One in 20 audit firms quit as market evolves
Audit

One in 20 audit firms quit as market evolves

9y Kevin Reed , Writer

One in 20 audit firms quit as market evolves

Audit red tape is impacting both ends of the market, according to the latest watchdog stats Read More...

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Colin: #EURef bankers a problem
Business Regulation

Colin: #EURef bankers a problem

9y Taking Stock

Colin: #EURef bankers a problem

The EU referendum campaign seems to be the very definition of partnerships you just don't want to be in Read More...

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PwC and Deloitte chiefs sign Remain letter
Business Regulation

PwC and Deloitte chiefs sign Remain letter

9y Kevin Reed , Writer

PwC and Deloitte chiefs sign Remain letter

PwC and Deloitte chiefs join more than 1,200 business leaders in calling for people to vote in during the EU Referendum Read More...

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Leader: Audit competition drives change, not necessarily quality
Accounting Firms

Leader: Audit competition drives change, not necessarily quality

9y Kevin Reed , Writer

Leader: Audit competition drives change, not neces...

Audit competition will drive many changes, but increased audit quality is extremely questionable Read More...

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EU audit reform to open up £10bn market for firms
Accounting Firms

EU audit reform to open up £10bn market for firms

9y Richard Crump , Writer

EU audit reform to open up £10bn market for firms

BDO says £10bn worth of audit and non-audit services could swap hands between accountancy firms in the next ten years Read More...

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Best Practice: Saffery Champness managing partner Rob Elliott
Accounting Firms

Best Practice: Saffery Champness managing partner Rob Elliott

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Best Practice: Saffery Champness managing partner ...

Accountancy Age catches up with Saffery Champness as it takes stock of a period of change Read More...

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Standard Life Investments opposes EY's appointment as Shell auditors at AGM
Accounting Firms

Standard Life Investments opposes EY's appointment as Shell auditors at AGM

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Standard Life Investments opposes EY's appointment...

EY's appointment as auditors of Shell has met with opposition from Standard Life Investments Read More...

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PwC questioned over BHS ‘going concern’ audit
Accounting Firms

PwC questioned over BHS ‘going concern’ audit

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

PwC questioned over BHS ‘going concern’ audit

BHS auditor PwC questioned over why it described the embattled retailer as a 'going concern' days before it was sold for £1 Read More...

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MPs hear from trio of Big Four firms over BHS advice
Accounting Firms

MPs hear from trio of Big Four firms over BHS advice

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

MPs hear from trio of Big Four firms over BHS advi...

KPMG raised concerns over Retail Acquisition's ability to continue to trade and fund both BHS Read More...

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Law Society pours scorn on ICAEW's latest attempt to expand its legal reach
Accounting Standards

Law Society pours scorn on ICAEW's latest attempt to expand its legal reach

9y Kevin Reed , Writer

Law Society pours scorn on ICAEW's latest attempt ...

Law Society claims that the public interest cannot prove to have been served by the ICAEW's move into probate - and as such should not be used by the ...

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Friday Afternoon Live: Big Four push into SME space, more Heelgate and our new quiz!
Corporate Governance

Friday Afternoon Live: Big Four push into SME space, more Heelgate and our ...

9y Accountancy Age

Friday Afternoon Live: Big Four push into SME spac...

Kevin Reed discusses the week's news Read More...

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Five more women added in gender discrimination lawsuit against KPMG US
Accounting Firms

Five more women added in gender discrimination lawsuit against KPMG US

9y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Five more women added in gender discrimination law...

Gender discrimination lawsuit against develops as five more women join the legal challenge Read More...

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PwC Vatican audit suspended
Accounting Firms

PwC Vatican audit suspended

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

PwC Vatican audit suspended

Pell admits he was “a bit surprised” by the letter but believed the audit would re-start after a number of issues have been resolved Read More...

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Error in Department for Education’s financial statements ‘material and pervasive’
Accounting Standards

Error in Department for Education’s financial statements ‘material and perv...

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Error in Department for Education’s financial stat...

