Colin - the dog that didn't bark
Audit

Colin - the dog that didn't bark

13y Accountancy Age

Colin - the dog that didn't bark

Audit market shenannigans receive the Colin treatment Read More...

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US transparency rules might force auditor into spotlight
Audit

US transparency rules might force auditor into spotlight

13y Rose Orlik

US transparency rules might force auditor into spo...

US audit engagement partners might be forced to put their name to reports under new proposals from the PCAOB Read More...

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BIS: SME audit exemption could save £600m
Audit

BIS: SME audit exemption could save £600m

13y Rose Orlik

BIS: SME audit exemption could save £600m

BIS has called for more SME audit exemptions, claiming this would save £600m a year Read More...

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Colin's take on audit reform...
Audit

Colin's take on audit reform...

13y Taking Stock

Colin's take on audit reform...

Audit reform? Be careful how you predict the future... Read More...

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IT risk is 'audit blind spot'
Audit

IT risk is 'audit blind spot'

13y Rose Orlik

IT risk is 'audit blind spot'

Audit is weak when it comes to assessing and managing IT risks, a new report indicates Read More...

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Video: Could the Big Four be broken up?
Audit

Video: Could the Big Four be broken up?

13y Accountancy Age

Video: Could the Big Four be broken up?

Accountancy Age discusses the implications of European proposals to fundamentally restructure the audit market Read More...

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Lawson applauds Barnier's audit reform
Audit

Lawson applauds Barnier's audit reform

13y Rose Orlik

Lawson applauds Barnier's audit reform

Lord Lawson welcomes Barnier's audit reform plans, favouring the proposal to split audit and non-audit service provision Read More...

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Local public audit plans attacked
Audit

Local public audit plans attacked

13y Rose Orlik

Local public audit plans attacked

Stakeholders criticise local public audit proposals at a Conservative Conference fringe event hosted by ACCA Read More...

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Doctor doctrine the way forward for KPMG boss
Audit

Doctor doctrine the way forward for KPMG boss

13y Taking Stock

Doctor doctrine the way forward for KPMG boss

John Griffith-Jones appears obsessed with doctor analogies, muses TS Read More...

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Brussels ‘deaf to UK voices’ on regulatory reform
Audit

Brussels ‘deaf to UK voices’ on regulatory reform

13y Rose Orlik

Brussels ‘deaf to UK voices’ on regulatory reform

UK regulators 'have no credibility' in Brussels and will struggle to influence debate, an insider warns Read More...

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Six firms no difference in banking crisis, says KPMG chief
Audit

Six firms no difference in banking crisis, says KPMG chief

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Six firms no difference in banking crisis, says KP...

No evidence that six firms auditing banks would have prevented crisis, says John Griffith-Jones Read More...

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EU's audit and accounting proposals: The full list
Audit

EU's audit and accounting proposals: The full list

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

EU's audit and accounting proposals: The full list

An outline of the key proposals raised by the EU around revising and restructuring the reporting regime, and the audit market Read More...

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Heavyweights chew over accountancy challenges
Accounting Standards

Heavyweights chew over accountancy challenges

13y Rose Orlik

Heavyweights chew over accountancy challenges

Sir David Tweedie, Angela Knight and Iain McLaren debate major challenges facing accountancy profession, reports Rose Orlik from the ICAS conference R...

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Accountancy reform ‘both a threat and an opportunity’
Accounting Firms

Accountancy reform ‘both a threat and an opportunity’

13y Rose Orlik

Accountancy reform ‘both a threat and an opportuni...

Accountants must view reform as both a threat and an opportunity, according to strategic leadership expert Costas Markides Read More...

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New Model Audit: It’s a scary world out there
Audit

New Model Audit: It’s a scary world out there

13y Rose Orlik

New Model Audit: It’s a scary world out there

Will Barnier’s European audit reform proposals survive in a global market? Read More...

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RSM Tenon: Audit reform is inevitable
Audit

RSM Tenon: Audit reform is inevitable

13y Rose Orlik

RSM Tenon: Audit reform is inevitable

RSM Tenon chief Andy Raynor welcomes audit reform proposals with open arms Read More...

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Mazars invests in Audit Commission spin-off
Audit

Mazars invests in Audit Commission spin-off

13y Rose Orlik

Mazars invests in Audit Commission spin-off

Mazars is the mystery backer behind Audit Commission spin-off mutual DA Partnership Read More...

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'Untold consequences' loom in audit-only landscape
Audit

'Untold consequences' loom in audit-only landscape

13y Rose Orlik

'Untold consequences' loom in audit-only landscape

Audit-only firms mooted in Barnier's draft green paper have a thousand potential consequences, critics warn Read More...

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EU-level regulation 'essential for audit reform'
Audit

EU-level regulation 'essential for audit reform'

13y Rose Orlik

EU-level regulation 'essential for audit reform'

Europe-wide regulation is essential for Barnier's audit reforms, the draft green paper claims Read More...

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Audit proposals fan flames of debate
Audit

Audit proposals fan flames of debate

13y Rose Orlik

Audit proposals fan flames of debate

Stakeholders are up in arms following a leaked draft of Barnier's green paper on audit Read More...

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Will audit reform bridge the perception gap?
Audit

Will audit reform bridge the perception gap?

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Will audit reform bridge the perception gap?

The EU's proposals are drastic - but will intervention merely provide relief to audit's perception problems? Read More...

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EU to propose audit-only firms and mandatory rotation
Audit

EU to propose audit-only firms and mandatory rotation

13y Rose Orlik

EU to propose audit-only firms and mandatory rotat...

EXCLUSIVE: Draft EU-wide regulation calls for audit-only firms, mandatory rotation and obligatory joint audits Read More...

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OFT retires to consider audit competition referral
Audit

OFT retires to consider audit competition referral

13y Rose Orlik

OFT retires to consider audit competition referral

The OFT's audit competition consultation closed today and the watchdog will now deliberate on referral to the Competition Commission Read More...

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Audit Commission mutual choked by cap on market share
Audit

Audit Commission mutual choked by cap on market share

13y Rose Orlik

Audit Commission mutual choked by cap on market sh...

A mutual born of the Audit Commission will have to limit the number of staff it can employ due to a cap on market share Read More...

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Institutes attack US mandatory rotation plan
Audit

Institutes attack US mandatory rotation plan

13y Rose Orlik

Institutes attack US mandatory rotation plan

UK institutes have railed against a mandatory audit firm rotation mooted by US watchdog the PCAOB Read More...

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PCAOB: Rotation could free auditor from pressure
Audit

PCAOB: Rotation could free auditor from pressure

13y Rose Orlik

PCAOB: Rotation could free auditor from pressure

PCAOB says mandatory firm rotation could ease pressure to maintain long-term client relationships, boosting independence Read More...

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PwC admits JP Morgan audit failings
Audit

PwC admits JP Morgan audit failings

13y Rose Orlik

PwC admits JP Morgan audit failings

PwC admits failings as AADB reports on its JP Morgan Securities audit Read More...

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