Humphrey: Audit needs a dynamic repair
Audit

Humphrey: Audit needs a dynamic repair

4y Tom Lemmon

Humphrey: Audit needs a dynamic repair

Manchester University’s Professor of accounting, Christopher Humphrey talks to Accountancy Age about the future of audit Read More...

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Exclusive: Interview with Sir Donald Brydon – "Last chance saloon" for audit
Accounting Firms

Exclusive: Interview with Sir Donald Brydon – "Last chance saloon" for audi...

4y Chris Jewers

Exclusive: Interview with Sir Donald Brydon – "Las...

Speaking exclusively to Accountancy Age in the first of a two-part series, Sir Donald Brydon - author of the report into the effectiveness and quality...

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Brydon and the audit gap: Expectations, definitions and fraud
Accounting Standards

Brydon and the audit gap: Expectations, definitions and fraud

4y Chris Jewers

Brydon and the audit gap: Expectations, definition...

Sir Donald Brydon’s report into the quality and effectiveness of audit was published at the end of 2019, and in it, Brydon tackles the issues of the a...

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‘Status, scope and skills of internal audit’ must be increased says Chartered IIA
Audit

‘Status, scope and skills of internal audit’ must be increased says Charter...

4y Paul Hanaphy

‘Status, scope and skills of internal audit’ must ...

Major accountancy bodies support new code after string of audit-related business collapses in recent years. Read More...

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Audit quality: Why do FRC fines keep increasing?
Regulatory Bodies

Audit quality: Why do FRC fines keep increasing?

4y Leanna Reeves

Audit quality: Why do FRC fines keep increasing?

As the value of fines on audit firms issued by the FRC increases, experts reflect on why the regulator’s approach has changed and how this has impacte...

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What is ARGA? Brydon makes recommendations for stronger audit regulator
Accounting Firms

What is ARGA? Brydon makes recommendations for stronger audit regulator

4y Chris Jewers

What is ARGA? Brydon makes recommendations for str...

One day after the release of the Brydon report on 18 December, The Queen’s Speech referenced the government’s proposal to create a stronger regulator ...

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Brydon Report: Industry reacts to findings and audit recommendations
Accounting Firms

Brydon Report: Industry reacts to findings and audit recommendations

4y Chris Jewers

Brydon Report: Industry reacts to findings and aud...

Following the release of the Brydon report, in which Sir Donald Brydon has made 64 recommendations on how to improve the troubled UK audit industry, A...

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Brydon review calls for ‘urgent reform’
Accounting Standards

Brydon review calls for ‘urgent reform’

4y Chris Jewers

Brydon review calls for ‘urgent reform’

The long wait for the Brydon report is over, and in it Sir Donald Brydon makes a series of recommendations including the break-up of the auditing indu...

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Financial reporting – a new era beckons for professionals, directors and their insurers
Audit

Financial reporting – a new era beckons for professionals, directors and th...

5y Rebecca Smith , Partner

Financial reporting – a new era beckons for profes...

The future of audit hangs in the balance. Rebecca Smith, partner at DAC Beachcroft, takes a forensic look at some of the proposals on the table Read M...

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Top accounting scandals in 2018
Audit

Top accounting scandals in 2018

5y Virginia Blackburn

Top accounting scandals in 2018

A summary of the cases of financial scandals, accounting fraud and corporate fraud which capitivated us last year and their implications Read More...

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Sir Donald Brydon appoints team for his audit review
Audit

Sir Donald Brydon appoints team for his audit review

5y Beth McLoughlin

Sir Donald Brydon appoints team for his audit revi...

The Independent Review into the Quality and Effectiveness of the UK Audit Market led by Sir Donald Brydon has announced its advisory board Read More...

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