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‘Big Four’ audit firms never examined over illegal tax plans
January 18th, 2016
Regulators fail to act as they are dominated by the companies they are supposed to police, say critics Audit and accountancy firms who devise tax-avoidance schemes ruled unlawful have never faced official reprimand, The Independent can reveal. None of the so-called ...
Formal Complaints against Mr Stephen Harrison and PwC, and Mr Stephen Hill and David Wells relating to Connaught plc
October 13th, 2015
The Financial Reporting Council’s Executive Counsel has delivered two disciplinary Formal Complaints in connection with the conduct of: Stephen Harrison (PwC’s Senior Statutory Auditor and Audit Engagement Partner) and PwC in relation to the audit of the financial statements ...
Accountants will soon be competing directly with solicitor firms
July 30th, 2015
Acountants will soon be competing directly with solicitor firms ‘on every high street in the country’, according to a leading financial adviser to the legal sector. Ian Muirhead, chairman of Solicitors Independent Financial Advice, said he expects 750 accountancy ...
Institutes retain regulatory powers over auditors
July 23rd, 2015
Acounting institutes will retain their role as regulators of the accounting profession and the structure of audit regulation will be maintained and will not be subject to statutory legislation when the government implements the EU Audit Directive and Regulation. In a ...
ACCA: Be aware of financial activity alarm bells, warns CCAB Anti Money Laundering Task Force
July 1st, 2015
Accountants’ ‘professional scepticism’ is the first line of defence in tackling money laundering and terrorist financing, says guidance issued today by the Anti-Money Laundering Taskforce of CCAB, the collective forum of accountancy bodies ICAEW, ACCA, ICAS, CIPFA and Chartered ...
EU report: international accounting rules did not worsen 2008 crisis
June 22nd, 2015
The European Commission said on Friday there was no clear evidence that adopting international accounting rules made the bloc’s banking crisis worse and that its benefits outweighed the costs. The independent International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) rules replaced a ...
Top news of the day, May 27
May 27th, 2015
1.FDI into Europe hits a new record with US$305b attracted into the region in 2014, translating to a 36% year-on-year growth, despite global growth slowdown. Last year alone, 43 European countries – including Russia and Turkey – drew 4,341 ...
Technology key to modern accountancy practices
May 27th, 2015
Adapting to new technologies is the most important issue facing accounting practices that wish to be successful, according to a poll of Accountancy Age readers. The poll of 109 Accountancy Age readers, based on ICAEW‘sTomorrow’s Practice initiative which outlined the key areas of change affecting the profession, ...
Bank of England turns up the heat on accounting firms
March 2nd, 2015
The Bank of England would have the power to fine or ban accounting firms from working in financial services under proposals setting out how the UK central bank’s regulation arm will monitor the accounting industry. The proposals from the ...
Bolster your digital defences
November 25th, 2014
Cyber criminals have the financial services sector firmly in their sights, but there is much that organisations and employees can do to protect themselves from the threat Cyber crime is on the rise, and the financial services sector is ...
