The crisis in company audit has knock on consequences for public audit - and now is a good time to review the remit of the National Audit Office, say ...
View articleEmeritus Professor Ruth Bender of Corporate Financial Strategy from Cranfield School of Management on the next steps following the CMA and Kingman rev...
View articleSimon Bonney, partner and insolvency expert, said “It is difficult, given the extent of the fraud, that this isn’t something that could have been spot...
View articleMore than half of company secretaries surveyed by ICSA, the Government Institute and recruitment specialist said the industry has learned little from ...
View articleEY are responding to calls for independence among the Big Four accounting firms Read More...
View articleIt is thought that up to 900 Patisserie Valerie employees could lose their jobs Read More...
View articleThe investigation into Carillion's collapse continue on with a renewed focus on KPMG's audits of the construction business Read More...
View articleThe popular cake chain says it's accounts were 'significantly manipulated' before its near-collapse last year Read More...
View articleIt's time! After another year of financial scandals, Accountancy Age are taking the plunge and writing a feature on audit in accountancy. Please take ...
View articleThe FRC has successfully persuaded a court to order an audit client, Sports Direct International Plc (SDI), to disclose privileged documents relevant ...
View articleAlthough the CMA report has highlighted changes that need to be made in the audit sector (as pointed out by Duff & Phelps), MHA MacIntyre Hudson has e...
View articleInterim CFO Nick Perrin said "It was identified that there are many creditors with a large backlog of unpaid invoices." Read More...
View articleNew blockchain technology from Sweetbridge will transform the audit process and accounting generally beyond recognition, says their CEO in the first o...
View articleThere's already shuffling happening in the UK audit sector following the CMA's audit review just before Christmas Read More...
View articleAfter a year littered with accounting scandals, the industry needs to start taking accountability, reliability, and transparency within finance seriou...
View articleWith our new podcast series, AAnswers, we respond to the big questions of our time, future-proofing the knowledge you need to succeed moving forwards ...
View articleRSM will audit Patisserie Valerie's accounts as the fraud scandal continues to unfold Read More...
View articleAt the ICAEW Information for Better Markets conference, some new suggestions were added to the ideas on the table for reforming the sector Read More...
View articleLegislation proposed to impose joint audit and separate audit from consulting services, among other measures Read More...
View articleFollowing the proposed merger of BDO and Moore Stephens, will we see more consolidation in accountancy? Keith Underwood, MD at M&A and advisory consul...
View articleAccountancy Age caught up with Michael Davidson, group managing partner at Haines Watts. He considers the importance of trainee retention, the regiona...
View articleAs we near the end of 2018, another year wrought with audit scandals, what do we know about the state of this age old practice? Read More...
View articleDespite continuing world economic and political uncertainty, the world’s top 40 international accountancy networks, associations and alliances have gr...
View articleThe company’s annual review shows strong growth, including in audit practice, over the past year Read More...
View articleBig Four rival KPMG overtake PwC as main auditor of UK’s top companies Read More...
View articleIt is hoped that hiring ex-PwC joint deputy chief executive, Ignatius Sehoole, will help the firm get back on track after a flurry of scandals this ye...
View articleThe company has set up a web page and will produce a white paper with suggestions on how the audit sector can move forward Read More...
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