SEC proposes extractive industries transparency rules
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved a set of proposed disclosure requirements for US listed companies in the…
Month: December 2015
The Big Four’s Achilles heel
Jim Peterson, former in-house lawyer and partner at Arthur Andersen, has published a seminal book on the fragility of the…
Business leaders are warming towards carbon-pricing
Business leaders are warming towards carbon-pricing in order to cut emissions, a survey of 1000 executives from around the world…
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Haddrill: the cost of regulation should be borne by accounting firms
Stephen Haddrill, CEO of the UK Financial Reporting Council (FRC), shares with Carlos Martin Tornero the vision and strategy of…
News brief appointments: IFAC’s IESBA; ICAS’s ethics board
Kim Gibson has been appointed to the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA), one of the independent standards-setting bodies…
Non-audit services monitor: Trends and projections in emerging economies
Turkey, Russia and China - A test on the balance between services that will shape the future of the profession,…
Comment: The enhanced auditor report ‘sea change’ – delivering relevancy through transparency
With bold objectives of delivering enhanced transparency to investors and stimulating better communication between auditors and audit committees, new standards…
The enhanced auditor report ‘sea change’ – delivering relevancy through transparency
With bold objectives of delivering enhanced transparency to investors and stimulating better communication between auditors and audit committees, new standards…