Under fire firm Andersen today received a boost after shareholders of package holiday giant Airtours resoundingly voted to retain its services as audi...
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View articleAndersen UK managing partner John Ormerod has astonishingly stated that accountancy firms in the UK use 'a guideline' of a 'one to one' ratio of audit...
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View articleFurther evidence of a downturn emerged this week as Big Five firm KPMG axed at least 150 jobs in its tax department. Read More...
View articleDeloitte & Touche today announced it is spinning off its consulting arm, officially heralding the end of the Big Five's marriage of non-audit and ...
View articleAndersen have today admitted that three partners have already jumped ship to rival firm Deloitte & Touche marking the first signs of an exodus fro...
View articlePaul Druckman, head of the ICAEW's IT Faculty, has won a close-fought election for vice president of the Institute. Read More...
View articleDouglas Llambias, the outspoken ICAEW councillor, has hit out at the Institute for failing to bridge the gap between its members and the organisation....
View articleLand Rover chairman Bob Dover has urged the chief executives of three banks to reconsider KPMG's handling of the UPF receivership. Read More...
View articleThe profession's new watchdog, the Accountancy Foundation, is to unveil plans to ensure accountants operate in the public interest, including a examin...
View articleAndersen global CEO Joe Berardino today attempted to restore faith in the battered firm after outlining additional steps to reform its US audit practi...
View articleThe economic downturn has forced PFK to reveal it is to make an undisclosed number of redundancies. Read More...
View articleThe European Commission is drawing up detailed guidelines informing its staff when they can talk to the media and the public without breaching their c...
View articleKPMG is facing serious allegations over its work at drugs company Elan, including accusations of issuing false and misleading statements. Read More...
View articleAndersen is battling to save its reputation in the UK by sending teams of top executives to visit its corporate clients in the hope of providing reass...
View articleThe slowdown in tax work has forced Big Five firm KPMG to axe at least 150 jobs as it reacts to changing client demands. Read More...
View articleEmbattled auditor Andersen is hoping former Federal Reserve Board chairman Paul Volcker will restore public confidence in the firm and its audit proce...
View articleAndersen global managing partner CE Andrews has slated an Enron special committe report as 'troubling', 'false', and not an independently 'credible as...
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View articleAndersen tonight faced fresh allegations over its relationship with the government after it emerged the firm's sponsorship of a 1999 Treasury PFI conf...
View articleConcealing price-sensitive information has been used as a business safety valve for years. But new FSA regulations aim to put a stop to this. Read Mor...
View articleConcealing price-sensitive information has been used as a business safety valve for years. But new FSA regulations aim to put a stop to this. Read Mor...
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View articleA former president of the ICAEW this week backed the International Federation of Accountants' Forum of Firms and its process of peer review saying the...
View articleHLB International is hunting for a new UK partner after losing its Kidsons side to Baker Tilly International. Read More...
View articleInsolvency practitioners have hit back at Land Rover saying the company's demands for a change in UK legislation to mimic US bankruptcy law are unreal...
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