QC appointed executive counsel at accounting watchdog
Practice Regulation

QC appointed executive counsel at accounting watchdog

14y Nick Huber

QC appointed executive counsel at accounting watch...

Gareth Rees QC, an expert in financial crime and regulation, will start new role at Accountancy and Actuarial Discipline Board in March Read More...

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Chancellor objects to 'error rate' in EU accounts
Regulatory Bodies

Chancellor objects to 'error rate' in EU accounts

14y Nick Huber

Chancellor objects to 'error rate' in EU accounts

George Osborne tries to block annual approval of European Union accounts due to estimated "error rate" in European spending, mainly related to agricul...

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Companies warned about 'comply or explain'
Business Regulation

Companies warned about 'comply or explain'

14y Nick Huber

Companies warned about 'comply or explain'

The Financial Reporting Council says some UK companies need to provide better explanations about why they're ignoring the corporate governance code Re...

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FRC to consider tougher 'comply or explain' guidelines
Business Regulation

FRC to consider tougher 'comply or explain' guidelines

14y Nick Huber

FRC to consider tougher 'comply or explain' guidel...

Council says minority of companies fail to adequately explain why they don't comply with corporate governance code Read More...

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Accounting academic says FRC should be scrapped
Audit

Accounting academic says FRC should be scrapped

14y Nick Huber

Accounting academic says FRC should be scrapped

Bournemouth University professor calls for Financial Reporting Council to be canned as it fails to tackle accounting and auditing problems Read More...

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Solvency II will kill DB schemes and bankrupt business
Business Regulation

Solvency II will kill DB schemes and bankrupt business

14y Accountancy Age

Solvency II will kill DB schemes and bankrupt busi...

Solvency II will force all remaining defined benefit schemes to close and could lead to significant job losses as UK companies fold, lobby groups warn...

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Ex-Farepak chiefs banned from director roles
Business Recovery

Ex-Farepak chiefs banned from director roles

14y Kevin Reed , Writer

Ex-Farepak chiefs banned from director roles

Two ex-Farepak directors agree to director disqualifications Read More...

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Lawson urges tougher audit reforms from Brussels
Audit

Lawson urges tougher audit reforms from Brussels

14y Nick Huber

Lawson urges tougher audit reforms from Brussels

Former chancellor urges European Commission to create rules for auditors Read More...

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Langbar CEO stripped of licence and pays £20,000 costs
Company News

Langbar CEO stripped of licence and pays £20,000 costs

14y Rachael Singh

Langbar CEO stripped of licence and pays £20,000 c...

Ex-Baker Tilly partner and ICAEW member Stuart Pearson is stripped of his licence for a minimum of five years Read More...

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Accounting litigation experts join Orrick
People In Practice

Accounting litigation experts join Orrick

15y Kevin Reed , Writer

Accounting litigation experts join Orrick

Matthew Lawson and Simon Willis join London office to provide dispute services for accountants Read More...

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Worthington Nicholls FD to face AADB tribunal
Company News

Worthington Nicholls FD to face AADB tribunal

15y Rachael Singh

Worthington Nicholls FD to face AADB tribunal

A formal complaint against ICAEW member Timothy Hunt has been passed to tribunal arm of AADB Read More...

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Colin - FSA in the dog house?
Business Regulation

Colin - FSA in the dog house?

15y Taking Stock

Colin - FSA in the dog house?

Colin's take on the City Watchdog Read More

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Property and retail in focus for reporting watchdog
Regulatory Bodies

Property and retail in focus for reporting watchdog

15y Rose Orlik

Property and retail in focus for reporting watchdo...

The Financial Reporting Review Panel will pay particular attention to retail, commercial property and support services in 2012/13 Read More...

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Legal chief's departure leaves AADB Scott free
Regulatory Bodies

Legal chief's departure leaves AADB Scott free

15y Rose Orlik

Legal chief's departure leaves AADB Scott free

Cameron Scott reflects on his time at the AADB and sets his sights on the bar Read More...

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NAO: Government accounts need improvement
Regulatory Bodies

NAO: Government accounts need improvement

15y Rachael Singh

NAO: Government accounts need improvement

Comptroller and auditor general qualifies first 'whole of government' accounts for its exclusion of controlled bodies such as nationalised banks Read ...

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US watchdog finds PwC and KPMG wanting
Accounting Firms

US watchdog finds PwC and KPMG wanting

15y Rose Orlik

US watchdog finds PwC and KPMG wanting

KPMG and PwC's 2010 audits had weaknesses, according to US watchdog the PCAOB Read More...

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FRC staff changes hint at future form
Regulatory Bodies

FRC staff changes hint at future form

15y Rose Orlik

FRC staff changes hint at future form

With discipline chief Cameron Scott is leaving and a new strategic director in the offing, what does this say about the FRC's future? Read More...

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Risk report chairman talks big on disclosure
Business Regulation

Risk report chairman talks big on disclosure

15y Rose Orlik

Risk report chairman talks big on disclosure

Risk reporting expert Bill Knight mocks RBS for poor disclosure, but where was he in 2008? Read More...

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Convergence timetable quietly put to bed
Business Regulation

Convergence timetable quietly put to bed

15y Rose Orlik

Convergence timetable quietly put to bed

IFRS convergence this year seems so unlikely that experts have stopped pretending it will happen Read More...

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PwC to defend itself over JP Morgan report
Accounting Firms

PwC to defend itself over JP Morgan report

15y Rose Orlik

PwC to defend itself over JP Morgan report

PwC prepares to defend itself in an Accountancy and Actuarial Disciplinary Board hearing regarding JP Morgan Securities later this month Read More...

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Deloitte ties could affect US regulatory oversight
Accounting Firms

Deloitte ties could affect US regulatory oversight

15y Rose Orlik

Deloitte ties could affect US regulatory oversight

Links to Deloitte mean three of the PCAOB's five board members cannot discuss the firm in an official capacity Read More...

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Investors 'want direct dialogue' with financial report preparers
Regulatory Bodies

Investors 'want direct dialogue' with financial report preparers

15y Rose Orlik

Investors 'want direct dialogue' with financial re...

Investors call for direct dialogue with financial report preparers Read More...

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Colin - FRC: Strictly Boardroom
Accounting Standards

Colin - FRC: Strictly Boardroom

15y Taking Stock

Colin - FRC: Strictly Boardroom

Has the FRC gone power-mad? asks Colin Read More

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Accounting watchdog to remove 'silos'
Accounting Standards

Accounting watchdog to remove 'silos'

15y Kevin Reed , Writer

Accounting watchdog to remove 'silos'

FRC proposes doing away with its seven-board structure to streamline the organisation Read More...

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FRC: Boardroom diversity rules strengthened
Regulatory Bodies

FRC: Boardroom diversity rules strengthened

15y Rose Orlik

FRC: Boardroom diversity rules strengthened

Companies are now required to report on progress towards boardroom diversity after the FRC changed the UK Corporate Governance Code Read More...

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SEC's Deloitte subpoena attacked by US court
Audit

SEC's Deloitte subpoena attacked by US court

15y Rose Orlik

SEC's Deloitte subpoena attacked by US court

The SEC must show precedent for bypassing the Hague Convention in its subpoena of Deloitte China, a judge has ruled Read More...

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AADB: No second hearing for RSM Robson Rhodes
Audit

AADB: No second hearing for RSM Robson Rhodes

15y Rose Orlik

AADB: No second hearing for RSM Robson Rhodes

A disciplinary hearing against RSM Robson Rhodes might have seen AADB come out on top Read More...

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