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Consistency and innovation are needed if you want to keep your clients happy Read More...

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Audit inspections will target banks in 2010
Audit

Audit inspections will target banks in 2010

14y Mario Christodoulou

Audit inspections will target banks in 2010

Financial watchdog widens scope of audit investigations Read More...

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FRC will ask E&Y about Lehman transactions
Audit

FRC will ask E&Y about Lehman transactions

14y Mario Christodoulou

FRC will ask E&Y about Lehman transactions

UK regulator says it will look into accounting treatment for Repos Read More...

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FRC rated "world class" by government oversight body
Accounting Standards

FRC rated "world class" by government oversight body

14y Mario Christodoulou

FRC rated "world class" by government oversight bo...

Soft touch approach lauded Read More...

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Analysis: FRC's Haddrill at the Treasury select commmittee
Audit

Analysis: FRC's Haddrill at the Treasury select commmittee

14y Christian Doherty

Analysis: FRC's Haddrill at the Treasury select co...

New FRC chief tells Treasury committee that current system for differentiating between audit and non-audit creates "absurdities" Read More...

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Auditors may escape rules shakeup of non-audit work
Audit

Auditors may escape rules shakeup of non-audit work

14y Mario Christodoulou

Auditors may escape rules shakeup of non-audit wor...

Responses to the APB's review of rules covering non-audit work call for more transparency but no restrictions Read More...

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The Walker Report rules out jobs for execs
Corporate Governance

The Walker Report rules out jobs for execs

14y Mark Freebairn

The Walker Report rules out jobs for execs

New recommendations on corporate governance have workload implications for FDs Read More...

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FRC issues guidance on XBRL
Consulting

FRC issues guidance on XBRL

14y Rachael Singh

FRC issues guidance on XBRL

Accountants receive roadmap on eXtensible Business Reporting Language Read More...

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Hogg in the limelight
Audit

Hogg in the limelight

14y Gavin Hinks

Hogg in the limelight

Baroness Hogg will have to call on her years of experience for her new role as chairman of the FRC Read More...

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Watchdog urges investor activism in new code
Audit

Watchdog urges investor activism in new code

14y Mario Christodoulou

Watchdog urges investor activism in new code

New standards aim to make investors engage with their investments Read More...

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Governance code for audit firms released by ICAEW
Audit

Governance code for audit firms released by ICAEW

14y Mario Christodoulou

Governance code for audit firms released by ICAEW

Non-executive directors among measures in new governance code Read More...

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FRC chief predicts return to years of "disbelief"
Consulting

FRC chief predicts return to years of "disbelief"

14y Accountancy Age

FRC chief predicts return to years of "disbelief"

Regulator promises to shine a light on spin Read More...

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Standards chief attempts to head off M&A accounting concerns
Accounting Standards

Standards chief attempts to head off M&A accounting concerns

14y Kevin Reed , Writer

Standards chief attempts to head off M&A accou...

IASB's Sir David Tweedie steps in to clarify press reports into accounting for M&As Read More...

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Accounting for M&As "poorly applied" by companies, warns watchdog
Accounting Standards

Accounting for M&As "poorly applied" by companies, warns watchdog

14y Kevin Reed , Writer

Accounting for M&As "poorly applied" by companies,...

Business finding M&A accounting a struggle; investors unhappy with the subsequent results, says the FRC Read More...

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FRC opens consultation on work plan
Audit

FRC opens consultation on work plan

14y Gavin Hinks

FRC opens consultation on work plan

FRC to look to at whether it needs to continue work on extending audit market Read More...

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The good, the bad and the future
Accounting Software

The good, the bad and the future

14y Accountancy Age

The good, the bad and the future

The Accountancy Age team look at the major players, the big issues and what we can expect next year Read More...

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Darling holds off cuts with eye to election
Corporate Tax

Darling holds off cuts with eye to election

14y Accountancy Age

Darling holds off cuts with eye to election

Chancellor delays the savage cuts until after the election battle Read More...

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Haddrill: We don't need a Big Five
Audit

Haddrill: We don't need a Big Five

14y Mario Christodoulou

Haddrill: We don't need a Big Five

FRC's new chief to concentrate on planning for a Big Four collapse Read More...

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Profile: Stephen Haddrill, chief executive, Financial Reporting Council
Corporate Governance

Profile: Stephen Haddrill, chief executive, Financial Reporting Council

14y Mario Christodoulou

Profile: Stephen Haddrill, chief executive, Financ...

In his first interview since taking the reins at the FRC, Stephen Haddrill speaks on Europe, the Big Four and Tory Party policy Read More...

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IT, property and media accounts face FRC scrutiny
Company News

IT, property and media accounts face FRC scrutiny

14y Nick Huber

IT, property and media accounts face FRC scrutiny

Financial Reporting Review Panel to focus on industries that rely on discretionary spend Read More...

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Audio: FRC calls for audit quality transparency
Audit

Audio: FRC calls for audit quality transparency

14y rumo , Writer

Audio: FRC calls for audit quality transparency

Comparisons between audit firms should be made easier Read More...

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Video: FRC calls for audit quality transparency
Audit

Video: FRC calls for audit quality transparency

14y rumo , Writer

Video: FRC calls for audit quality transparency

Comparisons between audit firms should be made easier Read More...

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Baroness Hogg crowned FRC chair
People Business

Baroness Hogg crowned FRC chair

14y David Jetuah

Baroness Hogg crowned FRC chair

Deputy chair of regulatory watchdog will take over from Sir Christopher Hogg on 1 May 2010 Read More...

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Comparability must be the way forward
Audit

Comparability must be the way forward

14y Accountancy Age

Comparability must be the way forward

Big firms could resist change, but they should not be afraid Read More...

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Stakeholders should have greater say, urges new code
Corporate Governance

Stakeholders should have greater say, urges new code

14y Gavin Hinks

Stakeholders should have greater say, urges new co...

Stewardship code suggested by Walker Review of banks will be implemented across all businesses Read More...

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Scottish firms beef up insolvency divisions
Business Recovery

Scottish firms beef up insolvency divisions

14y Rachael Singh

Scottish firms beef up insolvency divisions

Big Four firm Ernst & Young predicts that the Scottish economy will be harder hit by the recession Read More...

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FTSE 350 firms boost non-exec ranks
Company News

FTSE 350 firms boost non-exec ranks

14y Kevin Reed , Writer

FTSE 350 firms boost non-exec ranks

Non-exec experience and quantity increases in FTSE 350 boards, compared to 2003 Read More...

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