Contingency needed against Big Four collapse, say FDs
Audit

Contingency needed against Big Four collapse, say FDs

15y Nick Huber

Contingency needed against Big Four collapse, say ...

Regulators should prepare a contingency against a Big Four firm collapsing, according to Hundred Group head Ashley Almanza Read More...

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Auditors should sign off on directors' decision-making process
Accounting Standards

Auditors should sign off on directors' decision-making process

15y Kevin Reed , Writer

Auditors should sign off on directors' decision-ma...

ICAS outlines key reforms to the audit profession in its new report Read More...

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Banks and their auditors
Audit

Banks and their auditors

15y Mario Christodoulou

Banks and their auditors

Auditors face an age-old dilemma when dealing with banks Read More...

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Finance directors to face Lords over audit market probe
Audit

Finance directors to face Lords over audit market probe

15y Kevin Reed , Writer

Finance directors to face Lords over audit market ...

Hundred Group chairman Ashley Almanza to face Lords Economic Affairs Committee questions over audit market Read More...

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E&Y offer qualified support for lease accounting proposals
Audit

E&Y offer qualified support for lease accounting proposals

15y Mario Christodoulou

E&Y offer qualified support for lease accounti...

Firm wants to give businesses more time to absorb lease RULES Read More...

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Overpayments sees more government accounts qualified by NAO
Audit

Overpayments sees more government accounts qualified by NAO

15y our parliamentary correspondent

Overpayments sees more government accounts qualifi...

Social fund and legal service accounts qualified by auditor general Amyas Morse due to £207m worth of overpayments Read More...

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Santander's amazing, multiplying FD
Audit

Santander's amazing, multiplying FD

15y Taking Stock

Santander's amazing, multiplying FD

ARE FOUR number-crunchers better than one? Apparently so at Santander UK. Reeling from losing three top execs to Lloyds, including its CFO Antonio Lor...

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RBS chiefs foolish not criminal, FSA finds
Audit

RBS chiefs foolish not criminal, FSA finds

15y Mario Christodoulou

RBS chiefs foolish not criminal, FSA finds

Investigations, aided by PwC, finds bad decisions did not amount to fraud Read More...

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Connaught audit under investigation by AADB
Audit

Connaught audit under investigation by AADB

15y Mario Christodoulou

Connaught audit under investigation by AADB

Accounting watchdog will investigate PwC's audit of building giant Read More...

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Can the next tier pick up Big Four audit baton?
Audit

Can the next tier pick up Big Four audit baton?

15y David Jetuah

Can the next tier pick up Big Four audit baton?

Global reach, deep pockets and perception issues provide hurdles for the next tier to overcome if they want to compete with the Big Four in the audit ...

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Careers: fast track to forensics
Audit

Careers: fast track to forensics

15y Accountancy Age

Careers: fast track to forensics

James Stanbury explores what life as a forensic accountant can offer to those with ambition Read More...

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Don't overhaul audit's role, says Vodafone's CFO
Audit

Don't overhaul audit's role, says Vodafone's CFO

15y Nick Huber

Don't overhaul audit's role, says Vodafone's CFO

The new chairman of FTSE 100 finance director lobbyists Hundred Group, Vodafone CFO Andy Halford, tells Accountancy Age that the audit industry doesn'...

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Audits must look forward, says ACCA
Audit

Audits must look forward, says ACCA

15y Kevin Reed , Writer

Audits must look forward, says ACCA

ACCA outlines audit reform, following a series of roundtables across the globe over the past year Read More...

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E&Y to expand advisory business
Audit

E&Y to expand advisory business

15y Accountancy Age

E&Y to expand advisory business

Firm announces to increase business by a thousand people Read More...

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Lords accuse auditors of deceiving investors
Audit

Lords accuse auditors of deceiving investors

15y Mario Christodoulou

Lords accuse auditors of deceiving investors

Auditors signed off on accounts after discussions with government on bailout Read More...

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Big Four defends auditors' role during crisis
Audit

Big Four defends auditors' role during crisis

15y Mario Christodoulou

Big Four defends auditors' role during crisis

Lords grill Big Four chiefs about auditors' actions during the financial crisis Read More...

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Lords to hear from Big Four heads
Audit

Lords to hear from Big Four heads

15y Mario Christodoulou

Lords to hear from Big Four heads

Lords to quiz auditors on banking collapse Read More...

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Management, not accounting, to blame for crisis: King
Audit

Management, not accounting, to blame for crisis: King

15y Mario Christodoulou

Management, not accounting, to blame for crisis: K...

Bank of England governor said accounting standards not to blame for crisis Read More...

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The grand inquisitor
Audit

The grand inquisitor

15y Gavin Hinks

The grand inquisitor

Lord Lawson is asking tough questions about the role of audit in the crisis. Leaders of the Big Four better have answers Read More...

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Accountancy Age Awards 2010 Audit Team of the Year - Grant Thornton
Accounting Firms

Accountancy Age Awards 2010 Audit Team of the Year - Grant Thornton

15y Accountancy Age

Accountancy Age Awards 2010 Audit Team of the Year...

Grant Thornton’s success   reflects its ability to get under the skin of the sector. The national not-for-profit (NFP) team engages in deba...

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Audio: Lord Lawson criticises Big Four over banking crisis
Audit

Audio: Lord Lawson criticises Big Four over banking crisis

15y Accountancy Age

Audio: Lord Lawson criticises Big Four over bankin...

Were audit firms 'the dogs that didn't bark' during the financial crisis? Read More...

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Video: Lord Lawson criticises Big Four over banking crisis
Audit

Video: Lord Lawson criticises Big Four over banking crisis

15y Accountancy Age

Video: Lord Lawson criticises Big Four over bankin...

Were audit firms 'the dogs that didn't bark' during the financial crisis? Read More...

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Lords want return to 80s-style banking regulation
Audit

Lords want return to 80s-style banking regulation

15y Mario Christodoulou

Lords want return to 80s-style banking regulation

Lords Committee want auditors to start talking with banking supervisors again Read More...

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New ethics code reveals insolvency conflict
Audit

New ethics code reveals insolvency conflict

15y Gavin Hinks

New ethics code reveals insolvency conflict

ICAEW's code warns auditors and insolvency experts to avoid acting for the same client Read More...

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Big Four expect a grilling from Lords audit inquiry
Audit

Big Four expect a grilling from Lords audit inquiry

15y Mario Christodoulou

Big Four expect a grilling from Lords audit inquir...

Called to account: experts from the Big Four firms are expected to appear before the House of Lords inquiry into audit and the economic crisis Read Mo...

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FRC and SEC hold joint talks on audit regulation
Audit

FRC and SEC hold joint talks on audit regulation

15y Mario Christodoulou

FRC and SEC hold joint talks on audit regulation

Stephen Haddrill and Mary Schapiro meet to discuss international audit regulation Read More...

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Queen officially opens KPMG headquarters
Audit

Queen officially opens KPMG headquarters

15y Mario Christodoulou

Queen officially opens KPMG headquarters

The Queen tours KPMG headquarters and officially opens the Canary Wharf building Read More...

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