Baker Tilly UK shareholders approve RSM Tenon takeover
Baker Tilly UK's shareholders voted in favour of the acquisition of RSM Tenon, therefore allowing the firm to complete the acquisition of the trading operations of RSM Tenon.On the 22 August, RSM Tenon...
View ArticleGerman firm joins GGI
GGI has added German firm DITGES to its association.Based in Bonn, DITGES provides accounting and advisory services focusing on business and tax law to both corporate and private clients.The firms...
View ArticleRSM adds Nigerian firm
RSM has added Nigerian firm SIAO Partners to its network.SIAO Partners is said to be Nigeria's fifth largest firm with annual fee income of $3.2m and over 100 staff.The firm is headquartered in Lagos...
View ArticleSFO to prosecute Olympus over accounting fraud
Two years after the Olympus $1.7bn accounting fraud was exposed, the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said it will prosecute Olympus and its British subsidiary Gyrus over the falsified accounts.Olympus...
View ArticleGrant Thornton US acquires consulting firm
Grant Thornton has acquired the Oracle consulting business of US company MarketSphere.The acquisition brings 160 new consultants to Grant Thornton US who are specialised in providing business process...
View ArticleCrowe Horwath US promotes 3 directors and 16 partners
Eric Durham, Sandy Hofmann and Bret Updegraff have been promoted to the position of director by Crowe Horwath US, effective immediately.Crowe Horwath US also made Jay Chung and Lisa Voeller partners on...
View ArticleMazars expands to Ghana
Mazars has merged with Ghanaian firm ET Akonor and Co, giving the network coverage in the African country.ET Akonor is headquartered in Accra, and served clients in Burkina Faso, Gambia, Liberia and...
View ArticleDohrer re-elected as chairman of Forum of Firms
RSM's global leader for quality and risk Bob Dohrer has been re-elected for a second three year term as chairman of the Forum of Firms (FoF).Established in 2002, the FoF promotes the international...
View ArticleMSI Global Alliance adds members in Mexico and Australia
MSI Global Alliance has added Mexican firm Lores Budiño y Compañia and Australian firm McKinley Plowman & Associates to its association.Lores Budiño y Compañia is based in Mexico City and has 80...
View ArticlePwC tops Big Four ranking in the UK
PwC UK has increased its revenue by 3% to £2.6bn in the year to 30 June 2013.With these results PwC UK retains its ranking as the largest firm in the UK. In August Deloitte UK reported £2.5bn in annual...
View ArticleDeloitte fined £14m for MG Rover advisory work
The UK Financial Reporting Council (FRC) tribunal has fined Deloitte UK with a record fine of £14m for failing to manage conflicts of interest in its advice to British carmaker MG Rover Group regarding...
View ArticlePKF International adds second UK firm
PKF International has added Scottish firm Johnston Carmichael as its second UK network member.Carmichael has annual revenues of £33m, 53 partners and 550 staff working across 11 offices in...
View ArticleHLB International adds Belgian firm
HLB International has added HLB Antwerp Fiducia to its network.HLB Antwerp Fiducia is located in Belgium and specialises in accounting and tax work.According to HLB International, for a significant...
View ArticlePwC tops Big Four ranking in the UK
PwC UK has increased its revenue by 3% to £2.6bn in the year to 30 June 2013.With these results PwC UK retains its ranking as the largest firm in the UK. In August Deloitte UK reported £2.5bn in annual...
View ArticleCollins Barrow Toronto merges with local firm
Baker Tilly International member firm in Canada, Collins Barrow Toronto, has merged with actuarial accountants firm Dion Durrell.Collins Barrow Toronto managing partner Harry Blum said with the merger...
View ArticleEU lawyers warn over financial transactions tax
A proposed European Union (EU) financial transactions tax (FTT) is illegal and should not be implemented, according EU lawyers.The financial transaction tax (FTT) is due to be implemented in 11 member...
View ArticleDeloitte Australia acquires content management consultancy
Deloitte Australia has acquired Queensland-based web content management consultancy Digicon.As a result of the acquisition a fourth Australian Deloitte Digital studio will be established in...
View ArticleGrant Thornton International against lease accounting proposals
Grant Thornton International (GTI) has expressed reservations against the converged lease accounting proposals issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the Financial Accounting...
View ArticleUK FRC to investigate PwC's audit of Berkeley Group
The UK Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has opened an investigation into whether PwC UK was acting independently when it audited UK house builder Berkeley Group Holdings for the year ended 30 April...
View ArticleLehman Brothers to repay creditors, PwC UK
Lehman Brothers International Europe (LBIE) is getting closer to repaying 100% of its debt, according to its administrators PwC UK.The European arm of the financial services company that collapsed five...
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