Inspectors call for ‘significant improvement’ in major audits
Audit

Inspectors call for ‘significant improvement’ in major audits

16y Mario Christodoulou

Inspectors call for ‘significant improvement’ in m...

FRC's Audit Inspection Unit raises concerns after investigating 109 audits in the UK Read More...

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Investors encourage companies to abandon new governance code
Audit

Investors encourage companies to abandon new governance code

16y Mario Christodoulou

Investors encourage companies to abandon new gover...

Investors oppose annual re-election of board members Read More...

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Investors encouraged to rail against companies under new stewardship code
Company News

Investors encouraged to rail against companies under new stewardship code

16y Mario Christodoulou

Investors encouraged to rail against companies und...

Insitutional investors may "escalate their actions" if board fails to take heed of their concerns Read More...

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ICAEW hits back at FSA-FRC auditor criticisms
Audit

ICAEW hits back at FSA-FRC auditor criticisms

16y Mario Christodoulou

ICAEW hits back at FSA-FRC auditor criticisms

Profession defends role of auditors in lead-up to banking crisis, but accepts need for change Read More...

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Measures to open up audit market have so far failed
Audit

Measures to open up audit market have so far failed

16y Gavin Hinks

Measures to open up audit market have so far faile...

Watchdog says it will look for new measures this years to improve audit choice Read More...

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Annual director re-election "raises eyebrows"
Company News

Annual director re-election "raises eyebrows"

16y Kevin Reed , Writer

Annual director re-election "raises eyebrows"

Annual re-election of FTSE 350 directors welcomed, despite worries about short-termism Read More...

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Directors will face annual election under new governance rules
Audit

Directors will face annual election under new governance rules

16y Mario Christodoulou

Directors will face annual election under new gove...

New corporate governance rules released Read More...

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Institutes urged to step up their monitoring game
Accounting Standards

Institutes urged to step up their monitoring game

16y Kevin Reed , Writer

Institutes urged to step up their monitoring game

Professional Oversight Board calls for greater rigour from institutes when reviewing firms Read More...

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Sunderland takes governance chair
Corporate Governance

Sunderland takes governance chair

16y Accountancy Age

Sunderland takes governance chair

FRC appoints new corporate governance chief Read More...

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Election of directors up for the vote this week
Audit

Election of directors up for the vote this week

16y Accountancy Age

Election of directors up for the vote this week

Financial Reporting Review to decide whether directors should be re-elected Read More...

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Haddrill calls for expanded FRC powers
Accounting Standards

Haddrill calls for expanded FRC powers

16y Mario Christodoulou

Haddrill calls for expanded FRC powers

Haddrill wants power to share information within FRC Read More...

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Accountancy bodies must improve member monitoring
Accounting Firms

Accountancy bodies must improve member monitoring

16y Kevin Reed , Writer

Accountancy bodies must improve member monitoring

Accountancy's oversight board wants institutes to keep a closer eye on their members Read More...

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Poacher turns gamekeeper
Corporate Governance

Poacher turns gamekeeper

16y Gavin Hinks

Poacher turns gamekeeper

Going from lobbyist to regulator means the FRC’s new senior investment adviser will have to tread carefully Read More...

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‘Cut the clutter’ from annual reports, regulator warns FDs
Consulting

‘Cut the clutter’ from annual reports, regulator warns FDs

16y Mario Christodoulou

‘Cut the clutter’ from annual reports, regulator w...

FRC to release guidance aimed at FDs who fill financial reports with unnecessary and trivial information Read More...

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Montagnon leaves ABI for FRC
Company News

Montagnon leaves ABI for FRC

16y Kevin Reed , Writer

Montagnon leaves ABI for FRC

Peter Montagnon joins FRC to focus on corporate and stewardship governance Read More...

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ACCA voice concerns about stewardhip code
Audit

ACCA voice concerns about stewardhip code

16y Accountancy Age

ACCA voice concerns about stewardhip code

Stewardship code lacks enforcement mechanism Read More...

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Turning a new page
Company News

Turning a new page

16y Accountancy Age

Turning a new page

Proposals for a new regulatory page in accounts hit the spot Read More...

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Satisfaction guaranteed
Company News

Satisfaction guaranteed

16y Accountancy Age

Satisfaction guaranteed

Consistency and innovation are needed if you want to keep your clients happy Read More...

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Audit inspections will target banks in 2010
Audit

Audit inspections will target banks in 2010

16y Mario Christodoulou

Audit inspections will target banks in 2010

Financial watchdog widens scope of audit investigations Read More...

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FRC will ask E&Y about Lehman transactions
Audit

FRC will ask E&Y about Lehman transactions

16y Mario Christodoulou

FRC will ask E&Y about Lehman transactions

UK regulator says it will look into accounting treatment for Repos Read More...

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FRC rated "world class" by government oversight body
Accounting Standards

FRC rated "world class" by government oversight body

16y Mario Christodoulou

FRC rated "world class" by government oversight bo...

Soft touch approach lauded Read More...

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Analysis: FRC's Haddrill at the Treasury select commmittee
Audit

Analysis: FRC's Haddrill at the Treasury select commmittee

16y Christian Doherty

Analysis: FRC's Haddrill at the Treasury select co...

New FRC chief tells Treasury committee that current system for differentiating between audit and non-audit creates "absurdities" Read More...

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Auditors may escape rules shakeup of non-audit work
Audit

Auditors may escape rules shakeup of non-audit work

16y Mario Christodoulou

Auditors may escape rules shakeup of non-audit wor...

Responses to the APB's review of rules covering non-audit work call for more transparency but no restrictions Read More...

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The Walker Report rules out jobs for execs
Corporate Governance

The Walker Report rules out jobs for execs

16y Mark Freebairn

The Walker Report rules out jobs for execs

New recommendations on corporate governance have workload implications for FDs Read More...

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FRC issues guidance on XBRL
Consulting

FRC issues guidance on XBRL

16y Rachael Singh

FRC issues guidance on XBRL

Accountants receive roadmap on eXtensible Business Reporting Language Read More...

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Hogg in the limelight
Audit

Hogg in the limelight

16y Gavin Hinks

Hogg in the limelight

Baroness Hogg will have to call on her years of experience for her new role as chairman of the FRC Read More...

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Watchdog urges investor activism in new code
Audit

Watchdog urges investor activism in new code

16y Mario Christodoulou

Watchdog urges investor activism in new code

New standards aim to make investors engage with their investments Read More...

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