Kreston International adds firm in Honduras
Kreston International has added Delgado Maradiaga y Aociados to its network.The Honduran firm is based in Tegucigalpa and headed up by two partners. It offers the full range of audit taxation and...
View ArticlePrimeGlobal adds US firm
US firm Fesnak & Associates has joined PrimeGlobal.Based outside of Philadelphia and in New York, Fesnak and Associates provides accounting, auditing, financial management and transaction services....
View ArticleGerman group joins GGI
German accounting group WSB has joined Geneva Group International (GGI).WSB consists of WSB Wolf Beckerbauer Hummel & Partners Tax Consultants, WSB International Tax, WSB Auditing and WSB Business...
View ArticlePwC UK to increase apprenticeship vacancies by 10%
PwC UK has increased the number of vacancies at higher apprentice level this year to 120.The 10% increase in roles available under the scheme will be in the firm's business recovery services and tax...
View ArticleFRC investigates Grant Thornton UK
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) launched an investigation into Grant Thornton UK's auditing of soft drinks maker Nichols.The FRC will look at whether Grant Thornton UK was independent when it...
View ArticleNexia International adds East African firm
Nexia International has added East African firm Nexia Johnson & Johnson to its network.Based in Uganda, Nexia Jonhson & Johnson has 66 staff with offices in Rwanda, South Sudan, Kenya and the...
View ArticleGrant Thornton UK under FRC scrutiny once more
For the second time in as many days, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) launched an investigation into Grant Thornton UK.This time the FRC will look into the firm's role as auditor of interest rate...
View ArticleDFK International adds Polish firm
DFK International adds Polish firmThe association DFK International has admitted Polish firm Audit & Consulting Pawlik, Modzelewski and Partners (A&D).A&D is a firm providing accounting,...
View ArticleGrant Thornton US appoints partners and managing directors
Grant Thornton US has appointed 30 partners and 20 managing directors across the country."Our partners and principals have demonstrated great value to our dynamic clients and to our firm through their...
View ArticleIndian upper house passes Companies Bill 2011
A move towards mandatory audit firm rotation has taken a step forward in India, after the country's upper house, the Rajya Sabha, voted through the long awaited Companies Bill.As well as bringing in...
View ArticleDeloitte UK revenues up 8%
Deloitte UK has increased its revenues by 8% to £2.5bn (USD3.8bn) in the year to 31 May 2013.The firm reported growth across all its service lines with advisory services fee income increasing by 14%,...
View ArticleFive year retendering could result in a “sham process”: FRC
The UK Financial Reporting Council believes that five year mandatory audit retendering for all FTSE350 suggested by the Competition Commission (CC) could be disproportionately costly for companies and...
View ArticleHLB International adds Swiss firm
MDR Advisory has joined HLB International network.Based in Lugano the Swiss firm will become HLB International third member firm in Switzerland.Other HLB International Swiss members are...
View ArticleKPMG US appoints investment management leader
KPMG US has appointed Jim Suglia as national leader for its investment management sector.Suglia previously held the position of KPMG US advisory leader for investment management.KPMG US said that under...
View ArticlePCAOB to overhaul auditor’s reporting model
The US Public Company Account Oversight Board (PCAOB) has proposed significant changes to auditor's reporting model for US public companies, in what PCAOB chairman James Doty called a "watershed...
View ArticleBusinesses skeptical of pending revenue recognition changes
Only 38% of businesses believe that new global revenue recognition changes are needed, according to a global business survey commissioned by Grant Thornton International.As businesses await the release...
View ArticlePrimeGlobal makes changes to board of directors
PrimeGlobal has appointed four members to its global board of directors.The four members are Mushen Chen, partner at Chen & Wen, Taiwan, Tim Davidson, partner at Australian firm Fortunity, Giorgio...
View ArticleFive year retendering unnecessary and expensive: PwC
PwC UK said five year mandatory audit retendering for FTSE350 companies would prove to be costly and warned it could devalue the tender process. In an open letter to the Competition Commission (CC)...
View ArticleBaker Tilly would pay minimal fee for RSM Tenon shares
RSM Tenon today said that discussions with Baker Tilly UK over a possible take over are continuing, but any offer would likely be of minimal value due to RSM Tenon's debt levels.Following the...
View ArticleKPMG Australia suffers slight decrease in revenues
KPMG Australia has reported revenue total of A$1.1bn for the year ended 30 June 2013, down 0.6% from last year's result.Considering a market environment where Australian listed company profits fell by...
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