IPA issues first specialist insolvency licence
Accounting Firms

IPA issues first specialist insolvency licence

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

IPA issues first specialist insolvency licence

IPA issues first personal insolvency licence after licensing regime opended to greater competition Read More...

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Law Society pours scorn on ICAEW's latest attempt to expand its legal reach
Accounting Standards

Law Society pours scorn on ICAEW's latest attempt to expand its legal reach

9y Kevin Reed , Writer

Law Society pours scorn on ICAEW's latest attempt ...

Law Society claims that the public interest cannot prove to have been served by the ICAEW's move into probate - and as such should not be used by the ...

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FRC mulls BHS investigation
Business Recovery

FRC mulls BHS investigation

9y Richard Crump , Writer

FRC mulls BHS investigation

FRC looks into events at BHS following pressure from MPs to scrutinise directors and advisers involved in sale of department store prior to its collap...

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Insolvency Service to probe BHS director behaviour
Business Recovery

Insolvency Service to probe BHS director behaviour

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Insolvency Service to probe BHS director behaviour

The fast-track move is a bold departure from the norm, as a probe would normally only begin several months after administrators had finished their own...

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Auditors will shoulder disproportionate burden of disciplinary action under new FRC regime
Audit

Auditors will shoulder disproportionate burden of disciplinary action under...

9y Accountancy Age

Auditors will shoulder disproportionate burden of ...

The FRC's new disciplinary regime for public interest entities could see could see more frequent enforcement on more minor matters, write Taylor Wessi...

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UK leads charge for action on beneficial ownership
Administration

UK leads charge for action on beneficial ownership

9y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

UK leads charge for action on beneficial ownership

Osborne delivers ‘another hammer blow’ to offshore tax evasion by announcing data partnership with biggest European economies Read More...

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EC presents action plan to combat ‘staggering’ VAT gap
Administration

EC presents action plan to combat ‘staggering’ VAT gap

9y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

EC presents action plan to combat ‘staggering’ VAT...

European Commission present action plan designed to reboot EU VAT system, which is welcome news to VAT experts Read More...

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Taking Stock: FRC falls foul of its own rules...almost
Regulatory Bodies

Taking Stock: FRC falls foul of its own rules...almost

9y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: FRC falls foul of its own rules...al...

TS couldn't help but notice a near miss for the FRC Read More...

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Vegro appointed FRC executive director of strategy and resources
Accounting Standards

Vegro appointed FRC executive director of strategy and resources

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Vegro appointed FRC executive director of strategy...

Vegro will report to the FRC's chief executive, Stephen Haddrill and sit on the executive committee Read More...

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Frost Group IP granted FCA-authorisation
Accounting Firms

Frost Group IP granted FCA-authorisation

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Frost Group IP granted FCA-authorisation

The firm, with offices in London, Croydon and Bournemouth, can now offer a portfolio of non-statutory solutions and regulated debt advice to clients R...

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ICAEW issues 800th insolvency practitioner license
Business Recovery

ICAEW issues 800th insolvency practitioner license

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

ICAEW issues 800th insolvency practitioner license

The UK's insolvency profession helped rescue approximately two in five insolvent businesses in 2013/14 Read More...

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IASB reappoints chairman Hoogervorst
Accounting Standards

IASB reappoints chairman Hoogervorst

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

IASB reappoints chairman Hoogervorst

While Hoogervorst is set for a second term, vice chairman Ian Mackintosh is to step down once his term expires Read More...

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FRC to avoid further changes to codes and standards
Audit

FRC to avoid further changes to codes and standards

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

FRC to avoid further changes to codes and standard...

FRC chief executive Stephen Haddrill pledges that regulator will allow changes to codes and standards to 'bed in' rather than introduce further change...

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FRC highlights flaws in audit engagement review processes
Audit

FRC highlights flaws in audit engagement review processes

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

FRC highlights flaws in audit engagement review pr...

Thematic review from FRC's audit quality review team finds that while reviewers do bring standards of work up, weaknesses still creep through Read Mor...

