13y Taking Stock

Public audit competition concerns don't wash with ...

TS WAS CONFUSED by Grant Thornton’s enthusiastic espousal of public audit as a market where choice and competition thrive. Only last week, the s...

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Is the Big Society too big for public audit?
Audit

Is the Big Society too big for public audit?

13y Rose Orlik

Is the Big Society too big for public audit?

The Audit Commission will soon breathe its last, and the question of how to make public audit appointments in future is being fiercely debated Read Mo...

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Public audit and the great independence debate
Audit

Public audit and the great independence debate

13y Rose Orlik

Public audit and the great independence debate

Firms are scrapping over the public audit, and local government can't get a word in edgeways Read More...

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Public audit – to mutual, or not to mutual?
Audit

Public audit – to mutual, or not to mutual?

13y Rose Orlik

Public audit – to mutual, or not to mutual?

Stakeholders are calling for a mutual to rise from the ashes of the Audit Commission, but how realistic is the prospect, and what are the issues to co...

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Audit Commission minister leaves observers in awe
Audit

Audit Commission minister leaves observers in awe

13y Gavin Hinks

Audit Commission minister leaves observers in awe

GRANT SHAPPS‘ performance in Parliament yesterday is one which will leave observers in awe for some time to come. In awe at the sheer scope of h...

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Scrapping Audit Commission risks market concentration, warns think-tank
Audit

Scrapping Audit Commission risks market concentration, warns think-tank

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Scrapping Audit Commission risks market concentrat...

NLGN warns the government that the danger of messing up reform of the Audit Commission could be market concentration and ineffective audit Read More...

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Minister claims abolition of Audit Commission is 'on track'
Audit

Minister claims abolition of Audit Commission is 'on track'

13y our parliamentary correspondent

Minister claims abolition of Audit Commission is '...

Minister accuses Audit Commission staff of vested interest in extending timetable for abolition Read More...

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Axing Audit Commission 'will save £50m'
Audit

Axing Audit Commission 'will save £50m'

13y Rose Orlik

Axing Audit Commission 'will save £50m'

Abolishing the Audit Commission will save £50m a year, local government minister Grant Shapps told a committee of MPs Read More...

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Local housing minister questioned on future of public audit
Audit

Local housing minister questioned on future of public audit

13y Rose Orlik

Local housing minister questioned on future of pub...

Westminster will hear evidence about the future of public sector audit today, as local government minister Grant Shapps will appear before the Communi...

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Poor performance in banking crisis weakens case for Big Four status quo
Audit

Poor performance in banking crisis weakens case for Big Four status quo

13y Accountancy Age

Poor performance in banking crisis weakens case fo...

Lord MacGregor, chairman of the Lords' economic affairs committee, on the findings of its audit inquiry Read More...

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Audit Commission consultation rings in the changes
Audit

Audit Commission consultation rings in the changes

13y Rose Orlik

Audit Commission consultation rings in the changes

The Audit Commission break-up has begun with a consultation period lasting until 30 June Read More...

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Local government audit fees cut
Politics

Local government audit fees cut

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Local government audit fees cut

Audit Commission looks to lower audit fees Read More...

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2013 abolition timetable for Audit Commission
Audit

2013 abolition timetable for Audit Commission

13y our parliamentary correspondent

2013 abolition timetable for Audit Commission

Parliamentary timetables mean the auditor of local government could still be working until 2013 Read More...

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Audit must aim higher
Audit

Audit must aim higher

13y Accountancy Age

Audit must aim higher

Who do auditors really serve – shareholders, citizens or their "clients"? Read More...

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Audit Commission's demise risks audit independence
Audit

Audit Commission's demise risks audit independence

13y Jaimie Kaffash

Audit Commission's demise risks audit independence

Sweep away your troubles: With the Audit Commission gone, auditors may be tempted into sweeping bad news under the carpet Read More...

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Fees will rise as Audit Commission is abolished
Audit

Fees will rise as Audit Commission is abolished

13y Jaimie Kaffash

Fees will rise as Audit Commission is abolished

Closing down the Audit Commission will see audit concentrated in the Big Four firms and fees rise, MPs hear Read More...

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In a Pickles
Audit

In a Pickles

13y Accountancy Age

In a Pickles

The abolition of the Audit Commission needs a rethink Read More...

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MPs announce inquiry into Audit Commission abolition
Audit

MPs announce inquiry into Audit Commission abolition

14y Mario Christodoulou

MPs announce inquiry into Audit Commission aboliti...

Inquiry to ensure local authorities receive value for money Read More...

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Audit Commission's demise may see Big Five emerge
Audit

Audit Commission's demise may see Big Five emerge

14y Mario Christodoulou

Audit Commission's demise may see Big Five emerge

A future Big Five: lucrative audit commission contracts could see the emergence of a new big player in audit Read More...

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Video: Audit Commission to become fifth big firm?
Audit

Video: Audit Commission to become fifth big firm?

14y Accountancy Age

Video: Audit Commission to become fifth big firm?

Could the Big Four be challenged by a new firm created from remnants of the Audit Commission? Read More...

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Audit reform special report
Audit

Audit reform special report

14y Accountancy Age

Audit reform special report

In the wake of the financial crisis the pressure is on from many quarters to reform audit in the UK. Read More...

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PwC slates FRC idea to create Big Five
Audit

PwC slates FRC idea to create Big Five

14y Mario Christodoulou

PwC slates FRC idea to create Big Five

PwC attacks watchdog's suggestion Audit Commission could become next big firm Read More...

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Audit Commission should be denied to Big Four
Audit

Audit Commission should be denied to Big Four

14y Gavin Hinks

Audit Commission should be denied to Big Four

Financial Reporting Council says Big Four acquisition of the Audit Commission would damage the audit market Read More...

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A tough commission
Audit

A tough commission

14y Nick Huber

A tough commission

The Audit Commission’s scrapping will be a disappointment but not a surprise to interim chief executive Eugene Sullivan Read More...

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News round-up 9 September 2010
Administration

News round-up 9 September 2010

14y Accountancy Age

News round-up 9 September 2010

The big stories on accountancyage.com from the last two weeks Read More...

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Audit Commission names Gareth Davies in crucial MD role
Audit

Audit Commission names Gareth Davies in crucial MD role

14y Kevin Reed , Writer

Audit Commission names Gareth Davies in crucial MD...

Davies to lead the commission's audit practice, in what could be a vital role in influencing its future in an open local government audit market Read...

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Firms eye up Audit Commission work
Audit

Firms eye up Audit Commission work

14y Mario Christodoulou

Firms eye up Audit Commission work

The demise of the Audit Commission could spark a feeding frenzy for the body's work between the big firms Read More...

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