Apprenticeships a ‘credible route’ to chartered status
The traditional route to becoming a chartered accountant has always been to complete a university degree and then a professional…
Month: October 2011
EC proposals have merit say FTSE100 audit committee chairs
FTSE100 audit committee chairs have questioned the reasons behind the European Commissions (EC) audit reform proposals, but agree some have…
PCAOB to share information with Israel
The US Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has entered into a co-operative agreement for the exchange of confidential information…
Editor’s letter: A busy winter ahead
Since the end of summer, things in the accounting profession have begun to heat up. Last month, a copy of…
COMMENT: Cost outweighs benefit
In October 2010, the European Commission published its Green Paper Audit Policy: Lessons from the Crisis, which opened a debate…
US considers mandatory rotation
As global regulators debate improving audit market independence and competition, US counterparts are looking at mandatory audit firm rotation as…
PROFILE: Mohammed Nasir Ahmad
Isobel Greenlees caught up with newly elected president of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants Mohammed Nasir Ahmad, and asked about…
Japan report: In the wake of disaster
For the past seven months Japan has been rebuilding in the wake of the epic-scale earthquake that shocked the…