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SME accounting should retain UK GAAP aspects

ASB looks to implement IFRS for SMEs - albeit with some UK standards thrown in

30 Jan 2012

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New financial services body to discipline auditors

ICAEW believes Financial Services Bill will give the regulator more disciplinary powers over auditors

27 Jan 2012

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Watchdog sets date for ex-Langbar chief tribunal

The AADB has set a tribunal date for jailed ICAEW accountant Stuart Pearson

20 Jan 2012

Annual reports must reflect economic uncertainty

Directors must consider the risks faced by global economic uncertainty, says the FRC

18 Jan 2012

Tough love is the AADB's aim

Accountancy watchdog AADB argues a consultation is needed to ensure reprimands on firms are proportional

09 Jan 2012

Watchdog calls for tougher reprimands on firms

Accounting and Actuarial Discipline Board's executive counsel suggests larger fines for firms would be in the public's interest

06 Jan 2012

PwC improves partner training after JP Morgan fine

Big Four firm changes partner training after signing off JP Morgan accounts icludnig unsegregated client funds

06 Jan 2012

ASB proposes reform of income tax reporting

The financial reporting of income tax is to be rerormed under FRC plans

22 Dec 2011

PwC to be investigated over Barclays audit

AADB reviews firm's compliance with FSA client asset rules

19 Dec 2011

Regulators to investigate BDO, ICAEW and ICAS members

Discipline board to look into conduct of members, following Healthcare Locums accounting errors

28 Nov 2011

Watchdog launches tribunal against ex-Langbar chief

ICAEW member Stuart Pearson faces tribunal over events leading to Langbar's collapse

16 Nov 2011

FRC staff changes hint at future form

With discipline chief Cameron Scott is leaving and a new strategic director in the offing, what does this say about the FRC's future?

14 Nov 2011

Building faith in financial reporting

The Financial Reporting Lab is a welcome initiative, writes Sallie Pilot

09 Nov 2011

Financial Reporting Lab reveals its to-do list

FRC's Financial Reporting Lab to-do list weighted towards financial statements, but other projects "welcome"

08 Nov 2011

Sharman: Going concern too black and white

Going concern qualifications are too drastic and directors should be encouraged to disclose risks earlier, the Sharman Inquiry concludes

03 Nov 2011

CCAB revived as it finds new direction

UK accounting institutes find compelling reasons to speak with a single voice

27 Oct 2011

Investors 'want direct dialogue' with financial report preparers

Investors call for direct dialogue with financial report preparers

26 Oct 2011

Colin - FRC: Strictly Boardroom

Has the FRC gone power-mad? asks Colin

18 Oct 2011

FRC restructuring points to more power

More independence from the institutes signals FRC's bid to control its own destiny

18 Oct 2011

Accounting watchdog to remove 'silos'

FRC proposes doing away with its seven-board structure to streamline the organisation

17 Oct 2011

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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"

ABI wants cover for insurance accounting

With insurance accounting up in the air, the ABI wants the right balance between consistency of application while avoiding the burden of new rules

Permanently check out of business record-keeping scheme

Taxman should find a better use of its 120 Business Record Checks staff, says Kevin Reed

Bankruptcy tourism - it's not a holiday

Foreign nationals may think it is an easy ride to bankrupt themselves here, but Neil Smyth warns it is just as tough

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The benefits and pitfalls of partnership status

Solicitor Tim Marshall explains the issues to bear in mind when thinking about your firm's structure

Who’s not Who?

IT SEEMS Deloitte's CEO David Sproul has been left in the shadows by colleague Louise Brittain.

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