Boyle vows to act on audit choice
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Boyle vows to act on audit choice

19y Penny Sukhraj

Boyle vows to act on audit choice

Intervention in the UK audit market remains a possibility, the Financial Reporting Council has warned, if current efforts to open up the market prove...

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iSoft bought by Australian group
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iSoft bought by Australian group

19y Penny Sukhraj

iSoft bought by Australian group

Shares go up as Australian rival buys troubled iSoft for £140m Read More...

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Barber appointed to audit committee at Next
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Barber appointed to audit committee at Next

19y David Jetuah

Barber appointed to audit committee at Next

Fashion chain brings Steve Barber, former CFO of the Mirror Group, into its ranks in a non-executive capacity Read More...

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Two declarations required for EU spending, say MEPs
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Two declarations required for EU spending, say MEPs

19y Alex Hawkes

Two declarations required for EU spending, say MEP...

MEPs says national governments should declare that control processes are in place before EU money is spent, and then give an audit of the expenditure...

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Auditor may be appointed to assess Tesco's trading ethics
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Auditor may be appointed to assess Tesco's trading ethics

19y Penny Sukhraj

Auditor may be appointed to assess Tesco's trading...

Private investors concerned with factory worker conditions give support to ethics assessment of supermarket chain Read More...

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US-listeds herded onto XBRL
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US-listeds herded onto XBRL

19y Penny Sukhraj

US-listeds herded onto XBRL

SEC formalises rule requiring companies to file under the real-time reporting language Read More...

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US economist predicts accounting jobs to head offshore
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US economist predicts accounting jobs to head offshore

19y AccountancyAge.com

US economist predicts accounting jobs to head offs...

Renowned guru warns jobs will head offshore to China and India Read More...

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Conman who posed as accountant jailed
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Conman who posed as accountant jailed

19y AccountancyAge.com

Conman who posed as accountant jailed

Six years in jail for ’multi-millionaire accountant’ Read More...

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E&Y Japan takes on Misuzu staff
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E&Y Japan takes on Misuzu staff

19y Alex Hawkes

E&Y Japan takes on Misuzu staff

Firm tp become biggest in Japan after taking on 1,000 of former PwC audit firm in the country Read More...

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SEC chairman backs UK line on audit reform
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SEC chairman backs UK line on audit reform

19y Nicholas Neveling

SEC chairman backs UK line on audit reform

The most senior financial regulator from the US has backed moves to reform the UK’s audit market Read More...

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Cross Atlantic debate persists
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Cross Atlantic debate persists

19y Nicholas Neveling

Cross Atlantic debate persists

What is more at risk: US or European accounting? You could make a case on both sides that the most basic principles of the respective kinds of reporti...

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FSA executive quits to join audit consultancy
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FSA executive quits to join audit consultancy

19y AccountancyAge.com

FSA executive quits to join audit consultancy

Management consultancy nabs watchdog’s head of Hedge Fund and Private Equity Supervisory Unit Read More...

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FRC steps closer to bridging the divide
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FRC steps closer to bridging the divide

19y Nicholas Neveling

FRC steps closer to bridging the divide

The interim report finally offers something everyone can agree on in the quest to create more audit choice Read More...

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Ex-Hollinger audit committee chairman only read draft reports
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Ex-Hollinger audit committee chairman only read draft reports

19y AccountancyAge.com

Ex-Hollinger audit committee chairman only read dr...

Further revelations about finance team at Conrad Black trial in the US Read More...

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NAO to probe nuclear body after PAC request
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NAO to probe nuclear body after PAC request

19y AccountancyAge.com

NAO to probe nuclear body after PAC request

Position of Lady Judge, chairwoman of United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, under scrutiny Read More...

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BDO's Newman says GT takes fight to Big Four
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BDO's Newman says GT takes fight to Big Four

19y Kevin Reed , Writer

BDO's Newman says GT takes fight to Big Four

BDO chief Jeremy Newman welcomes Grant Thornton/RSM Robson Rhodes merger Read More...

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E&Y: companies to invest in internal controls
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E&Y: companies to invest in internal controls

19y Nicholas Neveling

E&Y: companies to invest in internal controls

Big Four firm's survey shows that businesses see benefits in spending on internal controls Read More...

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Republican attempt to limit Sarbox felled
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Republican attempt to limit Sarbox felled

19y Nicholas Neveling

Republican attempt to limit Sarbox felled

Senate blocks attempt to exempt companies worth less than $700m from Section 404 Read More...

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Errors uncovered at Safran unit after audit
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Errors uncovered at Safran unit after audit

19y AccountancyAge.com

Errors uncovered at Safran unit after audit

Investigation by KPMG and Ernst & Young reveals calculation errors Read More...

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McAlpine probe nets Deloitte £6m
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McAlpine probe nets Deloitte £6m

19y David Jetuah

McAlpine probe nets Deloitte £6m

Review of Alfred McAlpine’s Slate subsidiary earned the Big Four firm £6m Read More...

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FRC brokers IFRS deal with US watchdog
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FRC brokers IFRS deal with US watchdog

19y Nicholas Neveling

FRC brokers IFRS deal with US watchdog

The FRC and the SEC agree to exchange confidential IFRS information Read More...

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Investors wary over clumsy CFC rules
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Investors wary over clumsy CFC rules

19y Nicholas Neveling

Investors wary over clumsy CFC rules

Insurance funds making use of controlled foreign companies (CFCs) are struggling to obtain a clean bill of health from their auditors because of con...

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EU delays IFRS 8 ratification in shock move
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EU delays IFRS 8 ratification in shock move

19y Nicholas Neveling

EU delays IFRS 8 ratification in shock move

European Parliament tables resolution forcing European Commission to reappraise divisive IFRS 8 Read More...

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Grant Thornton and BDO welcome audit market report
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Grant Thornton and BDO welcome audit market report

19y Kevin Reed , Writer

Grant Thornton and BDO welcome audit market report

Big Four audit rivals welcome audit market report Read More...

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FRC calls for audit profitability disclosure
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FRC calls for audit profitability disclosure

19y Nicholas Neveling

FRC calls for audit profitability disclosure

Influential accounting reform group says all firms should disclose the financial performance of audit Read More...

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PwC retains Russian auditing license
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PwC retains Russian auditing license

19y AccountancyAge.com

PwC retains Russian auditing license

Government gives firm another five years Read More...

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Pessimism grows amongst Irish accountants
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Pessimism grows amongst Irish accountants

19y AccountancyAge.com

Pessimism grows amongst Irish accountants

Industry twice as pessimistic compared to six months ago Read More...

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