Newsham excluded from ICAEW after Worthington Nicholls hearing
Audit

Newsham excluded from ICAEW after Worthington Nicholls hearing

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Newsham excluded from ICAEW after Worthington Nich...

Paul Newsham excluded from ICAEW membership following tribunal into his work on the audits of Worthington Nicholls Read More...

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Mazars agrees £2m settlement with accounting watchdog
Accounting Firms

Mazars agrees £2m settlement with accounting watchdog

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Mazars agrees £2m settlement with accounting watch...

Mazars fined and severely reprimanded by the FRC over its conduct and that its London managing partner Richard Karmel Read More...

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IASB confirms line-up of IFRS 9 implementation group
Accounting Standards

IASB confirms line-up of IFRS 9 implementation group

10y Richard Crump , Writer

IASB confirms line-up of IFRS 9 implementation gro...

The 12-strong panel includes members of the Big Four, along with representatives from Barclays, Bank of China and Deutsche Bank Read More...

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Deloitte accused of costing taxpayers £50m for botched administrations
Accounting Firms

Deloitte accused of costing taxpayers £50m for botched administrations

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Deloitte accused of costing taxpayers £50m for bot...

Big Four firm involved in more 20 administrations where it failed to correctly make workers redundant, IS numbers show Read More...

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PwC fined $25m over consulting work for Japanese bank
Accounting Firms

PwC fined $25m over consulting work for Japanese bank

10y Richard Crump , Writer

PwC fined $25m over consulting work for Japanese b...

PwC’s US arm fined and banned from some consulting work over misconduct during work at Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Read More...

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FRC chairman Bischoff to head JP Morgan’s European arm
People Business

FRC chairman Bischoff to head JP Morgan’s European arm

10y Naomi Rainey , Writer

FRC chairman Bischoff to head JP Morgan’s European...

Watchdog denies any conflict of interest in the chairman role, which has been approved by UK financial regulators Read More...

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FRC to probe Grant Thornton’s AssetCo audit work
Accounting Firms

FRC to probe Grant Thornton’s AssetCo audit work

10y Naomi Rainey , Writer

FRC to probe Grant Thornton’s AssetCo audit work

Watchdog launches investigation as Grant Thornton faces £50.8m claim for negligence from the former providers of London’s fire engines Read More...

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IASB scraps dual lease accounting model
Accounting Standards

IASB scraps dual lease accounting model

10y Richard Crump , Writer

IASB scraps dual lease accounting model

IASB reverts to single model for lease expenses, scrapping the dual approach agreed with US counterpart FASB last year Read More...

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EY drawn into C2000 audit investigation
Accounting Firms

EY drawn into C2000 audit investigation

10y Richard Crump , Writer

EY drawn into C2000 audit investigation

FRC extends scope of investigation into C2000 accounts to include EY audit work Read More...

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Banks take a forward view of losses under new IFRS rule
Accounting Standards

Banks take a forward view of losses under new IFRS rule

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Banks take a forward view of losses under new IFRS...

IASB issues finished financial instruments accounting standard, but fails in convergence attempts with FASB Read More...

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‘Rising concerns’ over NHS trusts' finances
Audit

‘Rising concerns’ over NHS trusts' finances

10y Naomi Rainey , Writer

‘Rising concerns’ over NHS trusts' finances

More than a third of health bodies’ audits find value for money issues, Audit Commission reveals Read More...

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FRC reveals ‘struggle’ in IASB discussions
Accounting Standards

FRC reveals ‘struggle’ in IASB discussions

10y Naomi Rainey , Writer

FRC reveals ‘struggle’ in IASB discussions

Working with international standards body "like pushing water uphill", Haddrill admits Read More...

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MPs to grill FRC over going concern
Politics

MPs to grill FRC over going concern

10y Richard Crump , Writer

MPs to grill FRC over going concern

Sir Win Bischoff and Stephen Haddrill face House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee grilling over going concern Read More...

