A summary of the cases of financial scandals, accounting fraud and corporate fraud which capitivated us last year and their implications Read More...
View articleThe Financial Reporting Council aims for the Stewardship Code to better complement “stronger corporate governance provisions” Read More...
View articleEY are responding to calls for independence among the Big Four accounting firms Read More...
View articleIt is thought that up to 900 Patisserie Valerie employees could lose their jobs Read More...
View articleThe investigation into Carillion's collapse continue on with a renewed focus on KPMG's audits of the construction business Read More...
View articleThe FRC has successfully persuaded a court to order an audit client, Sports Direct International Plc (SDI), to disclose privileged documents relevant ...
View articleInterim CFO Nick Perrin said "It was identified that there are many creditors with a large backlog of unpaid invoices." Read More...
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View articleRSM will audit Patisserie Valerie's accounts as the fraud scandal continues to unfold Read More...
View articleThe High Court in Sports Direct has ruled that the fundamental protections afforded by legal privilege can be sidestepped by the FRC in the course of ...
View articleRichard Murphy, chartered accountant and founder and director of Tax Research UK, says the Kingman report into the FRC failed to address much-needed r...
View articleLegislation proposed to impose joint audit and separate audit from consulting services, among other measures Read More...
View articleLaw firm Lewis Silkin explains how the law of privilege operates in the context of investigations Read More...
View articleWhat are the attributes, skills and qualifications needed to be an accountant? Read More...
View articleFollowing KPMG and Deloitte’s proposal to stop providing non-audit services to audit clients, the industry considers whether this move will be benefic...
View articleIAASB has recently released their largely supported consultation proposals on ISA 315 Read More...
View articleFRC's deputy director of audit policy Mark Babington on why the audit industry needs an overhaul and what the group plans to do to improve it Read Mor...
View articleThe recent £4m fine issued to Grant Thornton is a wake-up call to aspiring independent non-executive board members, who must be demonstrably independe...
View articleBig Four firm Deloitte analysed 100 FTSE company reports to find that nearly a third are considering non-financial matters in line with the new Corpor...
View articleMike Ashley's Sports Direct allegedly made hundred of thousands of pounds in undisclosed payments to his brother's company, Barlin Deliveries Read Mor...
View articleDoubts about the FRC’s efficiency continue to plague the watchdog body Read More...
View articleThe Financial Reporting Council faced serious criticism from shareholders, accountants, and fund managers following the accounting scandals of the las...
View articleThe offenders admitted breaching ethical standards and losing independence in the audits Read More...
View articleNew FRC data shows that audit fees across EY, Deloitte, KPMG, and PwC rose by nearly 6 percent in 2016/17 compared with a 2.7 percent rise the previou...
View articleNearly half of the audit work for pensions valuations inspected by the watchdog this year was found to have problems Read More...
View articleAfter a string of high profile audit failings, including the collapse of Carillion, the FRC has been under increasing pressure from the government and...
View articleThe FRC's new Corporate Governance Code promotes trust, transparency and integrity in business in the face of the recent call for audit reforms Read M...
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