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TechFinancials intends to release an IPO on London’s Alternative Market
January 30th, 2015
TechFinancials, a software developer, supplying a simplified trading solution to online brokers through whom its software is used by traders worldwide and operates OptionFair an online regulated broker, through the Group’s fully owned subsidiary B.O TradeFinancials in Cyprus has ...
BDO concerned over patchy roll-out of EU accounting rules
November 27th, 2014
New European Union rules to improve auditing of banks and other companies are being blunted by varied implementation from nation to nation, a top accounting official said. The reform forces companies to switch auditor every few years so that accountants are ...
Deloitte takes top slot as Scotland’s largest firm
November 5th, 2014
Deloitte is the largest accountancy firm in Scotland, as measured in The CA magazine’s annual Accountancy Review. The CA is the membership journal of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS). The Accountancy Review charts the largest 30 ...
Ireland Considers changes on Corporate Tax
October 13th, 2014
Multinational companies are bracing for their last serving of the “Double Irish.” Ireland is expected on Tuesday to announce changes to its tax code that could eventually close one of the world’s most famous corporate-tax loopholes, dubbed the Double ...
Majority of businesses in UK reject closer EU ties
May 22nd, 2014
OVER half of UK businesses reject the idea of closer political integration with Europe, according to new research from professional services firm Grant Thornton. Fifty-seven per cent of UK companies surveyed said they would not want to see closer ...
Regulators Fear Big Data Threatens Audit Quality
April 16th, 2014
Does audit firms’ emphasis on data analytics mean that audits themselves are suffering? Regulators around the world are worried that a rise in audit firms’ consulting business and a corresponding slowdown in the growth of revenues from traditional audits ...
31% of businesses expect to grow through M&A in next 3 years
April 11th, 2014
The Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR) reveals that global M&A activity has risen from this time last year, with dynamic businesses leading the way. The results confirm that leaders of the world’s most progressive businesses view acquisitions as ...
Firms unite to provide better access to accountancy qualifications
April 3rd, 2014
THE PROFESSION has united to create a unified approach aimed at helping students from disadvantaged backgrounds obtain accountancy qualifications. The scheme, Access Accountancy was formally launched today at an inner city girls secondary school, based in Islington, London. Firms ...
European Audit Regulators on audit quality issues
December 1st, 2014
Independent audit regulators from Europe, including the Luxembourg, have structured meetings with different stakeholders on audit quality issues. In November, the European Audit Inspection Group (EAIG) met KPMG’s European leadership and the audit standard setters (IAASB/IESBA boards). The meetings are intended to ...
