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Foundation stone of a Pan-African accountancy profession
In May 2011, the African profession launched the Pan African Federation of Accountants...
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World Survey 2014: The quest for transparency
Carlos Martin Tornero and Vincent Huck interview industry leaders about key issues facing the...
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Rwandan profession rising from the ashes of its recent past
On the twentieth anniversary of the genocide that burned to ashes Rwanda, Vincent Huck...
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Lewis Ferguson: Enhanced auditors’ reports top regulatory concern
After one year as chairman of the International Forum of Independent Audit...
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EFRAG study finds support for single model lease accounting
A majority of respondents in a European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) survey indicated a preference for the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the US Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) to use a single model...
A majority of respondents in a European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) survey indicated a preference for the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the US Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) to use a single model...
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Expanded auditors' reports shouldn’t lead to disclosure overload: CAQ
Executive director of the US Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) Cindy Fornelli told The Accountant that, while she supports the US Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s (PCAOB) attempts to expand the auditor report, elements of the proposal need...
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European Parliament agrees to non financial reporting rules
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have voted in favour of introducing non financial and diversity reporting rules into law, by 599 votes to 55, with 22 abstentions.
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Trans-Tasman profession raises global profile
Interviewed for The Accountant’s World Survey, Lee White, chief executive of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia (ICAA) tells Carlos Martin Tornero how the first cross-border merger between professional bodies in Australia and New...
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Canadian audit standard-setter appoints leadership roles
Cathy MacGregor and Darrell Jensen have been appointed chair and vice-chair respectively of Canada’s audit standard-setter authority, the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (AASB), for the term 2014-2016.
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Foundation stone of a Pan-African accountancy profession
In May 2011, the African profession launched the Pan African Federation of Accountants (PAFA), bringing together 37 accountancy organisations from 34 African countries. As The Accountant was preparing its World Survey, PAFA chief executive officer...
In May 2011, the African profession launched the Pan African Federation of Accountants (PAFA), bringing together 37 accountancy organisations from 34 African countries. As The Accountant was preparing its World Survey, PAFA chief executive officer...
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Rwandan profession rising from the ashes of its recent past
On the twentieth anniversary of the genocide that burned to ashes Rwanda, Vincent Huck talks to John Munga, acting chief executive of the national accountancy body, built from scratch in the aftermath of the conflict
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Lewis Ferguson: Enhanced auditors’ reports top regulatory concern
After one year as chairman of the International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators (IFIAR) and three years as a member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Lewis Ferguson shares with Carlos Martin Tornero his personal take...
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MINTs economies need accountants to flourish
Could the MINTs economies dethrone the BRICS as next economic giants? The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) executive director of markets Stephen Heathcote tackles their potential in an interview with Carlos Martin Tornero and...
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A “Why, how, and what” analysis of IFAC
International Federation of Accountants president Warren Allen outlines his ambitions for the future of the “world’s only truly global profession”
Blogs
Demand for transparency is required by insightful investors who expect a company they invest, or hope to invest in, to be very open about their “sin sheet” - they want the hanging out of “dirty laundry” in the annual report, writes Tanya Barman
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Should takeovers come with a health warning?
Guest blogger: Roger Barker - When it comes to whistle-blowing over alleged accounting irregularities, they don’t come much bigger than this. In recent months, a massive whiff of scandal has surrounded the purchase of UK software company Autonomy...
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A plan for better business
Guest blogger: Andrew Harding - Management accountants have the ability and judgement to make objective, ethical decisions that consider the public interest. But the quality of management accounting remains varied. That is why we at the Chartered...
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What do employers expect from their finance professionals?
Guest blogger: Peter Simons - There is an employability crisis across the world. Too many young people cannot find work or are underemployed, yet employers say they cannot find employees with the high level of skills they need
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Auditor reporting – upping the communication value?
By Sue Almond | Post financial crisis, investors have been particularly scathing of the binary ‘pass/fail’ nature of the auditor’s report, and have consistently asked for more ‘insight’ from the auditor. This challenge has been picked up by...
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