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Outcome of disciplinary case against Grant Thornton UK LLP, Alastair Nuttall and Marcus Swales
July 9th, 2015
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) announces the outcome of the disciplinary case in connection with Grant Thornton UK LLP (Grant Thornton), Alastair Nuttall and Marcus Swales, Audit Engagement Partners in relation to Manchester Building Society. Settlements agreed amongst the ...
One in 20 registered audit firms quit the market in last year
June 23rd, 2015
Almost one in 20 firms registered to audit company accounts in the UK have quit the line of work in the past year, the FRC‘s annual assessment of the profession has found. According to statistics from the reporting watchdog, the ...
Investigation into KPMG in connection with The Bank of New York Mellon’s compliance with the FSA’s client asset rules
June 23rd, 2015
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has launched an investigation under the Accountancy Scheme into the conduct of KPMG Audit plc, auditors to The Bank of New York Mellon London branch and The Bank of New York Mellon International Limited, ...
Top news of the day, June 02
June 2nd, 2015
Latest news: 1. European leaders and the head of the International Monetary Fund agreed to step up the intensity of talks over Greece’s fate after an extraordinary meeting in Berlin about ways to avert a default. The top-level huddle ...
Accounting threshold shifts risk lasting damage to audit profession
April 29th, 2015
Earlier this month, on 6 April, a new EC directive quietly slipped into force. The less than snappily titled Companies, Partnership and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2015 – the UK’s implementation of the EU Accounting Directive – passed onto the ...
Sanctions for Deloitte on MG Rover case
April 14th, 2015
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) publishes the final report of the Appeal Tribunal on sanctions in the hearing against Deloitte & Touche, who were advisers to MG Rover Group, and Mr Maghsoud Einollahi who was a partner at Deloitte ...
UK watchdog hands KPMG fines totalling £390,000
February 4th, 2015
The UK accountancy watchdog said on Tuesday it had fined KPMG a total of £390,000 for putting commercial considerations above ethical standards for auditors in two separate cases of misconduct that stretch back to 2010 and 2011. In the ...
ICAEW draws up plans for assurance on banks’ capital
December 16th, 2014
ICAEW is developing a framework for assurance on bank capital measures in response to increased concern over banks’ capital positions, the institute announced today. The framework is intended to provide a basis for independently examining risk-weighted assets (RWAs), one ...
Accounting watchdog warns retailers after Tesco scandal
December 8th, 2014
British retailers must provide clear information to investors about their income from suppliers, the country’s accounting watchdog said on Monday as it investigates a book-keeping scandal at leading supermarket Tesco (TSCO.L). Tesco has admitted overstating half-year profits by 263 ...
Britain’s audit watchdog revises corporate governance code
September 17th, 2014
Britain’s audit and accounting watchdog has overhauled its corporate governance code for UK companies, it said on Wednesday, to make them safer for investors by giving more information about how they are run and an assessment of any potential ...
