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IPSAS: In the public domain
In the wake of the financial crisis regulators have called for accounting reforms in the private sector. But the...
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Round table: Latin American profession dances to its own tune
On the last day of the World Congress of Accountant (WCOA) in Rome The Accountant...
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Politicians are the ones who should support accrual accounting: Muller-Marques Berger
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Global Accounting Power 50 2014
International Accounting Bulletin and its sister title The Accountant bring you the list of the 50 most powerful peo...
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Effectiveness of audit committees challenged by audit reforms
Audit committees from around the world are calling for better information around technology and greater diversity of thinking amongst committee members to enhance their effectiveness, according to a survey by KPMG.
Audit committees from around the world are calling for better information around technology and greater diversity of thinking amongst committee members to enhance their effectiveness, according to a survey by KPMG.
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Government financial transparency could be helped by private auditors: Muller-Marques Berger
In the backdrop of the 2014 World Congress of Accountants (WCOA) in Rome, International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB) member and EY partner Thomas Muller-Marques Berger told The Accountant that auditors from the private sector...
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Singaporean and Irish professions consider membership mutual recognition
The members of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA) and Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI) may gain mutual recognition through a deal signed today which lays the foundations for a potential mutual recognition agreement between...
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IFRS Foundation appoints trustee
The IFRS Foundation has appointed Kurt Schacht as a trustee, effective immediately. His tenure will expire on 31 December 2017 and will be renewable for a further three year period.
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Role of IASB’s advisory body on standard-setting process should be strengthened: EFRAG
The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) has praised the role of the Accounting Standards Advisory Forum (ASAF), one of the advisory bodies of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), but noted that the IASB’s...
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IPSAS: In the public domain
In the wake of the financial crisis regulators have called for accounting reforms in the private sector. But the profession is more and more vocal building the case for governments to adopt accrual based IPSAS to increase transparency, Vincent...
In the wake of the financial crisis regulators have called for accounting reforms in the private sector. But the profession is more and more vocal building the case for governments to adopt accrual based IPSAS to increase transparency, Vincent...
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Round table: Latin American profession dances to its own tune
On the last day of the World Congress of Accountant (WCOA) in Rome The Accountant took the pulse of a continent full of opportunities for the global accounting industry as Latin American practitioners met with Carlos Martin Tornero and Vincent Huck.
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Politicians are the ones who should support accrual accounting: Muller-Marques Berger
International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB) member and EY partner Thomas Muller-Marques Berger talked to Vincent Huck a few hours after his speech at the World Congress of Accountants in Rome on enhancing government...
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Global Accounting Power 50 2014
International Accounting Bulletin and its sister title The Accountant bring you the list of the 50 most powerful people in the profession as chosen by subscribers and the team at the IAB and TA. See who’s made it on the list in 2014
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WCOA: A funny thing happened on the way to the Forum...
Rumour, gossip, unreported events, unquotable quotes, inconceivable episodes and unrepeatable moments that happened in Rome and should stay in Rome. As heard and compiled by Carolus Martinus Tornerius and Vincentius Robertus Huxius
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Accountants are the foundation of business interactions but also key players in many other aspects of people’s lives. Society expect us, writes Alex Malley, to not simply do what is right but to ensure that our clients and employers also do what...
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Je suis Charlie, Ich bin Charlie, Yo soy Charlie, Som Charlie Hebdo, Jsem Charlie Hebdo
In solidarity with Charlie Hebdo and those killed in the attack
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Guest blog: Audit needs a check-up
By Richard James | Regulatory change has shaken up the sleepy – some would say cosy – world of audit. For many clients, that might be a pain. But for most, the changes represent a valuable opportunity to revisit a key supplier relationship, writes...
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Exclusive release: Global succession survey unveils accounting firms have work to do
The Global Accounting Alliance and the Succession Institute shared in exclusivity with The Accountant the results of a global survey looking at the challenges faced by accounting firms when it comes to succession planning.
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Warren Allen: "All roads lead from Rome"
At the World Congress of Accountants 2014 in Rome, IFAC out-going president Warren Allen in his opening speech highlighted the increasing importance of the profession in the past 100 years and the role it should play in the economic growth of...
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