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Multiple International Education Standards revised with focus on technology
The International Accounting Education Standards Board (IAESB) has revised four International Education Standards (IESs) addressing learning and... read more
UK’s FRC: Investors seek clearer reporting on climate-related issues
Companies are falling short of investors’ expectations for clearer reporting on climate-related issues, according to the UK’s Financial Reporting... read more
IAASB and IESBA pledge stronger alliance
The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) and the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA) have pledged... read more
UK’s FRC: accounting profession needs to lead by example on diversity
With the majority of partner level positions being held by white men, the audit and accountancy profession is lagging behind other businesses when... read more
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EFAA elects new president, focuses on digital future
EFAA’s new president, Salvador Marin, outlined his key priorities for the next two years at the organisation’s 2019 annual general meeting, while... read more
ARGA team, assemble!
The new top team has been named that will see in root-and-branch reform at the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) as it transforms into the Audit,... read more
The future of audit, and how to get there
Two recent reports peer into the future of the audit profession. One analyses what an audit should offer, while the other looks at how the audit... read more
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G7 Summit – a missed opportunity for the UK to lead the global tax agenda?
On 24-26 August 2019, leaders of the seven G7 member states were joined by representatives of the European Union (EU) at the 45th G7 summit. High on the agenda was the ongoing debate surrounding the introduction of a Digital Services Tax. read more
Relevant and faithful under the microscope
Gareth Evans, Joanne Lusher and Stephen Day of the University of the West of Scotland take a closer look at the International Accounting Standards Board’s qualitative characteristics of decision-useful information. read more
ICAEW: a profession buffeted by the winds of change
Fiona Wilkinson, incoming president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), used her speech at a lunch held at the Chartered Accountants’ Hall in London to address the issues on which she wants to focus during her tenure. An edited version is reproduced below. read more