Audit news round-up - Sports Direct saga continues, GE 'accounting fraud'
Audit

Audit news round-up - Sports Direct saga continues, GE 'accounting fraud'

6y Chris Jewers

Audit news round-up - Sports Direct saga continues...

Mike Ashely’s high street giant is now turning to mid-tier firms, and has reportedly approached BDO and Mazars about a possible tender process. Read M...

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Audit news round-up
Audit

Audit news round-up

6y Chris Jewers

Audit news round-up

It has been a busy week for the large accountancy firms, which has seen Grant Thornton quitting Sports Direct leaving the retail giant in audit-limbo,...

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"I've never seen a moment like this" - Mazars on joint audit. Part 3
Audit

"I've never seen a moment like this" - Mazars on joint audit. Part 3

6y Tom Lemmon

"I've never seen a moment like this" - Mazars on j...

In the final part of the series, Mazars' UK Head of Audit, Bob Neate, talks about the future of audit and how reform to the sector will come about. Re...

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Mazars make the case for joint audit - Part 2
Audit

Mazars make the case for joint audit - Part 2

6y Tom Lemmon

Mazars make the case for joint audit - Part 2

Continuing our discussion with Bob Neate, Mazars' UK Head of Audit talk, we hear why joint audit is better than shared audit, whether its a realistic ...

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Mazars make the case for joint audit – Part 1
Audit

Mazars make the case for joint audit – Part 1

6y Tom Lemmon

Mazars make the case for joint audit – Part 1

Mazars' UK Head of audit, Bob Neate, talks to Accountancy Age about why joint audit must be the solution to the audit crisis. Read More...

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An opportunity for change in the accounting sector – a need for reinvention
Audit

An opportunity for change in the accounting sector – a need for reinvention

6y Leon Kahmi

An opportunity for change in the accounting sector...

There is usually a silver lining to every dark cloud, and the one hanging over the UK accounting sector is no exception, says Leon Kamhi, Head of Resp...

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Coalition aims for consensus on good risk management practice
Practice

Coalition aims for consensus on good risk management practice

6y Chris Jewers

Coalition aims for consensus on good risk manageme...

Risk management is becoming an increasingly important part of an accountant’s role. However, there is no official best practice for accountants or any...

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Areas for audit to evolve according to PwC paper
Audit

Areas for audit to evolve according to PwC paper

6y Chris Jewers

Areas for audit to evolve according to PwC paper

Accountancy firms are looking at ways to improve the quality of the audits they undertake to restore confidence in the industry, and PwC’s report come...

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Indian government wants market review of Big Four
Big Four

Indian government wants market review of Big Four

6y Chris Jewers

Indian government wants market review of Big Four

The call for the anti-trust review comes at a time when the Big four are all facing increased scrutiny in India as well as many other international ma...

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Deloitte announces changes to its People & Purpose leadership team
Big Four

Deloitte announces changes to its People & Purpose leadership team

6y Tom Lemmon

Deloitte announces changes to its People & Purpose...

Deloitte has appointed Sharron Pamplin as the partner for human resources in the UK. Pamplin joins the firm from Atkins, where she was HR director for...

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Financial reporting – a new era beckons for professionals, directors and their insurers
Audit

Financial reporting – a new era beckons for professionals, directors and th...

6y Rebecca Smith

Financial reporting – a new era beckons for profes...

The future of audit hangs in the balance. Rebecca Smith, partner at DAC Beachcroft, takes a forensic look at some of the proposals on the table Read M...

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How to get started on your accountancy automation journey
Technology

How to get started on your accountancy automation journey

6y Edwin Abl

How to get started on your accountancy automation ...

Modulr's Edwin Abl has some top tips about the best ways to get started on your automation journey and reap the benefits of digitisation in your pract...

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Audit of the future
Audit

Audit of the future

6y Andy Turner

Audit of the future

Mercer & Hole's audit and business advisory partner Andy Turner gives his view on how technology is advancing the process of audit and what we might e...

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PwC audit changes are “unacceptable”
Audit

PwC audit changes are “unacceptable”

6y Tom Lemmon

PwC audit changes are “unacceptable”

PwC’s newly-announced audit reforms are “unacceptable” and “do not appear to go far enough”, according to Professor Prem Sikka and the CMA Read More...

