DTI minister repeals OFR
Corporate Governance

DTI minister repeals OFR

21y Paul Grant

DTI minister repeals OFR

Regulations laid that replace mandatory OFR with a business review Read More...

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Shell set to settle UK investor battle
Company News

Shell set to settle UK investor battle

21y Kevin Reed , Writer

Shell set to settle UK investor battle

Oil giant reaches provisional settlement with rebel shareholders Read More...

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Combined code to be revised
Corporate Governance

Combined code to be revised

21y Paul Grant

Combined code to be revised

Review finds 'no appetite' for major changes as corporate governance improves Read More...

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Deloitte auditors banned over Parmalat work
Audit

Deloitte auditors banned over Parmalat work

21y Kevin Reed , Writer

Deloitte auditors banned over Parmalat work

Former Parmalat audit partners banned from working on audits for two years by markets regulator Read More...

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Home Office to boost SFO's anti-corruption powers
Corporate Governance

Home Office to boost SFO's anti-corruption powers

21y our parliamentary correspondent

Home Office to boost SFO's anti-corruption powers

Proposed changes would allow Serious Fraud Office to demand documents and information before a formal corruption investigation is launched Read More...

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SEC considers easing deregistration burdens
Corporate Governance

SEC considers easing deregistration burdens

21y Paul Grant

SEC considers easing deregistration burdens

Vote could make it simpler for UK companies to avoid Sarbox burdens Read More...

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FRRP maintains scrutiny on five industries
Corporate Governance

FRRP maintains scrutiny on five industries

21y Paul Grant

FRRP maintains scrutiny on five industries

Accounts watchdog to target same sectors as this year, alongside those providing services to the industry Read More...

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Sarbanes-Oxley costs BP $100m a year
Corporate Governance

Sarbanes-Oxley costs BP $100m a year

21y AccountancyAge.com

Sarbanes-Oxley costs BP $100m a year

BP chief executive, Lord Browne, admits compliance with Sarbox has cost his company dearly Read More...

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All OFR bar the shouting?
Corporate Governance

All OFR bar the shouting?

21y Damian Wild

All OFR bar the shouting?

On the frontline: has the OFR really breathed its last? Read More...

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Should the OFR have been axed?
Corporate Governance

Should the OFR have been axed?

21y Accountancy Age

Should the OFR have been axed?

Listed companies have embraced the OFR, so why did the Treasury ditch it? asks Charles Tilley. Because it didn't serve its purpose, says Donald Stewar...

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Is the OFR dead and buried?
Corporate Governance

Is the OFR dead and buried?

21y Accountancy Age

Is the OFR dead and buried?

The mandatory OFR has ceased to exist, but will the report live on as a discretionary practice? Read More...

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OFR u-turn faces legal challenge
Corporate Governance

OFR u-turn faces legal challenge

21y Paul Grant

OFR u-turn faces legal challenge

Friends of the Earth call Brown's scrapping of OFR 'unlawful' Read More...

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Time for CCAB to get its act together
Corporate Governance

Time for CCAB to get its act together

21y Damian Wild

Time for CCAB to get its act together

One of the most important meetings in the 21-year history of the Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies takes place today. Read More...

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Gradison steps in as acting PCAOB head
Corporate Governance

Gradison steps in as acting PCAOB head

21y Nicholas Neveling

Gradison steps in as acting PCAOB head

Former Congressman takes temporary charge of US accounting watchdog Read More...

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City Slickers journalists guilty of shares scam
Corporate Governance

City Slickers journalists guilty of shares scam

21y AccountancyAge.com

City Slickers journalists guilty of shares scam

Two former Daily Mirror journalists could be jailed over shares scam Read More...

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IFRS 'not just a numbers game' finds PwC
Corporate Governance

IFRS 'not just a numbers game' finds PwC

21y James Bennett

IFRS 'not just a numbers game' finds PwC

Survey reveals IFRS conversion has had huge impact on the way fund managers perceive companies and the investment decisions they make Read More...

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PBR05: Net borrowing on target
Corporate Governance

PBR05: Net borrowing on target

21y Kevin Reed , Writer

PBR05: Net borrowing on target

The government's net borrowing is on target, according to the chancellor Read More...

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Sir Christopher Hogg takes on top FRC role
Corporate Governance

Sir Christopher Hogg takes on top FRC role

21y Paul Grant

Sir Christopher Hogg takes on top FRC role

Former Reuters and GSK chairman to oversee accounting's watchdog Read More...

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Anger as OFR falls victim to Brown's red tape blitz
Corporate Governance

Anger as OFR falls victim to Brown's red tape blitz

21y Paul Grant

Anger as OFR falls victim to Brown's red tape blit...

Critics say move will not deliver administrative savings and companies will have to comply anyway Read More...

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Goodbye, and good riddance to Form 42
Corporate Governance

Goodbye, and good riddance to Form 42

21y Kevin Reed , Writer

Goodbye, and good riddance to Form 42

The chancellor's revisions enable many businesses to escape Form 42, which relates to employee-share awards Read More...

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Scrap the OFR? Yes, minister
Corporate Governance

Scrap the OFR? Yes, minister

21y Damian Wild

Scrap the OFR? Yes, minister

With apologies to Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, you can imagine how the conversation ran in Whitehall last week. Read More...

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Turner review of pensions 'cost taxpayers £1.6m'
Corporate Governance

Turner review of pensions 'cost taxpayers £1.6m'

21y AccountancyAge.com

Turner review of pensions 'cost taxpayers £1.6m'

Lord Turner's report to be delivered this week as full costs are revealed Read More...

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No retrial for Andersen
Corporate Governance

No retrial for Andersen

21y Kevin Reed , Writer

No retrial for Andersen

No retrial for former Big Five firm over Enron work Read More...

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Ahold shareholders might sue Deloitte
Audit

Ahold shareholders might sue Deloitte

21y Kevin Reed , Writer

Ahold shareholders might sue Deloitte

Ahold shareholders group consider suing Deloitte over accounting scandal Read More...

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Profession held back in fight against crime
Accounting Firms

Profession held back in fight against crime

21y Kevin Reed , Writer

Profession held back in fight against crime

Leading law enforcer bemoans lack of resources to utilise accountants Read More...

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Unilever calls for halt to reform
Corporate Governance

Unilever calls for halt to reform

21y Paul Grant

Unilever calls for halt to reform

Chairman of one of UK's largest companies calls for a slower pace of corporate governance reform Read More...

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Don't threaten UK governance, FRC tells Europe
Corporate Governance

Don't threaten UK governance, FRC tells Europe

21y Nicholas Neveling

Don't threaten UK governance, FRC tells Europe

EU harmonisation risks undermining the strong UK governance model Read More...

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