West Africa survey: Hearing the roar of the African youth’s silence
French speaking West African aspiring accountants face a lack of professional curses, foreign qualifications which are too expensive, and an…
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US SEC balancing act between IFRS and US GAAP continues
Speaking at the Brooklyn Law School in New York City, US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) commissioner Kara Stein said…
ByJordan makes first steps towards IPSAS implementation
The Jordanian Ministry of Finance (MOF) has set up work teams to identify the requirements and mechanism of transition from…
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We have no intention to kick IFRS out of Switzerland: Peter Leibfried
In Switzerland companies can choose between US GAAP, Swiss GAAP and IFRS. Such a freedom of choice is part of…
ByEuropean Commission appoints EFRAG chair
The European Commission has nominated Wolf Klinz as chair of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG). Klinz will take…
ByProfession challenges political parties ahead of UK election
Politicians representing the four major UK political parties were grilled by members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland…
Disciplinary oversight of aspiring auditors vested in South Africa’s IRBA
The South African parliament has passed the Auditing Profession Amendment Bill, enabling changes in the way chartered accountants (CAs) can…
ByInsolvency: it’s like a death in the family
Our feelings about corporate collapse are a little akin to a death in the family in that we only reluctantly…