I want to take this opportunity to share what we at Andersen are doing to respond to recent Enron-related events. Read More...
View articleA second Big Five firm looks set to become a limited liability partnership in the spring, following a similar move by Ernst & Young last year. Rea...
View articleJust two of Andersen's seven FTSE-100 audit clients gave the troubled firm their full support this week following further revelations about its involv...
View articleEquitable's lawyers have finally handed over details of the alleged shortcomings in Ernst & Young's audit of the troubled life insurer. Read More...
View articleAndersen has fired the lead audit partner in charge of Enron on discovering that he rushed to destroy Enron-related papers after receiving a subpoena ...
View articleBig Five firm Andersen is walking unsteadily on the biggest corporate tightrope of its life, following the collapse of its audit client Enron, once Am...
View articleStoy Hayward (now BDO Stoy Hayward) has been fined £75,000 and ordered to pay £250,000 in costs for its role as auditor of Polly Peck International, t...
View articleKPMG was yesterday censured by US regulators for violating auditor independence rules, adding further embarrassment to an already embattled audit prof...
View articleLondon-based Saffery Champness has announced the election of Rob Elliott as its new managing partner, the first such appointment at the the mid-tier f...
View articleA curious email arrived at Accountancy Age last week.The author claimed that Andersen, currently fighting for its professional life, was looking to me...
View articleArthur Levitt, former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, has called for a new regulatory system for auditors in the wake of the colla...
View articleTenon Technology, a division of accountancy consolidator Tenon, is opening new offices in Newcastle and Edinburgh, as part of its plans to provide ser...
View articleFurther consolidation of the mid-tier became more likely today, after accountancy 'integrator' Numerica, led by Tony Sarin, announced it had boosted i...
View articlePricewaterhouseCoopers has beaten its rivals to win the accolade for its policy on corporate social responsibility. Read More...
View articleBaker Tilly believed it missed out more than a year ago when HLB Kidsons, the firm it merged with this week, announced it was to join Grant Thornton. ...
View articleJoe Berardino, CEO of Big Five firm Andersen, leads Accountancy Age's 2002 list of the fifty most influential people in accounting which also includes...
View articleJoe Berardino, Andersen CEO, takes the top spot in this year's Accountancy Age Top 50 most influential list, a collection which this year includes a n...
View articleBDO International has announced a 9.6% increase in annual global fee income in what it called a 'difficult year for the profession.' Read More...
View articleBaker Tilly believed it had missed an opportunity more than a year ago when HLB Kidsons, the firm it merged with this week, announced it was to join G...
View articleAndersen, the embattled Big Five firm facing legal action over its audit of failed energy giant Enron, has been hit with another lawsuit in the US. Re...
View articleA Big Five firm has been forced to make a six-figure pay-out following accusations of sex discrimination by two female accountants. Read More...
View articleMid-tier firm PKF has said it is not threatened by the Baker Tilly - HLB Kidsons merger, a union that will knock the number eight firm from its spot i...
View articleAn accountant seeking selection by Labour as their candidate for the South Wales Valley seat of Ogmore has had his knuckles rapped for appearing to ca...
View articleOn the front line: Andersen chief Joe Berardino's grilling over the firm's handling of Enron opens up a global can of worms. Read More...
View articleTerminating or altering an IT contract can end up costing more than it was designed to save. John Mawhood offers some advice on how to make the break ...
View articleSocial responsibility issues received full recognition in the Queen's 2002 honours list with awards for KPMG's director of community projects. Read Mo...
View articleHLB Kidsons' head of charities and education group, James Aston, has been awarded an MBE in the Queen's New Year Honours list for 'services to educati...
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