Ex-KPMG partner takes deputy chair role at FRRP
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Ex-KPMG partner takes deputy chair role at FRRP

13y Rachael Singh , Writer

Ex-KPMG partner takes deputy chair role at FRRP

The Financial Reporting Council has recruited former KPMG partner Joanna Osborne as deputy chair to its review panel Read More...

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New director for the Board of Actuarial Standards
Practice Regulation

New director for the Board of Actuarial Standards

13y Rose Orlik

New director for the Board of Actuarial Standards

Paul Kennedy will take over from Louise Pryor in June Read More...

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Future of Financial Reporting Council up for debate
Regulatory Bodies

Future of Financial Reporting Council up for debate

13y Rose Orlik

Future of Financial Reporting Council up for debat...

The FRC board is to look at communications efficacy among its operating bodies in an internal investigation focusing on the regulator's future Read Mo...

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Future of Financial Reporting Council up for debate
Regulatory Bodies

Future of Financial Reporting Council up for debate

13y Rose Orlik

Future of Financial Reporting Council up for debat...

The FRC board is to look at to the efficacy of communication between its operating bodies, in an internal investigation focusing on the regulator's fu...

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New string-puller at FRC?
Corporate Governance

New string-puller at FRC?

13y Taking Stock

New string-puller at FRC?

TS HAS HEARD a rumour that the Financial Reporting Council could soon be answering to a new master. There are whispers that the regulator – which curr...

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Too many accounting bodies, bemoan Lords
Audit

Too many accounting bodies, bemoan Lords

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Too many accounting bodies, bemoan Lords

Audit and accounting professional bodies have been criticised in the Lords inquiry for over-complicating regulation Read More...

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Going, going, gone
Audit

Going, going, gone

13y Accountancy Age

Going, going, gone

Before we can get to the bottom of the banking crisis we need to know what going concern actually means, says Tim Bush Read More...

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Going concern shortcomings worry FRC
Audit

Going concern shortcomings worry FRC

13y Rose Orlik

Going concern shortcomings worry FRC

Will a concern create a crisis? FRC launches inquiry into shortcomings in going concern regulations that could spark another financial crisis Read Mor...

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Audit inspection extended to mutuals
Audit

Audit inspection extended to mutuals

13y Rose Orlik

Audit inspection extended to mutuals

The AIU has broadened the focus of its audit investigations to include building societies Read More...

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No going concerns against UK PLC
Audit

No going concerns against UK PLC

13y Rose Orlik

No going concerns against UK PLC

Going concerns in 2010/2011 interim reports fell to zero from 6% the previous year, according to a survey by Deloitte Read More...

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US regulator investigates audit shortcomings
Audit

US regulator investigates audit shortcomings

13y Rose Orlik

US regulator investigates audit shortcomings

PCAOB chairman Doty: body to examine audit failings in run-up to financial crisis Read More...

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Nick Land joins FRC board
People In Practice

Nick Land joins FRC board

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Nick Land joins FRC board

Former E&Y chairman takes non-exec role at the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) Read More...

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Auditors reject lack of scepticism concerns
Accounting Firms

Auditors reject lack of scepticism concerns

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Auditors reject lack of scepticism concerns

Firms hit back at suggestions that more scepticism is needed in their work Read More...

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Why concern about 'going concern?'
Audit

Why concern about 'going concern?'

13y Gavin Hinks , Writer

Why concern about 'going concern?'

WHY all the fuss about going concern? The Financial Reporting Council, led by Baroness Hogg (pictured) has begun a review of reporting on going concer...

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Regulator launches 'going concern' review
Regulatory Bodies

Regulator launches 'going concern' review

13y Gavin Hinks , Writer

Regulator launches 'going concern' review

FRC reveals going concern remains a 'critical' issue even as the economy stabilises Read More...

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UK audits must cover UK non-financial info
Audit

UK audits must cover UK non-financial info

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

UK audits must cover UK non-financial info

Description of UK audit scope expanded to cover non-financial information within annual reports Read More...

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FRC chairman joins John Lewis board
People Business

FRC chairman joins John Lewis board

13y Paul Grant , Writer

FRC chairman joins John Lewis board

Baroness Hogg becomes a non-exec director at retail partnership John Lewis Read More...

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Restrictive clauses and the Loch Ness Monster
Audit

Restrictive clauses and the Loch Ness Monster

13y Gavin Hinks , Writer

Restrictive clauses and the Loch Ness Monster

OFTEN, it’s all in the timing. Yesterday, Accountancy Age reported quite an outburst on the subject of banks forcing their clients to use Big Fo...

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Watchdog chief insists on 'absolute' confidence in discplinary staff
Regulatory Bodies

Watchdog chief insists on 'absolute' confidence in discplinary staff

13y Gavin Hinks , Writer

Watchdog chief insists on 'absolute' confidence in...

FRC CEO Stephen Haddrill says he has absolute confidence in disciplinary body staff as it faces huge caseload Read More...

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FRC and FSA to share audit information
Audit

FRC and FSA to share audit information

13y Paul Grant , Writer

FRC and FSA to share audit information

The Financial Services Authority and the Financial Reporting Council to exchange information in an attempt to improve the oversight of bank audits Rea...

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US audit watchdog gains access to UK auditors
Audit

US audit watchdog gains access to UK auditors

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

US audit watchdog gains access to UK auditors

UK auditors working with clients on US markets will come under the watchful gaze of US watchdog PCAOB Read More...

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FRC beefs up audit committee powers
Regulatory Bodies

FRC beefs up audit committee powers

13y Mario Christodoulou , Writer

FRC beefs up audit committee powers

Proposals will offer audit committees greater scope to detail how they have kept management honest Read More...

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Audit watchdog tightens non-audit rules
Audit

Audit watchdog tightens non-audit rules

13y Paul Grant , Writer

Audit watchdog tightens non-audit rules

Proposals to increase the oversight of auditors providing non-audit services find strong support from the profession and companies Read More...

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New rules to stop auditors from offering in-depth restructuring help
Audit

New rules to stop auditors from offering in-depth restructuring help

13y Mario Christodoulou , Writer

New rules to stop auditors from offering in-depth ...

Auditors escape outright ban on non-audit services, but will limit their restructuring assitance under new rules Read More...

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FRC steers clear of auditor rotation call
Audit

FRC steers clear of auditor rotation call

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

FRC steers clear of auditor rotation call

Tighter auditor independence rules and a new European audit authority, suggests the Financial Reporting Council, but forced auditor rotation seems a s...

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FRC makes Glen Moreno deputy chairman
Regulatory Bodies

FRC makes Glen Moreno deputy chairman

13y Paul Grant , Writer

FRC makes Glen Moreno deputy chairman

The chairman of international media group Pearson, Glen Moreno, has been revealed as the deputy chairman of the UK’s financial watchdog Read More...

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FRC and SEC hold joint talks on audit regulation
Audit

FRC and SEC hold joint talks on audit regulation

13y Mario Christodoulou , Writer

FRC and SEC hold joint talks on audit regulation

Stephen Haddrill and Mary Schapiro meet to discuss international audit regulation Read More...

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