US regulator investigates audit shortcomings
Audit

US regulator investigates audit shortcomings

15y Rose Orlik

US regulator investigates audit shortcomings

PCAOB chairman Doty: body to examine audit failings in run-up to financial crisis Read More...

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Nick Land joins FRC board
People In Practice

Nick Land joins FRC board

15y Kevin Reed , Writer

Nick Land joins FRC board

Former E&Y chairman takes non-exec role at the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) Read More...

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Auditors reject lack of scepticism concerns
Accounting Firms

Auditors reject lack of scepticism concerns

15y Kevin Reed , Writer

Auditors reject lack of scepticism concerns

Firms hit back at suggestions that more scepticism is needed in their work Read More...

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Why concern about 'going concern?'
Audit

Why concern about 'going concern?'

15y Gavin Hinks

Why concern about 'going concern?'

WHY all the fuss about going concern? The Financial Reporting Council, led by Baroness Hogg (pictured) has begun a review of reporting on going concer...

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Regulator launches 'going concern' review
Regulatory Bodies

Regulator launches 'going concern' review

15y Gavin Hinks

Regulator launches 'going concern' review

FRC reveals going concern remains a 'critical' issue even as the economy stabilises Read More...

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UK audits must cover UK non-financial info
Audit

UK audits must cover UK non-financial info

15y Kevin Reed , Writer

UK audits must cover UK non-financial info

Description of UK audit scope expanded to cover non-financial information within annual reports Read More...

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FRC chairman joins John Lewis board
People Business

FRC chairman joins John Lewis board

15y Paul Grant

FRC chairman joins John Lewis board

Baroness Hogg becomes a non-exec director at retail partnership John Lewis Read More...

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Restrictive clauses and the Loch Ness Monster
Audit

Restrictive clauses and the Loch Ness Monster

15y Gavin Hinks

Restrictive clauses and the Loch Ness Monster

OFTEN, it’s all in the timing. Yesterday, Accountancy Age reported quite an outburst on the subject of banks forcing their clients to use Big Fo...

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Watchdog chief insists on 'absolute' confidence in discplinary staff
Regulatory Bodies

Watchdog chief insists on 'absolute' confidence in discplinary staff

15y Gavin Hinks

Watchdog chief insists on 'absolute' confidence in...

FRC CEO Stephen Haddrill says he has absolute confidence in disciplinary body staff as it faces huge caseload Read More...

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FRC and FSA to share audit information
Audit

FRC and FSA to share audit information

15y Paul Grant

FRC and FSA to share audit information

The Financial Services Authority and the Financial Reporting Council to exchange information in an attempt to improve the oversight of bank audits Rea...

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US audit watchdog gains access to UK auditors
Audit

US audit watchdog gains access to UK auditors

15y Kevin Reed , Writer

US audit watchdog gains access to UK auditors

UK auditors working with clients on US markets will come under the watchful gaze of US watchdog PCAOB Read More...

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FRC beefs up audit committee powers
Regulatory Bodies

FRC beefs up audit committee powers

15y Mario Christodoulou

FRC beefs up audit committee powers

Proposals will offer audit committees greater scope to detail how they have kept management honest Read More...

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Audit watchdog tightens non-audit rules
Audit

Audit watchdog tightens non-audit rules

16y Paul Grant

Audit watchdog tightens non-audit rules

Proposals to increase the oversight of auditors providing non-audit services find strong support from the profession and companies Read More...

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New rules to stop auditors from offering in-depth restructuring help
Audit

New rules to stop auditors from offering in-depth restructuring help

16y Mario Christodoulou

New rules to stop auditors from offering in-depth ...

Auditors escape outright ban on non-audit services, but will limit their restructuring assitance under new rules Read More...

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FRC steers clear of auditor rotation call
Audit

FRC steers clear of auditor rotation call

16y Kevin Reed , Writer

FRC steers clear of auditor rotation call

Tighter auditor independence rules and a new European audit authority, suggests the Financial Reporting Council, but forced auditor rotation seems a s...

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FRC makes Glen Moreno deputy chairman
Regulatory Bodies

FRC makes Glen Moreno deputy chairman

16y Paul Grant

FRC makes Glen Moreno deputy chairman

The chairman of international media group Pearson, Glen Moreno, has been revealed as the deputy chairman of the UK’s financial watchdog Read More...

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FRC and SEC hold joint talks on audit regulation
Audit

FRC and SEC hold joint talks on audit regulation

16y Mario Christodoulou

FRC and SEC hold joint talks on audit regulation

Stephen Haddrill and Mary Schapiro meet to discuss international audit regulation Read More...

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FRC defends accounting rules in lead-up to crisis
Audit

FRC defends accounting rules in lead-up to crisis

16y Mario Christodoulou

FRC defends accounting rules in lead-up to crisis

Regulators defend international accounting standards at House of Lords inquiry Read More...

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Hogg appointed as new business ambassador
Regulatory Bodies

Hogg appointed as new business ambassador

16y Mario Christodoulou

Hogg appointed as new business ambassador

David Cameron appoints business ambassadors Read More...

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Regulators to face audit inquiry
Audit

Regulators to face audit inquiry

16y Mario Christodoulou

Regulators to face audit inquiry

Officals from the FRC and FSA to answer questions on auditors before Lords inquiry Read More...

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Regulators to face audit inquiry
Audit

Regulators to face audit inquiry

16y Mario Christodoulou

Regulators to face audit inquiry

Officals from the FRC and FSA to answer questions on auditors before Lords inquiry Read More...

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Video: Disciplinary board creaks under workload
Business Regulation

Video: Disciplinary board creaks under workload

16y Accountancy Age

Video: Disciplinary board creaks under workload

AADB struggling to cope with huge number of cases on its books Read More...

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Profession's disciplinary body under pressure
Regulatory Bodies

Profession's disciplinary body under pressure

16y Mario Christodoulou

Profession's disciplinary body under pressure

Make or break: with few resources and limited powers the AADB now has to show it really has the clout to count Read More...

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UK standards chief steps down after IASB appointment
Accounting Standards

UK standards chief steps down after IASB appointment

16y Mario Christodoulou

UK standards chief steps down after IASB appointme...

Accounting Standards Board chairman moves aside to avoid conflicts of interest Read More...

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Profile: Peter Montagnon, senior investment adviser, FRC
Corporate Governance

Profile: Peter Montagnon, senior investment adviser, FRC

16y Mario Christodoulou

Profile: Peter Montagnon, senior investment advise...

Head steward: Long the voice of institutional investors, Peter Montagnon now has the difficult task of encouraging those he once served to become ste...

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Sovereign wealth funds entitled to protection: FRC
Company News

Sovereign wealth funds entitled to protection: FRC

16y Mario Christodoulou

Sovereign wealth funds entitled to protection: FRC

Senior regulator said government should not criticise foreign funds which subscribe to code Read More...

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Audit Commission should be denied to Big Four
Audit

Audit Commission should be denied to Big Four

16y Gavin Hinks

Audit Commission should be denied to Big Four

Financial Reporting Council says Big Four acquisition of the Audit Commission would damage the audit market Read More...

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