National Audit Office report critical of Department for Education's financial statements, amid huge expansion of academies across England Read More...

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Auditors face FTSE 350 concerns over cost of transition to new EU audit rules
Audit

Auditors face FTSE 350 concerns over cost of transition to new EU audit rul...

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Auditors face FTSE 350 concerns over cost of trans...

Auditors are facing deepening concerns from FTSE 350 businesses over the cost of transition to the new EU audit regulatory regime Read More...

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Solvency and liquidity queries tackled in FRC going concern guidance
Accounting Standards

Solvency and liquidity queries tackled in FRC going concern guidance

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Solvency and liquidity queries tackled in FRC goin...

FRC guidance makes clear requirements relating to going concern and solvency and liquidity risk Read More...

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New HMRC exec chair outlines priorities to PAC
Administration

New HMRC exec chair outlines priorities to PAC

9y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

New HMRC exec chair outlines priorities to PAC

Taxman’s executive chair looks to ‘bear down’ on tax avoidance and evasion in published letter to Meg Hillier Read More...

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Sun goes down on solar installer as 34 jobs lost in insolvency
Accounting Firms

Sun goes down on solar installer as 34 jobs lost in insolvency

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Sun goes down on solar installer as 34 jobs lost i...

CVR Global were appointed in March after the struggling company ammassed around £1m debts Read More...

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Firms criticised by MPs over failure to report 'scale of risk' carried by Kids Company
Audit

Firms criticised by MPs over failure to report 'scale of risk' carried by K...

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Firms criticised by MPs over failure to report 'sc...

PwC, PKF Littlejohn and Kingston Smith failed to report the scale of risk carried by chairty Kids Company prior to its collapse into adminsitration Re...

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Colin: Chartered snoopers or snooper's charter?
Corporate Governance

Colin: Chartered snoopers or snooper's charter?

10y Taking Stock

Colin: Chartered snoopers or snooper's charter?

Colin was rather intrigued when he heard about the European Court's ruling on bosses' rights to read employees' personal messages Read More...

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BDO gives mixed assessment on audit committee reports
Audit

BDO gives mixed assessment on audit committee reports

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

BDO gives mixed assessment on audit committee repo...

Average number of meetings held by audit committees continues to creep up, as does the proportion of female committee members Read More...

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Bolton in "critical financial position" as taxman petitions for winding up
Corporate Finance

Bolton in "critical financial position" as taxman petitions for winding up

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Bolton in "critical financial position" as taxman ...

Restructuring expert and Bolton Wanderers owner Trevor Birch pushes for sale and fundraising as HMRC petitions for winding up order Read More...

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Audit firm governance code to champion quality and transparency
Accounting Firms

Audit firm governance code to champion quality and transparency

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Audit firm governance code to champion quality and...

Feedback reveals that the role of independent non-executives was important but could be further strengthened Read More...

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PwC appointed as auditor to probe Vatican finances
Accounting Firms

PwC appointed as auditor to probe Vatican finances

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

PwC appointed as auditor to probe Vatican finances

Pope's bid to clean up the Vatican's finances sees the appointment of PwC as external auditor Read More...

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Deloitte ditched as Balfour Beatty and SEGRO pick new auditors
Accounting Firms

Deloitte ditched as Balfour Beatty and SEGRO pick new auditors

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Deloitte ditched as Balfour Beatty and SEGRO pick ...

PwC and KPMG pick up SEGRO and Balfour Beatty audits respectively, from incumbent Deloitte Read More...

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ICAS chief urges accountants take 'personal responsibility' on ethics
Corporate Governance

ICAS chief urges accountants take 'personal responsibility' on ethics

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

ICAS chief urges accountants take 'personal respon...

Anton Colella calls on ICAS members to mentor less experienced accountants, as the institute launches a major drive on ethics Read More...

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Corruption rife among accountants, says survey of profession
Accounting Firms

Corruption rife among accountants, says survey of profession

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Corruption rife among accountants, says survey of ...

Nearly two thirds of accountants don't believe employees are protected from victimisation if they report the wrongdoing of a client Read More...

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