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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

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FRC recruits former FSA director

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

30 Mar 2012

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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

FRC sets out priorities for 2012

Main areas will include the introduction of a revised corporate governance code and new UK accounting framework UK GAAP by 2015

05 Mar 2012

FRC: New accounting framework expected in 2015

Draft proposals show FRC wants new reporting framework UK GAAP to come into effect in 2015 and hopes to strengthen disciplinary powers

02 Mar 2012

QC appointed executive counsel at accounting watchdog

Gareth Rees QC, an expert in financial crime and regulation, will start new role at Accountancy and Actuarial Discipline Board in March

01 Mar 2012

Standard Life Investments CEO takes FRC role

Former HSBC chief international economist and Standard Life Investments CEO Keith Skeoch takes FRC board role

28 Feb 2012

The dog ate my work!

FRC to provide definitions of a good excuse for companies that fail to comply with corporate governance

21 Feb 2012

Companies warned about 'comply or explain'

The Financial Reporting Council says some UK companies need to provide better explanations about why they're ignoring the corporate governance code

16 Feb 2012

FRC to consider tougher 'comply or explain' guidelines

Council says minority of companies fail to adequately explain why they don't comply with corporate governance code

15 Feb 2012

Accounting academic says FRC should be scrapped

Bournemouth University professor calls for Financial Reporting Council to be canned as it fails to tackle accounting and auditing problems

15 Feb 2012

SME accounting should retain UK GAAP aspects

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

30 Jan 2012

New financial services body to discipline auditors

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

27 Jan 2012

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

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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

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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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