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PCAOB founding member retires

Nearly ten years on since the introduction of Sarbanes Oxley accounting watchdog founding member retires

24 Feb 2012

PCAOB chairman James Doty

US watchdog recruits federal government auditor

PCAOB hires MD of Government Accountability Office, in a move investors believe will stem tougher requirements on audit firms

07 Feb 2012

PCAOB chairman James Doty

US audit watchdog hopes for China deal in 2012

Watchdog wants to hash out an agreement with China over joint audit inspections before the end of the year

12 Jan 2012

US regulators play hardball, China plays hard to get

China has backtracked on moves towards joint audit oversight and the US looks increasingly belligerent

17 Nov 2011

Convergence timetable quietly put to bed

IFRS convergence this year seems so unlikely that experts have stopped pretending it will happen

07 Nov 2011

SEC's Deloitte subpoena attacked by US court

The SEC must show precedent for bypassing the Hague Convention in its subpoena of Deloitte China, a judge has ruled

10 Oct 2011

SEC subpoenas Deloitte Shanghai after client fraud

US regulator the SEC has called Deloitte Shanghai to court after it refused to give up audit documents pertaining to client fraud

09 Sep 2011

ICAEW: 'Big Bang' IFRS adoption best for US

ICAEW insists simultaneous transition is best for major US companies adopting IFRS

28 Jul 2011

ICAEW helps US focus on global standards

The ICAEW is focusing on IFRS, chairing a debate of the future of the standards in the US and hosting a webinar for UK local authorities

26 Jul 2011

US regulator courts China with joint inspections

US regulators are courting China with calls for joint audit inspections, PCAOB chairman James Doty has revealed

26 Jul 2011

IASB optimism buoys annual report

The IASB's annual report shows optimism and hopes for better days once the rush to US convergence is over

13 Jul 2011

Attention turns to News Corp tax affairs

News Corp's effective tax rate below US corporate tax rate

13 Jul 2011

SEC de-clawed by China state secrets law

Investor protection and the SEC fell flat in the face of Chinese state secret laws, making it hard to crack down on US-listed companies with questionable accounting

11 Jul 2011

IFRS championed by SEC commissioner

Support shown in address to Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals

01 Jul 2011

US SEC roundtable to examine international reporting standards

Investors, small public companies and regulators to discuss IFRS

01 Jul 2011

US regulator may strengthen broker-dealer audit

The US Securities and Exchange Commission is considering stronger audit requirements for broker-dealers

15 Jun 2011

SEC staff paper gives clues to convergence

An SEC staff paper on convergence was well received by IFRS lovers who say it is a positive signpost

14 Jun 2011

SEC: Reverse mergers risk dodgy accounting

Spate of scandals involving reverse mergers by China-based companies has prompts SEC to issue warning

10 Jun 2011

US regulator prepared to end Barclays' Protium deal

The US regulator found Barclays' Protium deal "inappropriate", after the bank admitted a more pressing motivation behind its strategy

06 Jun 2011

US consults on international accounting standards

US regulators, investors and smaller public companies will come together in July to discuss possible adoption of IFRS

21 Apr 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"

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

businessman steps forward

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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