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View articleSimon Jones, former boss of rogue trade Nick Leeson at the collapsed Barings Bank, has been severely reprimanded and ordered to pay costs for his 'ine...
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View articleSouth Wales accountant Russell Goodway suffered a humiliating defeat in his attempt to be selected to stand as Labour candidate on the forthcoming Ogm...
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View articleThe heat is being turned up on the Treasury to reply to Lord Sharman's review of central government accounting, published early last year. Read More...
View articleHousing Associations and other Registered Social Landlords must tighten up their internal and external audit arrangements, Westminster?s main financia...
View articleHousing associations and other registered social landlords must tighten up their internal and external audit arrangements, Westminster's main financia...
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View articleAndersen, under fire for its audit of collapsed energy giant Enron, has been rapped across the knuckles by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, following a revie...
View articleThe Securities and Exchange Commission is to monitor the annual reports of all Fortune 500 companies' filing with it during 2002. Read More...
View articleACCA chief executive Anthea Rose today announced she was 'happy' to remain at the helm of the institute after her proposed successor withdrew from tak...
View articleEuropean accountancy body FEE is pushing for a harmonised set of auditing standards that will support the European Commission's drive to integrate cap...
View articleACCA has this morning been rocked by news that Andrew Hind, announced as the new chief executive to take over from Anthea Rose in March, will now not ...
View articleAndersen has admitted to a second congressional committee it made 'honest errors' in its audit of Enron, the collapsed energy giant. Read More...
View articleRoger Hoyle, currently chief executive of Liverpool Health Authority, has been appointed a new member of the Audit Commission with effect from 1 Janua...
View articleThe Accountancy Foundation, the profession's new watchdog, is putting the final touches to its working programme as it gears up to 'hit the ground run...
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