European Commission could investigate Google’s ‘sweetheart’ tax deal
The European Commission could examine Google's £130m ($186m) 'sweetheart' tax-deal with the British government following a letter of complaint from…
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Mandatory environmental reporting could discourage innovation: UK FRC’s Haddrill
Regulatory intervention on environmental reporting matters can wait until the market probes it cannot make satisfactory progress, Stephen Haddrill, CEO…
News brief: FASB proposes changes to financial reporting of retirement benefits
The US Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has proposed two changes to the financial reporting of retirement benefits. The first,…
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The appreciation of the US dollar has had mixed effects for emerging and developing countries – Stocker
Marc Stocker, senior economist at the World Bank's Development Economics Prospects Group, explains how currency exchanges impacted the global economy…
ByNews Brief: New ‘tormentor-in-chief’ announced at UK financial regulator
Andrew Bailey, deputy governor of the Bank of England (BoE), will become chief executive of the UK Financial Conduct Authority…
ByAccountants achieve representation at FSB’s climate disclosure task force
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) announced today the membership of its task force on climate-related disclosure, in which it's noticeable…
News brief: KPMG partner quits after tax charges and UK regulator still under fire
KPMG advisory partner quits firm after tax charge KPMG's former head of investment advisory, Patrick McCoy, has quit the firm…
ByForensic data analytics and the human factor
Three out of five senior executives across nine different industries, including the financial sector, plan to increase spending on forensic…
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