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Lords economic affairs committee audit report

Audit shortcomings 'hard to miss' but solutions prove elusive

The House of Lords report into audit is replete with examples of auditor shortcomings and oligopoly, but solutions to problems are harder to pin down

30 Mar 2011

Lords economic affairs committee audit report

Bank auditors accused of "complacency"

Lords committee demands statutory obligation for bank auditors to meet with regulators more frequently

30 Mar 2011

Big Four audit covenant

Auditors respond to Big Four clause investigation

Auditors have rushed to respond to the Big Four bank clause investigation, which could see the Office of Fair Trading come down hard on lending restrictions linked to audit.

24 Mar 2011

BDO lines up complaint against KPMG Brazil

BDO chief Jeremy Newman unhappy about losing a Brazilian firm to KPMG

24 Mar 2011

Firms 'doubt' FRC's audit direction

Auditors believe they are sceptical enough about clients - regulators suggest "presumptive doubt" could be the starting point

15 Mar 2011

Big Four domination creates dearth of expert witnesses

Lack of expert accounting witnesses caused by the Big Four all working for the same big clients and managing partners warned to co-operate with investigations

02 Mar 2011

Firms measured about corporate finance revival

Firms of all shapes and sizes make modest, measured, plans to ready themselves for a steady pickup in corporate finance work

23 Feb 2011

Auditors must treat shareholders as their client

Auditor mindset must change for the profession to move on, according to top investor

03 Feb 2011

Big Four criticised over tax haven offices

Big Four operates 81 offices in tax havens, according to research

01 Feb 2011

Lehmans accounting within US rules, says E&Y global chief

E&Y's James Turley defends auditing of Lehman Brothers

27 Jan 2011

Leader: HMRC on the offensive

Why have arrests by HMRC taken so long in coming… Sage will have to play catch up on iXBRL… Big Four face up to a break up

27 Jan 2011

Big Four break-up threat

Audit market shake-up and tighter regulation could see the break-up of the Big Four firms

27 Jan 2011

Minister has "serious concerns" over Big Four's audit dominance

Ed Davey says government regulation of audit market is not preferred option and urges big companies to consider using mid-tier accounting firms

26 Jan 2011

PwC partner makes £2.6m racism claim

Dunstan Pedropillai accuses PwC of racism, and that he was paid less than white colleagues

25 Jan 2011

OFT should examine Big Four market position

Lord Myners says market consolidation among auditors may have gone too far

19 Jan 2011

US audit watchdog gains access to UK auditors

UK auditors working with clients on US markets will come under the watchful gaze of US watchdog PCAOB

10 Jan 2011

KPMG eyes new Leeds HQ

KPMG enters nine-month exclusivity deal with Leeds City Council for a potential new HQ

23 Dec 2010

E&Y sued over Lehmans audit

Ernst & Young US sued by NY attorney general over Lehmans audit work

21 Dec 2010

Big Four warned Darling of banking collapse risk

Documents reveal fragility of UK banking sector following Lehman collapse

21 Dec 2010

E&Y's Anglo Irish audit role probed by regulators

Ernst & Young expected to find out in March whether Ireland's accounting regulator will begin disciplinary proceedings against the firm

21 Dec 2010

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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

CABA's Wendy Saunders and CEO Kath Haines

Feature: Inside the Chartered Accountants' Benevolent Association

After seeing a 70% rise in demand, Calum Fuller visited the Chartered Accountants Benevolent Association to learn more about its efforts to provide support

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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Why budgeting fails: One management system is not enough

If budgeting is to have any value at all, it needs a radical overhaul. In today's dynamic marketplace, budgeting can no longer serve as a company's only management system; it must integrate with and support dedicated strategy management systems, process improvement systems, and the like. In this paper, Professor Peter Horvath and Dr Ralf Sauter present what's wrong with the current approach to budgeting and how to fix it.

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iXBRL: Taking stock. Looking forward

In this white paper CCH provide checklists to help accountants and finance professionals both in practice and in business examine these issues and make plans. Also includes a case study of a large commercial organisation working through the first year of mandatory iXBRL filing.