An end to innuendo
Audit

An end to innuendo

18y Accountancy Age

An end to innuendo

Gerald Russell praises the Oxera Report for ending false perceptions Read More...

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Profile: Stuart Bridges, FD of Hiscox
People Business

Profile: Stuart Bridges, FD of Hiscox

18y Nicholas Neveling

Profile: Stuart Bridges, FD of Hiscox

Hurricane Katrina had a catastrophic effect on FTSE 250 insurer Hiscox, but FD Stuart Bridges has remained calm in the face of the storm Read More...

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Hiscox FD calls for regulatory umbrella body
Corporate Finance

Hiscox FD calls for regulatory umbrella body

18y Nicholas Neveling

Hiscox FD calls for regulatory umbrella body

The FD of the Lloyd’s insurer has to cope with IFRS and a heavy load of insurance-specific regulation for capital modelling and solvency Read More...

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ICAEW: 'We're still number 1'
Accounting Standards

ICAEW: 'We're still number 1'

18y Paul Grant

ICAEW: 'We're still number 1'

ICAEW defends its position as the premier accounting institute in the UK Read More...

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Competition report: shake-up to follow DTI audit probe
Accounting Firms

Competition report: shake-up to follow DTI audit probe

18y Paul Grant

Competition report: shake-up to follow DTI audit p...

Big Four dominance of FTSE 350 audit market challenged by report Read More...

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Competition report: 'What everyone expected' – AQF
Audit

Competition report: 'What everyone expected' – AQF

18y Paul Grant

Competition report: 'What everyone expected' – AQF

Head of lobby group on audit quality accepts report's findings Read More...

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Accounting watchdog to oversee actuaries
Corporate Governance

Accounting watchdog to oversee actuaries

18y Larry Schlesinger

Accounting watchdog to oversee actuaries

FRC takes on new powers Read More

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Backbench firebrand targets financial reporting
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Backbench firebrand targets financial reporting

18y Nicholas Neveling

Backbench firebrand targets financial reporting

Labour MP sets up new all-party finance group in Commons Read More...

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Financial Reporting Council freezes levies
Audit

Financial Reporting Council freezes levies

18y Alex Hawkes

Financial Reporting Council freezes levies

Accounting watchdog sets out levies for 2006/7 Read More...

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DTI awaits scrutiny of Big Four audit competition
Audit

DTI awaits scrutiny of Big Four audit competition

18y Paul Grant

DTI awaits scrutiny of Big Four audit competition

Investor groups eagerly await results of study into audit market, due to be released to DTI soon Read More...

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Finance watchdog uncovers disclosure weaknesses
Accounting Standards

Finance watchdog uncovers disclosure weaknesses

18y Nicholas Neveling

Finance watchdog uncovers disclosure weaknesses

The Financial Reporting Review Panel finds companies overlooking disclosure requirements Read More...

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Extended scrutiny causes alarm for foreign auditors
Audit

Extended scrutiny causes alarm for foreign auditors

18y Accountancy Age

Extended scrutiny causes alarm for foreign auditor...

US oversight board plays down growing number of overseas inspections Read More...

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PCAOB steps up foreign inspections
Audit

PCAOB steps up foreign inspections

18y Paul Grant

PCAOB steps up foreign inspections

Big Four and other UK firms in line for foreign probe in 2006 Read More...

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After Enron: scandals end here
Business Recovery

After Enron: scandals end here

18y Accountancy Age

After Enron: scandals end here

Enron's demise prompted a radical rethink of corporate governance in the UK. But is business any better off as a result? Read More...

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Regulator heads for pastures new
People Business

Regulator heads for pastures new

18y Paul Grant

Regulator heads for pastures new

On the frontline: Sir Christopher Hogg starts a fresh chapter in the history of the FRC Read More...

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Audit rules pose threat to LSE flotations
Audit

Audit rules pose threat to LSE flotations

18y Paul Grant

Audit rules pose threat to LSE flotations

Proposals in EU directive could make London Stock Exchange less attractive for listing Read More...

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EU rules bring audit regulators closer together
Audit

EU rules bring audit regulators closer together

18y Paul Grant

EU rules bring audit regulators closer together

Oversight of non-EU companies may aid search for audit regulation harmony Read More...

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Combined code to be revised
Corporate Governance

Combined code to be revised

18y Paul Grant

Combined code to be revised

Review finds 'no appetite' for major changes as corporate governance improves Read More...

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All OFR bar the shouting?
Corporate Governance

All OFR bar the shouting?

18y Damian Wild

All OFR bar the shouting?

On the frontline: has the OFR really breathed its last? Read More...

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Anger as OFR falls victim to Brown's red tape blitz
Corporate Governance

Anger as OFR falls victim to Brown's red tape blitz

18y Paul Grant

Anger as OFR falls victim to Brown's red tape blit...

Critics say move will not deliver administrative savings and companies will have to comply anyway Read More...

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SME bossses ingnorant of accounting
Audit

SME bossses ingnorant of accounting

19y Paul Grant

SME bossses ingnorant of accounting

FRC-funded study shows wide ignorance of new audit threshold among managing directors of small businesses Read More...

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Grant Thornton woos private equity
Accounting Firms

Grant Thornton woos private equity

19y Nicholas Neveling

Grant Thornton woos private equity

Grant Thornton reveals that it is in discussions with private equity groups about major investment in the firm Read More...

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Audit watchdogs seek international co-operation
Corporate Governance

Audit watchdogs seek international co-operation

19y AccountancyAge.com

Audit watchdogs seek international co-operation

Audit watchdogs meet in London today to improve cross-border co-operation Read More...

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How will greater choice affect the audit market?
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How will greater choice affect the audit market?

19y Accountancy Age

How will greater choice affect the audit market?

Greater choice will lead to improve audit quality, argues Michael Cleary. The trend to look beyond the Big Four has already started says Damian Wild ...

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Updated Turnbull guidance released
Corporate Governance

Updated Turnbull guidance released

19y Paul Grant

Updated Turnbull guidance released

Directors required to make few changes after review of Turnbull guidance by HSBC FD Douglas Flint Read More...

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Companies struggle to meet governance rules
Corporate Governance

Companies struggle to meet governance rules

19y Paul Grant

Companies struggle to meet governance rules

Just 47% of the country's largest listed businesses are fulfilling the requirements of the combined code Read More...

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IFRS update October 2005 - The regulators
Accounting Standards

IFRS update October 2005 - The regulators

19y Damian Wild

IFRS update October 2005 - The regulators

The regulators - policing the standards Read More...

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DTI investigates Big Four dominance
Accounting Firms

DTI investigates Big Four dominance

19y Paul Grant

DTI investigates Big Four dominance

A government-funded study into the implications of the collapse of one of the Big Four firms has begun as part of a wider look at competition in the ...

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