Editor’s letter: Cuban perestroika
"Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" US president Ronald Reagan demanded from his Russian counterpart during the last throes of…
Month: July 2014
ICAEW enforces education network in Cyprus
By Steffen MüllerIn cooperation with the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI), the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England…
US SEC appoints international affairs associate director
By Steffen MüllerThe US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has named Alberto Arevalo an associate director to its office of…
Cuba: Accountancy profession key to opening up economy
A new law aimed at luring foreign investment into Cuba may bring unprecedented opportunities for the accountancy profession, but pose…
Countdown to PCAOB’s inspections of Chinese audit firms
James Doty, chairman of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Body (PCAOB) shares his own views with Carlos Martin Tornero on…
EFRAG appoints research director
By Steffen MüllerThe European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) has appointed Filippo Poli as research director, effective August 2014. Filippo…
IASB completes standard for financial instruments
By Steffen MüllerThe International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has issued the final version of the standard on financial instruments accounting…
Markets demand collaboration on audit quality
Investors and businesses in today's capital markets operate on the basis of a profound trust. That the wheels of "gatekeepers",…