World Survey 2009: Crossing borders
Global standards have not quite been achieved and barriers to cross-border mobility for accountants remain, but there is no doubt…
Year: 2009
Dutch institute fears drop in student numbers
The Royal Dutch Institute of Accountants (Koninklijk Nederlands Instituut van Registeraccountants – NIVRA) has experienced a significant drop in student…
Weaver interview: Bearing the brunt of banking failures
As Europe moves a step closer to restructuring its supervision of securities markets, PricewaterhouseCoopers partner Richard Weaver tells Carolyn Canham…
Irish institute widens global outlook
CPA Ireland has extended its global ties in response to the financial crisis. The institute was not previously focused on…
XBRL still a largely unknown factor
More than 50 percent of analysts remain unaware of XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language), despite a growing number of jurisdictions…
Solution to IFRS 9 dilemma edges closer
The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the US Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) appear to be edging closer to…
Comment: Abolishing audit for SMEs – are we selling our souls?
Mats Olsson, FAR SRS The auditing and accounting business is undergoing rapid changes. Countries that had statutory audit regardless…
Sarbanes-Oxley comes under fire in US High Court and Congress
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) has come under fire from two directions this month. On 7 December, the High Court began…