ECB prudential stress test or accounting guesswork
The European Central Bank's (ECB) comprehensive assessment into the Eurozone's biggest banks brings assurance to investors but leaves the accounting…
Month: October 2014
Partner or employee: Federal crackdown on accounting partnership’s retirement policies
The US federal agency in charge of anti-discrimination employment practices is investigating accounting firms to determine if partners could be…
Profession concerned over “too rosy” EU banks stress tests results
The European Central Bank's (ECB) comprehensive assessment into the Eurozone's biggest banks brought assurance to investors but leaves the accounting…
ByEU audit reform: Spanish regulator gives 10 days to comment on tough audit rules
The Spanish audit regulator, the Institute of Accountancy and Audit (Instituto de Contabilidad y Auditoría de Cuentas or ICAC), has…
UK bodies give parliamentary evidence on Scottish devolution proposals
The first session on Scottish devolution proposals was held today by the House of Commons Treasury Committee with the heads…
ByGlobal principles needed to underpin management accounting: CIMA
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) launched the final version of its Global Management Accounting Principles, following an extensive…
ByNews briefs: FAF appointment
Mary Crotty has been appointed chief operating officer of the Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF), the oversight organisation of the US…
Guest blog: Accountability.Now – We must enhance government accountability and transparency
By Andreas Bergmann, Chair, International Public Sector Accounting Standards BoardIn the public sector, the lack of transparency and accountability presents…