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Mozambican profession in the making
During a coffee break at the World Congress of Accountant in Rome last November, Mario Sitoe, the first...
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Integrated Reporting: A chat with the experts
Brad Monterio sits down with IIRC CEO Paul Druckman; Harvard Business School professor Robert Eccles;...
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EU Accounting Directive implementation: Bulgarian SMEs revolt against auditors’ bid to control the profession
As the deadline for the EU Accounting...
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SEC's settlement with the Chinese Big Four does little for investors: Professor Gillis
Professor Paul Gillis tells Carlos Martin Tornero that the SE...
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ACCA partners with New York based university
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and Pace University have launched an accreditation programme, the first offered by the ACCA at a US higher education institution.
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and Pace University have launched an accreditation programme, the first offered by the ACCA at a US higher education institution.
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IFIAR reiterates concerns over global audit quality
Audit firms need to pursue initiatives to improve audit quality and the consistency of audit execution, the International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators (IFIAR) chair Lewis Ferguson warned yesterday at the launch of IFIAR's 2014 survey of...
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Lewis Ferguson: PCAOB inspections don’t need to be conducted on Chinese soil
IFIAR launched its annual 2014 survey of inspections findings this week in London, where The Accountant caught with its chair, Lewis Ferguson, to discuss global regulatory developments
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FRC appoints audit policy deputy
The UK Financial Reporting Council has appointed Mark Babington as deputy director of audit policy.
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EU Accounting Directive in the UK: between a fine tuning and a revolution
The UK Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has proposed amendments to the UK and Irish accounting standards in the lead up to the implementation of the EU Accounting Directive (the Directive), a move welcomed by accounting business leaders.
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Mozambican profession in the making
During a coffee break at the World Congress of Accountant in Rome last November, Mario Sitoe, the first president of the young Mozambican institute, told Vincent Huck about the difficulties of building a profession at the local level bearing in...
During a coffee break at the World Congress of Accountant in Rome last November, Mario Sitoe, the first president of the young Mozambican institute, told Vincent Huck about the difficulties of building a profession at the local level bearing in...
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Integrated Reporting: A chat with the experts
Brad Monterio sits down with IIRC CEO Paul Druckman; Harvard Business School professor Robert Eccles; and IMA president and CEO Jeff Thomson to discuss the evolution towards Integrated Reporting.
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EU Accounting Directive implementation: Bulgarian SMEs revolt against auditors’ bid to control the profession
As the deadline for the EU Accounting Directive’s transposition looms, critics voice concerns that Bulgaria’s audit professional body is trying to expand its power and that the Ministry of Finance will issue a draft bill at the last moment,...
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SEC's settlement with the Chinese Big Four does little for investors: Professor Gillis
Professor Paul Gillis tells Carlos Martin Tornero that the SEC settlement with the Chinese firms of the Big Four does a disservice to investors and shows that US regulators have capitulated to its Chinese counterpart
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Obama’s visit signals IFRS momentum in India
India is working hard to be better integrated into the global economy with an accounting profession able to speak the “international language” of IFRS. Needless to say, it’s a language the US is still turning its back on. Carlos Martin Tornero and...
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Culture is perhaps not the first word you would associate with the work of audit committees but it was certainly a central theme emerging at a recent forum in Sydney on audit committees, writes CPA Australia chief executive Alex Malley
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Madam, there is a shrimp in the accounts
Each time I face a row of king prawns and shrimps in the supermarket I find myself asking this daunting question: where were the auditors? Before you think this publication has gone mental read the UN guide for human rights reporting
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Richard Cha: UK tax system essay competition
By Richard Cha | This essay shall seek to explore practical decentralised fiscal reform and investigate how devolving some financial and fiscal powers to London and other UK core cities could potentially develop a competitive environment for...
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Jamie Parker: UK tax system essay competition
By Jamie Parker | This paper proposes a tax system which encourages businesses that invest in their human capital and provides incentives for a more industrious workforce. It is underpinned by the dual principles that the UK’s tax regime should be...
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Ryan Gwinnett: UK tax system essay competition
By Ryan Gwinnett | We have a Nokia 3210 tax system in the UK; it is clunky, difficult to navigate and out of touch with the modern Briton. While the economy’s foundations have shifted and growth has steamed on ahead, our tax system has remained...
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