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FRC consults on local audit regulation
Audit

FRC consults on local audit regulation

10y Richard Crump , Writer

FRC consults on local audit regulation

Accounting regulator launches consultation on audit of local public bodies Read More...

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US and China commit to cross-border audit inspections
Audit

US and China commit to cross-border audit inspections

10y Richard Crump , Writer

US and China commit to cross-border audit inspecti...

US audit watchdog expects to conduct inspections of mainland Chinese audit firms by the end of the year Read More...

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IFRS chair opens door for 'prudence' reintroduction
Accounting Standards

IFRS chair opens door for 'prudence' reintroduction

10y Richard Crump , Writer

IFRS chair opens door for 'prudence' reintroductio...

IFRS Foundation chair suggests prudence should be reinserted into conceptual framework Read More...

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Interview: Michel Prada defends IFRS Foundation governance
Corporate Governance

Interview: Michel Prada defends IFRS Foundation governance

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Interview: Michel Prada defends IFRS Foundation go...

Michel Prada tells Accountancy Age that criticism of IFRS Foundation governance structure is 'unfair' Read More...

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Conceptual differences hamper lease accounting project
Accounting Standards

Conceptual differences hamper lease accounting project

10y Naomi Rainey , Writer

Conceptual differences hamper lease accounting pro...

Attempts by IASB and FASB to hammer out new lease accounting standard hampered by 'conceptual difference of opinion', finds Naomi Rainey Read More...

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FRC faces Lords committee grilling over going concern
Business Regulation

FRC faces Lords committee grilling over going concern

10y Naomi Rainey , Writer

FRC faces Lords committee grilling over going conc...

Watchdog's bosses will answer questions over controversial proposals, as investors blast plans Read More...

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Investors slam FRC going concern proposals
Accounting Firms

Investors slam FRC going concern proposals

10y Naomi Rainey , Writer

Investors slam FRC going concern proposals

Plans to water down ongoing viability statements will be “damaging to the public interest”, according to top shareholders Read More...

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Use 'The Lab' to end going concern concerns
Regulatory Bodies

Use 'The Lab' to end going concern concerns

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Use 'The Lab' to end going concern concerns

FRC cannot afford another consultation on going concern, it should send the debate to the Financial Reporting Lab Read More...

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Key facts paint picture of profession in good health
Accounting Firms

Key facts paint picture of profession in good health

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Key facts paint picture of profession in good heal...

Latest annual key facts and trends in the profession report reflects a positive message about the health of the profession Read More...

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FRC proposes joint tribunals for accountants and actuaries
Accounting Firms

FRC proposes joint tribunals for accountants and actuaries

10y Naomi Rainey , Writer

FRC proposes joint tribunals for accountants and a...

Watchdog says changes will make disciplinary proceedings more efficient Read More...

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Non-audit clients provide largest fee growth for firms
Accounting Firms

Non-audit clients provide largest fee growth for firms

10y Naomi Rainey , Writer

Non-audit clients provide largest fee growth for f...

Big Four firms continue to dominate, but other businesses' fee income recovers after five years of falls Read More...

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FRC scraps investigation into PwC’s Berkeley Group audit
Audit

FRC scraps investigation into PwC’s Berkeley Group audit

10y Richard Crump , Writer

FRC scraps investigation into PwC’s Berkeley Group...

FRC ends probe into PwC's independence when it conducted the audit of house building company Berkeley Group Holdings Read More...

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FRC: True and fair overrides accounting standards
Accounting Standards

FRC: True and fair overrides accounting standards

10y Richard Crump , Writer

FRC: True and fair overrides accounting standards

FRC reconfirms that a true and fair view remains fundamental requirement of financial reporting Read More...

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Regulators publish new global revenue accounting standard
Accounting Standards

Regulators publish new global revenue accounting standard

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Regulators publish new global revenue accounting s...

Way companies account for revenue overhauled by global and US standard setters, in major step towards creating a converged set of international accoun...

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