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Can Richard Murphy's Corporate Accountability Network make accountancy fit for the 21st Century?
People In Practice

Can Richard Murphy's Corporate Accountability Network make accountancy fit ...

6y Tom Lemmon

Can Richard Murphy's Corporate Accountability Netw...

Accountancy is not fit for purpose in the 21st Century, according to Professor Richard Murphy. Here he discusses his vision for the future of accounta...

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Audit sector needs a bold new regulator
Audit

Audit sector needs a bold new regulator

6y Sam Walsh and Richard Khaldi

Audit sector needs a bold new regulator

Sam Walsh and Richard Khaldi, regulation and transformation experts at PA Consulting on how the new financial regulatory body can rebuild public trust...

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KPMG UK announce new audit structure – but is it enough?
Audit

KPMG UK announce new audit structure – but is it enough?

6y Tom Lemmon

KPMG UK announce new audit structure – but is it e...

KPMG UK's new audit structure is intended to deliver on many of the CMA and BEIS comittee recommendations, but critics say only a full separation will...

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Being good at maths is no longer good enough. A growth mindset is what you’ll need.
Accounting Firms

Being good at maths is no longer good enough. A growth mindset is what you’...

6y James Poyser

Being good at maths is no longer good enough. A gr...

James Poyser, CEO of inniAccounts, on the skills the accountant of tomorrow will need to have - and why accountants need not fear that the machines ar...

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Mental health in the workplace
Career

Mental health in the workplace

6y Harriet Riddick

Mental health in the workplace

CM Murray associate Harriet Riddick looks at the measures accounting firms are taking to tackle the mental health crisis - and explains why such initi...

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The madness of audit independence
Audit

The madness of audit independence

6y Clive Viegas Bennett

The madness of audit independence

As the CMA announces sweeping proposals for audit reform, Clive Viegas Bennett, CEO of MGI Worldwide, says the way the industry works is fundamentally...

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Part Two: The future is online
Security

Part Two: The future is online

6y Emanuela Hawker , Reporter

Part Two: The future is online

Emmy Hawker takes a deep dive into cyberspace, assessing how prepared accountancy firms and practices are for the ever-growing threat of cyber-crime R...

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Part One: Understanding cyber security in accountancy
Security

Part One: Understanding cyber security in accountancy

6y Emanuela Hawker , Reporter

Part One: Understanding cyber security in accounta...

Emmy Hawker takes a deep dive into cyberspace, assessing how prepared accountancy firms and practices are for the ever-growing threat of cyber-crime R...

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Life after BHS, Carillion, & Patisserie Valerie: Is there light at the end of the tunnel for audit?
Audit

Life after BHS, Carillion, & Patisserie Valerie: Is there light at the end ...

6y Accountancy Age

Life after BHS, Carillion, & Patisserie Valerie: I...

In her final article for Accountancy Age, Lucy explores quality of audit in the past and now, and what the future of the profession looks like Read Mo...

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"Hopefully we will start to see the gaps narrow in 2020": Gender pay gap reporting is released
Career

"Hopefully we will start to see the gaps narrow in 2020": Gender pay gap re...

6y Accountancy Age

"Hopefully we will start to see the gaps narrow in...

A BBC study found that less than 50 percent of firms in the UK have narrowed their gender pay gap Read More...

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KPMG is bridging the gap between accountancy and law
People In Business

KPMG is bridging the gap between accountancy and law

6y Emanuela Hawker , Reporter

KPMG is bridging the gap between accountancy and l...

Peter Workman is the latest partner to be introduced into KPMG’s legal team Read More...

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Financial services companies will be relocating away from the UK
Brexit & Economy

Financial services companies will be relocating away from the UK

6y Emanuela Hawker , Reporter

Financial services companies will be relocating aw...

The EY Financial Services Brexit Tracker has revealed some alarming statistics that shows Brexit uncertainty could damage the UK’s financial sector Re...

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"It's right at the fore of everyone's attention and firms can't ignore it anymore": #MeToo in accountancy
Career

"It's right at the fore of everyone's attention and firms can't ignore it a...

6y Accountancy Age

"It's right at the fore of everyone's attention an...

How accountancy has changed since #MeToo erupted and why there's still a way to go in tackling misconduct in the workplace Read More...

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