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FRC announces budget cut for coming year

FRC priorities include exerting greater international influence and revising the corporate governance code

22 May 2012

Reed Elsevier CFO joins FRC board

Mark Armour has served as CFO since 1996

22 May 2012

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Don’t be so defensive, FRC chief tells audit profession

Speaking at an ASIG conference Stephen Haddrill said the profession's defensive stance is "not necessary or appropriate"

18 May 2012

Worthington Nicholls FD stripped of license in tribunal

Accountancy's regulator excludes former Worthington Nicholls FD Timothy Hunt from the ICAEW for six years

15 May 2012

KPMG faces FRC investigation over HBOS work

HBOS whistleblower and a former KPMG partner, Paul Moore, have formally referred KPMG to the FRC

30 Apr 2012

FRC hedges bets over audit governance

FRC governance proposals will restore faith in reporting process, while audit tendering rules signal a split from EC stance

25 Apr 2012

Size does matter according to incoming AADB sanctions

AADB issues sanctions consultation which could see firms having to pay massive fines but will inject proportionality into the system

24 Apr 2012

Audit: The Next Frontier

How can auditors and regulators work together to restore trust in the financial systems, asks Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu’s global director Roger Dassen

23 Apr 2012

FRC consults on revamped stewardship definition

Financial Reporting Council consultation which could change definition of stewardship in the UK

23 Apr 2012

ICAS says FRC audit reforms don’t go far enough

Scottish Institute says FRC reforms should force auditors to give assurance on entire report and not just in exceptions

20 Apr 2012

FRC waters down audit tendering rules

The FRC is diluting its proposed plans to force all listed companies to change auditor or explain why they haven’t

20 Apr 2012

Accountancy watchdog consults on dishing out heftier fines

The Accountancy and Actuarial Discipline Board has launched a consultation on sanctions guidance for accountants reprimanded at tribunal

19 Apr 2012

APB presents auditors with history lesson

Accountancy Age delves into the eccentric but emotional APB report, pleading with auditors to inject scepticism into their role

04 Apr 2012

Fleck takes FRRP chairman role

Richard Fleck moves across from Auditing Practices Board to Financial Reporting Review Panel

04 Apr 2012

FRC urges auditors to go back to their roots

FRC publishes paper urging auditors to consider the original philosophy and principles of auditing - scepticism

02 Apr 2012

FRC recruits former FSA director

Former FSA director and Aviva non-exec joins Financial Reporting Council board

30 Mar 2012

Government gives green light to FRC reforms

FRC pushes ahead with reforms and announces new appointments under the revised structure

27 Mar 2012

FRC comes under fire for its motives on disciplinary cases

FRC annual general meeting sees questions raised as to the motives of its pursuance of cases

21 Mar 2012

Senior accounting appointments at FRC

Melanie McLaren and Michelle Sansom take on senior accounting standard roles at FRC

16 Mar 2012

FTSE 350 could avoid audit tendering process

House of Lords committee meeting hears that FTSE 350 companies could be exempt from mandatory audit rotation

15 Mar 2012

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Penny Avis' book Nevermind the Botox Rachel

Video: From corporate finance to author

Rachael Singh interviews self-published author and former Deloitte partner Penny Avis on her novel "Nevermind the Botox Rachel"

Managers must spot signs of staff stress

Learn to identify the symptoms of stress in your team, urges CABA

The Practitioner: Staff sit-down shocker

The Practitioner has plenty to think about after a senior staff member reveals the pair haven't 'chatted' for quite a while...

Time for consulting to re-balance?

Despite robust performance in 2011, the consulting industry must reduce its reliance on financial services clients, says Alan Leaman

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Tax: Don't go back in the future

Forget retrospection and instead put the GAAR together properly to create certainty for business, says Gary Richards

CIMA and ICAEW accounts: all in the presentation

Fully transparent, or just one for the accountants? asks Kevin Reed

TS recalls Pet's star Healy's close links to HMRC

Tim Healy's recent run-in with the taxman isn't his only dealing with HMRC, TS recalls...

Colin: Cost-cutting a step too far

Finance function takes its toll at BBC offices

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