IT giant reviews share options policy
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IT giant reviews share options policy

24y Michelle Perry

IT giant reviews share options policy

Semiconductor company ARM, is reviewing the possibility of booking the cost of its share options to its accounts, potentially knocking as much as a th...

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Survival of firms depends on 'transparency'
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Survival of firms depends on 'transparency'

24y Larry Schlesinger

Survival of firms depends on 'transparency'

As global corporations struggle to restore investor trust in their operations, CIMA chief executive Charles Tilly says ensuring transparency should be...

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Defiant Diagonal sticks with Deloitte
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Defiant Diagonal sticks with Deloitte

24y AccountancyAge.com

Defiant Diagonal sticks with Deloitte

IT group Diagonal has dismissed calls to change its auditors after analysts voiced concerns of a possible conflict of interest. Read More...

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Auditors exposed to negligence claims
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Auditors exposed to negligence claims

24y Michelle Perry

Auditors exposed to negligence claims

In a climate of mounting litigation against firms and individuals, continued misconceptions about insurance cover are leaving auditors open to neglige...

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Sarbanes bill is 'unenforceable'
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Sarbanes bill is 'unenforceable'

24y Philip Smith.

Sarbanes bill is 'unenforceable'

Attempts by the US to force foreign accounting firms to hand over audit working papers to a new super regulatory would be 'unenforceable', according t...

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NEDs to appoint auditors at news group
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NEDs to appoint auditors at news group

24y Larry Schlesinger

NEDs to appoint auditors at news group

Dawson Holdings plc, the news distribution and marketing services group, has announced that, in future, company auditors will be appointed independent...

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Harvey Pitt to address ICAEW
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Harvey Pitt to address ICAEW

24y Michelle Perry

Harvey Pitt to address ICAEW

The embattled chairman of the SEC chief Harvey Pitt, is set to address the ICAEW this autumn to examine the challenges global companies face in a sing...

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Joint audits on the agenda
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Joint audits on the agenda

24y Michelle Perry

Joint audits on the agenda

Compulsory joint audits by rival firms have been considered by the government's review of audit as a way of avoiding an audit monopoly following the d...

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Profile: Senator Paul Sarbanes
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Profile: Senator Paul Sarbanes

24y Philip Smith.

Profile: Senator Paul Sarbanes

This man could become the biggest hate figure for the large global accountancy firms since Arthur Levitt threatened to force them to split off their c...

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Auditing in the 51st state
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Auditing in the 51st state

24y Philip Smith.

Auditing in the 51st state

While all eyes were on Wall Street as President George W Bush launched his anti-fraud crusade, the canny observers were watching developments in Washi...

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More bad news for the ICAEW
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More bad news for the ICAEW

24y Accountancy Age

More bad news for the ICAEW

Rightly or wrongly, the ICAEW has traditionally been seen as the gold standard of accountancy training. Its members usually account for the more senio...

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LibDems claim jail time is not enough
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LibDems claim jail time is not enough

24y Gavin Hinks

LibDems claim jail time is not enough

The government has been told its efforts to shore up the integrity of auditing, following publication this week of the Company Law Review White Paper,...

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IASB: Book share options as expense
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IASB: Book share options as expense

24y Michelle Perry

IASB: Book share options as expense

The global standard setter yesterday agreed to account for share options as an expense, despite growing pressure for it to back down, from European, U...

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IPR ditched, audit threshold stays at £1m
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IPR ditched, audit threshold stays at £1m

24y Michelle Perry

IPR ditched, audit threshold stays at £1m

The government has announced it will keep the audit threshold at £1m and has shelved plans to replace the audit for smaller companies with a lighter-t...

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Government audits to safeguard public funds
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Government audits to safeguard public funds

24y our parliamentary staff

Government audits to safeguard public funds

Chancellor Gordon Brown is expanding audit and inspection across government in a determined bid to ensure the cash he is pouring into public services ...

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Government review of audit under scrutiny
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Government review of audit under scrutiny

24y our parliamentary staff

Government review of audit under scrutiny

The government's review of audit and accounting post Enron and WorldCom has come under pressure from both Tories and Labour over concerns about audito...

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Mid-tiers back auditor rotation
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Mid-tiers back auditor rotation

24y Accountancy Age

Mid-tiers back auditor rotation

UK mid-tier firms have expressed support for compulsory rotation of auditors as a means of improving the battered reputation of the profession. Read M...

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Trustees sought for global standard-setter
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Trustees sought for global standard-setter

24y Michelle Perry

Trustees sought for global standard-setter

Paul Volcker, trustee chairman of the global standard-setting board, is seeking three new trustees to join his board as the International Accounting S...

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ICAEW, ICAS lag behind institute rivals
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ICAEW, ICAS lag behind institute rivals

24y Michelle Perry

ICAEW, ICAS lag behind institute rivals

Exclusive research reveals the two traditional accountancy institutes in the UK are lagging behind their newer rivals in significant areas. Read More...

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NAO to be auditor of 'last resort'
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NAO to be auditor of 'last resort'

24y Philip Smith.

NAO to be auditor of 'last resort'

The National Audit Office could become the 'auditor of last resort' under a proposal put forward by a leading Liberal Democrat peer. Read More...

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The auditor of last resort
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The auditor of last resort

24y Accountancy Age

The auditor of last resort

The wind of change is about to blow through the world of corporate governance and the accountancy profession will not be able to escape the draught. R...

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US threatens audit clash
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US threatens audit clash

24y Philip Smith.

US threatens audit clash

The US could be on a collision course with the rest of the world's auditors if controversial proposals for a powerful new watchdog are accepted. Read ...

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The Debate: Is faith being restored?
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The Debate: Is faith being restored?

24y Accountancy Age

The Debate: Is faith being restored?

Is the government doing enough to restore faith in accountancy? Yes, says Melanie Johnson. Austin Mitchell, however, says Labour is buddying up to the...

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End of an era for the institutes?
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End of an era for the institutes?

24y Michelle Perry

End of an era for the institutes?

Traditionally, budding accountants in the UK have looked to the ICAEW or perhaps, if you were Scottish, to the UK's other long-established accountancy...

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Accounting for the tragic cost of AIDS
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Accounting for the tragic cost of AIDS

24y Larry Schlesinger

Accounting for the tragic cost of AIDS

The cost of AIDS should be accounted for on corporate balance sheets, the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants has demanded. Read More...

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Sharman's revolution
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Sharman's revolution

24y Accountancy Age

Sharman's revolution

Writing in Accountancy Age.com, former KPMG International chairman Lord Sharman floats a revolutionary idea: should the National Audit Office become a...

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Marks & Spencer backs its auditor PwC
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Marks & Spencer backs its auditor PwC

24y Accountancy Age

Marks & Spencer backs its auditor PwC

Marks & Spencer has today (Wednesday) given its unequivocal backing to auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers as the retailer sought to reassure sharehold...

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