Firms must respond to change
US CPA firms need to consolidate to compete in an environment of higher risk and international regulations, says CPAmerica president…
Month: August 2008
New audit oversight regulations a headache for Swiss firms
The introduction of an audit watchdog and much stricter registration laws are proving a burden on audit firms in Switzerland,…
SAICA creates new training model
The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) has launched a new training model that combines the institute’s two current…
EC ‘names and shames’
The European Commission has published a scoreboard illustrating where each of the 27 EU member states stand in terms of…
Copenhagen to host SMESMP congress
Scandinavia, with its SME-dominated economies, is a fitting setting for the fourth annual European Federation of Accountants’ European SME/SMP Congress,…
Management accounting body releases Chinese accounting study
The US-based Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) has released a report on a two-year study that sought to understand the…
International education board issues clarified guidance
The International Accounting Education Standards Board (IAESB) has released amended versions of its International Education Standards 1-8, the Framework for…
Sweden’s Big Bang
Physics and accounting are unlikely bedfellows but proposed changes to the Swedish audit regulations have been likened to the Big…
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