Colin: A world beyond reporting standards
Corporate Governance

Colin: A world beyond reporting standards

12y Taking Stock

Colin: A world beyond reporting standards

Colin wonders how accountants would feel without the issue of reporting standards Read More...

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EU endorses non-financial reporting for large companies
Business Regulation

EU endorses non-financial reporting for large companies

12y Richard Crump , Writer

EU endorses non-financial reporting for large comp...

Large companies within the EU to report non-financial information in management statement Read More...

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Wheel of Fortune: The Audit Fees Survey 2014
Accounting Firms

Wheel of Fortune: The Audit Fees Survey 2014

13y Richard Crump , Writer

Wheel of Fortune: The Audit Fees Survey 2014

Download the Audit Fees Survey 2014 Special Report IT HAS BEEN a signal year for auditors and the finance directors and audit committees of the FTSE 3...

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MEPs urge EC to cancel ICAEW and Mazars IFRS contract
Accounting Standards

MEPs urge EC to cancel ICAEW and Mazars IFRS contract

13y Richard Crump , Writer

MEPs urge EC to cancel ICAEW and Mazars IFRS contr...

MEPs urge EC to cancel ICAEW and Mazars contract to review effects of IFRS; call for investigation into IASB reporting failings Read More...

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IFRS Foundation admits to late filings on Companies House
Corporate Governance

IFRS Foundation admits to late filings on Companies House

13y Richard Crump , Writer

IFRS Foundation admits to late filings on Companie...

IASB oversight body admits failing to file information at Companies House in timely fashion, but denies its filings have been 'chaotic' Read More...

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KPMG resigns as Poundworld auditors
Audit

KPMG resigns as Poundworld auditors

13y Richard Crump , Writer

KPMG resigns as Poundworld auditors

KPMG resigns as Poundworld auditors based on concerns over company governance Read More...

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Former Mazars UK head takes first BKL chairman role
Corporate Governance

Former Mazars UK head takes first BKL chairman role

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Former Mazars UK head takes first BKL chairman rol...

David Evans to join Berg Kaprow Lewis as its first non-exec chairman Read More...

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Taking Stock: Will John Bason be tender with Compass audit contract?
Audit

Taking Stock: Will John Bason be tender with Compass audit contract?

13y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: Will John Bason be tender with Compa...

Compass audit committee chair John Bason heads into the unknown as the finance chief looks to conclude tender process Read More...

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Defence the best form of attack for KPMG in new audit landscape
Audit

Defence the best form of attack for KPMG in new audit landscape

13y Richard Crump , Writer

Defence the best form of attack for KPMG in new au...

Standard Chartered and British Land have taken a very different approach to tendering under new audit rules Read More...

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Defence the best form of attack for KMPG in new audit landscape
Audit

Defence the best form of attack for KMPG in new audit landscape

13y Richard Crump , Writer

Defence the best form of attack for KMPG in new au...

Standard Chartered and British Land have taken a very different approach to tendering under new audit rules Read More...

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Treasury must watch over Royal Household finances
Corporate Governance

Treasury must watch over Royal Household finances

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Treasury must watch over Royal Household finances

The Queen's household has dipped into its reserves, leaving it with a historically low fund, warns the Public Accounts Committee Read More...

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Lack of preparation for tax transparency among corporates
Corporate Governance

Lack of preparation for tax transparency among corporates

13y Cameron Roberts

Lack of preparation for tax transparency among cor...

Businesses bemoan extra work that would entail from being more tax-transparent Read More...

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PwC: RSA's problems limited to Irish operation
Audit

PwC: RSA's problems limited to Irish operation

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

PwC: RSA's problems limited to Irish operation

Reviews involving auditors, external assurance and internal audit, outline extent of financial and control issues at RSA's Irish division Read More...

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HP says accounting a 'ridiculous' excuse for Autonomy writedown
Accounting Standards

HP says accounting a 'ridiculous' excuse for Autonomy writedown

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

HP says accounting a 'ridiculous' excuse for Auton...

HP hits back at former Autonomy directors' claim that an accounting misunderstanding is the real reason HP had to make multi-billion dollar writedown ...

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London Stock Exchange puts audit out to tender
Audit

London Stock Exchange puts audit out to tender

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

London Stock Exchange puts audit out to tender

LSE puts audit, currently held by PwC, out to tender Read More...

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KPMG recruits Olympics diversity expert
Corporate Governance

KPMG recruits Olympics diversity expert

13y Cameron Roberts

KPMG recruits Olympics diversity expert

Stephen Frost to lead KPMG's inclusion and diversity strategy Read More...

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Why the numbers add up for direct cash flow statements
Accounting Standards

Why the numbers add up for direct cash flow statements

13y Dr Iain Clacher

Why the numbers add up for direct cash flow statem...

Detractors must recognise that disclosure will bring benefits, not just for investors and analysts, but for businesses too Read More...

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FTSE 350 non-audit fees falls by a quarter
Accounting Firms

FTSE 350 non-audit fees falls by a quarter

13y Richard Crump , Writer

FTSE 350 non-audit fees falls by a quarter

Fees paid to the auditors of FTSE 350 companies for non-audit services falls by 24% Read More...

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FRC to simplify small company accounting
Accounting Standards

FRC to simplify small company accounting

13y Richard Crump , Writer

FRC to simplify small company accounting

FRC consulting on proposals to amend the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities Read More...

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Berkeley Group hires KPMG for audit role
Audit

Berkeley Group hires KPMG for audit role

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Berkeley Group hires KPMG for audit role

Housebuilder breaks audit tie with PwC after 24 years, recruiting KPMG for the role Read More...

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Deloitte replaces PwC as Marks & Spencer's auditor
Audit

Deloitte replaces PwC as Marks & Spencer's auditor

13y Richard Crump , Writer

Deloitte replaces PwC as Marks & Spencer's aud...

Marks & Spencer changes auditor for first time since 1926 Read More...

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BT criticised over its accounting for network costs
Accounting Standards

BT criticised over its accounting for network costs

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

BT criticised over its accounting for network cost...

Network rivals hit out at BT over its allocation of costs Read More...

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Standard setters “out of synch” over auditor reporting rules
Accounting Standards

Standard setters “out of synch” over auditor reporting rules

13y Richard Crump , Writer

Standard setters “out of synch” over auditor repor...

ICAEW warns against fragmentation of global auditor reporting Read More...

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EU banks' financial statements lack comparability
Corporate Governance

EU banks' financial statements lack comparability

13y Richard Crump , Writer

EU banks' financial statements lack comparability

Review of the accounts of 39 major European banks finds variance in the quality of disclosures Read More...

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More than half of accountants think Bribery Act has failed
Accounting Standards

More than half of accountants think Bribery Act has failed

13y Rachael Singh

More than half of accountants think Bribery Act ha...

Bribery Act has failed to increase confidence in SMEs says 51% of ACCA accountants Read More...

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Annual reports obfuscate performance, say readers
Corporate Governance

Annual reports obfuscate performance, say readers

13y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Annual reports obfuscate performance, say readers

In a poll, Accountancy Age readers agree companies' annual reports obfuscate performance by including too many disclosures Read More...

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PwC called in to investigate RSA's Irish division
Company News

PwC called in to investigate RSA's Irish division

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

PwC called in to investigate RSA's Irish division

Firm recruited to get to the bottom of issues discovered at RSA's Irish claims and finance functions Read More...

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