KPMG faces probe over Independent audit.
Audit

KPMG faces probe over Independent audit.

25y Michelle Perry

KPMG faces probe over Independent audit.

Auditor in the dock over Independent Insurance collapse. Read More...

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ScotPower wants US GAAP
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ScotPower wants US GAAP

25y Accountancy Age

ScotPower wants US GAAP

ScottishPower's chief executive Ian Russell is considering reconciling his accounts to US GAAP because the use of UK accounting standards is putting h...

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Tuning up to intangible audit.
Audit

Tuning up to intangible audit.

25y Larry Schlesinger

Tuning up to intangible audit.

ICAEW is called to review the way in which music copyright is valued after report concludes that current methods are inappropriate and that SMEs in th...

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News in brief.
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News in brief.

25y rumo , Writer

News in brief.

John Wiggins, a UK member of the European Court of Auditors, has downplayed allegations of widespread fraud in the commission. Writing exclusively for...

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Barings audit settlement faces hurdles.
Audit

Barings audit settlement faces hurdles.

25y Michelle Perry

Barings audit settlement faces hurdles.

Creditors could give Coopers and KPMG a headache in reaching accord over how much auditors should pay out over banking scandal Read More...

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Letters - Clawing back: auditors face the nightmare of further
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Letters - Clawing back: auditors face the nightmare of further

25y Accountancy Age

Letters - Clawing back: auditors face the nightmar...

There is another nightmare round the corner for small charities and their auditors (Audit red tape could hit charity funds, page 1, 27 September). The...

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Audit - PwC wins Xerox.
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Audit - PwC wins Xerox.

25y rumo , Writer

Audit - PwC wins Xerox.

PricewaterhouseCoopers has won the audit contract for Xerox, the photocopier group, from rival KPMG. The replacement was filed at the US Securities an...

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Audit - News in brief.
Audit

Audit - News in brief.

25y rumo , Writer

Audit - News in brief.

Liz Sandwith, newly-appointed president of the Institute of Internal Auditors, is urging companies to prioritise internal audit. Sandwith has called f...

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John Wiggins.
Audit

John Wiggins.

25y Accountancy Age

John Wiggins.

On 13 November the European Court of Auditors will present its annual report to the European parliament in Strasbourg. The event has a ritual of its o...

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SEC opts for more lenient approach
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SEC opts for more lenient approach

25y AccountancyAge.com

SEC opts for more lenient approach

The US Securities & Exchange Commission has publicly announced it will relax its treatment of companies that breach enforcement rules. Read More...

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JDS to probe Independent auditors
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JDS to probe Independent auditors

25y Michelle Perry

JDS to probe Independent auditors

KPMG is to be investigated by the accounting profession's senior watchdog over its role as auditors to Independent Insurance, the group that collapsed...

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Charity audit pressure grows
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Charity audit pressure grows

25y Michelle Perry

Charity audit pressure grows

Plans to reduce the time it takes charities to file accounts to seven months from year-end have added further fuel to the debate on auditing charities...

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Equitable probe prompts auditor review
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Equitable probe prompts auditor review

25y Philip Smith.

Equitable probe prompts auditor review

The Financial Services Authority is set to review the role of auditors in insurance regulation in the wake of the Equitable Life debacle. Read More...

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Railtrack audit fears revealed
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Railtrack audit fears revealed

25y Michelle Perry

Railtrack audit fears revealed

Serious doubts were raised by Railtrack's auditors over the company's financial viability as early as last November, Accountancy Age has learned. Read...

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Barings audit settlement faces hurdles
Audit

Barings audit settlement faces hurdles

25y Michelle Perry

Barings audit settlement faces hurdles

Failure of Barings' creditors to reach a majority agreement could undo the settlement deal reached between its liquidators and Coopers & Lybrand, ...

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Andrew Likierman: Knight of the round figures
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Andrew Likierman: Knight of the round figures

25y Philip Smith.

Andrew Likierman: Knight of the round figures

This month the head of the government's accountancy service is due to pay Buckingham Palace a visit, but not to check the books. Read More...

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