Contingency needed against Big Four collapse, say FDs
Audit

Contingency needed against Big Four collapse, say FDs

13y Nick Huber , Writer

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

13y 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

13y Mario Christodoulou , Writer

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

13y 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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Can the next tier pick up Big Four audit baton?
Audit

Can the next tier pick up Big Four audit baton?

13y David Jetuah , Reporter

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

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

13y Nick Huber , Writer

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

13y 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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Lords accuse auditors of deceiving investors
Audit

Lords accuse auditors of deceiving investors

13y Mario Christodoulou , Writer

Lords accuse auditors of deceiving investors

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

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Lords want return to 80s-style banking regulation
Audit

Lords want return to 80s-style banking regulation

13y Mario Christodoulou , Writer

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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Big Four expect a grilling from Lords audit inquiry
Audit

Big Four expect a grilling from Lords audit inquiry

13y Mario Christodoulou , Writer

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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Regulators failed to watch over Big Four during crisis, say Lords
Audit

Regulators failed to watch over Big Four during crisis, say Lords

13y Mario Christodoulou , Writer

Regulators failed to watch over Big Four during cr...

Lord Lawson puts the boot into the FRC and FSA over their failure to communicate adequately with the Big Four Read More...

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Regulators to face audit inquiry
Audit

Regulators to face audit inquiry

13y Mario Christodoulou , Writer

Regulators to face audit inquiry

Officals from the FRC and FSA to answer questions on auditors before Lords inquiry Read More...

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Regulators to face audit inquiry
Audit

Regulators to face audit inquiry

13y Mario Christodoulou , Writer

Regulators to face audit inquiry

Officals from the FRC and FSA to answer questions on auditors before Lords inquiry Read More...

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Aussies advise Lords on 'proportionate' liability
Audit

Aussies advise Lords on 'proportionate' liability

13y Santhie Goundar , Contributor

Aussies advise Lords on 'proportionate' liability

Australian institute tells House of Lords that capping liability, government oversight and professional have changed the audit market Read More...

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Momentum building for the mid-tier on audit market
Audit

Momentum building for the mid-tier on audit market

13y Gavin Hinks , Writer

Momentum building for the mid-tier on audit market

The mi-tier firms have made their argument to the Lords - the audit market needs intervention to beat "institutional prejudice" Read More...

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'Institutional prejudice' restricting audit market
Audit

'Institutional prejudice' restricting audit market

13y Santhie Goundar , Contributor

'Institutional prejudice' restricting audit market

Mid-tier firms tell Lords committee that intervention required to 'de-risk' audit market Read More...

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BDO wants root and branch audit overhaul
Audit

BDO wants root and branch audit overhaul

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

BDO wants root and branch audit overhaul

A fresh approach needed to audits: including scrapping statutory assurance for smaller companies, BDO will tell a Lords committee Read More...

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Audit reform special report
Audit

Audit reform special report

13y Accountancy Age , Reporters

Audit reform special report

In the wake of the financial crisis the pressure is on from many quarters to reform audit in the UK. Read More...

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Audit firm division should be explored
Audit

Audit firm division should be explored

13y Mario Christodoulou , Writer

Audit firm division should be explored

Conflicts of interest could be avoided if firms are split, inquiry told Read More...

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Lording it over audit
Audit

Lording it over audit

14y Gavin Hinks , Writer

Lording it over audit

In the chair: As Lord Macgregor heads an inquiry into audit’s role in the financial crisis, will he heed the calls for intervention? Read More...

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