Prince Charles goes back to school
A curious lecture took place on Wednesday at the London Business School (LBS). The classroom was not packed with youngsters…
Month: May 2015
Canada’s unified professional body forges international alliance on public sector accounting
By Loukia Gyftopoulou The Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada) has strengthened its international bonds by signing a Memorandum…
ICAEW qualification still lagging in Singapore and Hong Kong
Despite recent moves to expand its remit, recent recruitment figures show the qualification of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of…
ByFinancial reporting – when more is less?
Global capital markets are dominated by increasingly complex businesses that often operate across multiple jurisdictions. This means that financial reports…
Political donations are a way of influencing policy and buying influence: Austin Mitchell former MP
The Accountant interviewed retiring Labour MP for Great Grimsby Austin Mitchell for our special report on political donations within the…
Appointments: FASB board members and ACCA Singapore
Daryl Buck and Harold Schroeder have been reappointed members of the US Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and Reuter Chua…
FRC review of audit firm governance code finds room for improvement
An assessment by the UK’s Financial Reporting Council (FRC) of the 2010 audit firm governance code has praised its successes,…
ByHow to turn Africa’s resource curse into a blessing: ICAEW-Cebr macroeconomic research
Flic en Flac, Mauritius/London. The extent to which resource-rich African countries are prepared to counteract a slowdown in the commodities…