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Tyrie lays down gauntlet to FRC over HBOS probe
Audit

Tyrie lays down gauntlet to FRC over HBOS probe

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Tyrie lays down gauntlet to FRC over HBOS probe

Treasury Select Committee chairman Andrew Tyrie raises "number of concerns" over FRC's supervision of KPMG's role in HBOS collapse Read More...

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ICAEW gives thumb up to Bailey as FCA chief
Accounting Standards

ICAEW gives thumb up to Bailey as FCA chief

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

ICAEW gives thumb up to Bailey as FCA chief

Bailey takes over from Martin Wheatley, who departed in September Read More...

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FRC considers plans to investigate KPMG over HBOS audit
Accounting Firms

FRC considers plans to investigate KPMG over HBOS audit

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

FRC considers plans to investigate KPMG over HBOS ...

Accounting watchdog examines why KPMG afforded HBOS a 'going concern' status a year before the bank's catastrophic failure Read More...

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The Financial Power List 2016
Accounting Standards

The Financial Power List 2016

9y Accountancy Age

The Financial Power List 2016

A crucial year for HMRC sees Lin Homer top Accountancy Age's annual list of individuals to watch in the profession this year Read More...

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FRC to probe Grant Thornton's Globo audits
Audit

FRC to probe Grant Thornton's Globo audits

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

FRC to probe Grant Thornton's Globo audits

Grant Thornton replaced BDO as Globo auditors after BDO resigned in February 2014 Read More...

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Friday Afternoon Live: KPMG's bad month and Tyrie's FRC criticism
Accounting Firms

Friday Afternoon Live: KPMG's bad month and Tyrie's FRC criticism

9y Accountancy Age

Friday Afternoon Live: KPMG's bad month and Tyrie'...

Kevin Reed rounds up the week's news Read More...

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Tyrie "flabbergasted" by FRC failure to investigate HBOS audit failings
Accounting Firms

Tyrie "flabbergasted" by FRC failure to investigate HBOS audit failings

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Tyrie "flabbergasted" by FRC failure to investigat...

Tyrie's exasperation expressed after he hears from two specialist advisers appointed to probe the bank's fall from grace Read More...

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Tyrie reiterates call for FRC to probe KPMG over HBOS
Accounting Firms

Tyrie reiterates call for FRC to probe KPMG over HBOS

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Tyrie reiterates call for FRC to probe KPMG over H...

MP continues to press Stephen Haddrill to reconsider case for a probe into KPMG's auditing of HBOS Read More...

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Amendments to FRS 101 and FRS 103 proposed by FRC
Accounting Standards

Amendments to FRS 101 and FRS 103 proposed by FRC

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Amendments to FRS 101 and FRS 103 proposed by FRC

Amendments aim to ensure FRS 101 continues to be cost-effective as IFRS, changes while FRED 64 proposes amendments to FRS 103 Insurance Contracts Read...

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IASB plans temporary IFRS reliefs for insurers
Accounting Standards

IASB plans temporary IFRS reliefs for insurers

9y Richard Crump , Writer

IASB plans temporary IFRS reliefs for insurers

IASB proposes changes to provide temporary reliefs for insurers to address consequences of the different effective dates of the IFRS 9 and IFRS 4 Read...

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Audit firm governance code to champion quality and transparency
Accounting Firms

Audit firm governance code to champion quality and transparency

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Audit firm governance code to champion quality and...

Feedback reveals that the role of independent non-executives was important but could be further strengthened Read More...

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FRC beefs up executive zeal with key management changes
Audit

FRC beefs up executive zeal with key management changes

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

FRC beefs up executive zeal with key management ch...

New structure will fuse responsibilities and harness resources to deliver the watchdog's primary objectives Read More...

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Extended auditor reports restoring trust in audit in post-HBOS world
Accounting Firms

Extended auditor reports restoring trust in audit in post-HBOS world

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Extended auditor reports restoring trust in audit ...

Eight years after the failure of HBOS, the discipline of audit - and its real value to investors - continues to fuel debate, finds Chris Warmoll Read ...

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