Turkish firm joins Key Will Group
Turkish Firm CS Yonetim Ve Destek Hizmetleri (CSYDH) has joined the association Key Will Group.CSYDH has 24 staff, including 3 partners, who provide accounting, tax and advisory services to both local...
View ArticleGGI adds member firms and US merger forms new firm
Geneva Group International's US member firms, Prager & Fenton and Metis Group, merged to form Prager Metis International.GGI also added Swiss firm Schweizerische Treuhandgesellschaft and Can...
View ArticleIAB 2013 Winners revealed
KPMG, Grant Thornton and MSI Global Alliance were among the winners of the 2013 International Accounting Bulletin Awards.The cocktail reception, which took place in London on 14th March, was attended...
View ArticlePKF New Zealand’s Wellington office joins Baker Tilly International
Wellington based PKF Martin Jarvie is to join The Baker Tilly Staples Rodway national network (Staples Rodway) from 1 April 2013.The loss of one of its eight firms in New Zealand follows a tough year...
View ArticleDeloitte appoints global real estate group leader
By Amy FreemanDeloitte has appointed Robert O'Brien to lead its global real estate group.In his new role, O'Brien will work with Deloitte's member firms to enhance service programmes for the network's...
View ArticleIcelandic firm joins Baker Tilly International
Newly established Icelandic firm Rýni endurskoðun ehf has joined the Baker Tilly International network.The Reykjavik based firm was established in December 2012 by a former PwC partner and manager, and...
View ArticleErnst & Young appoints advisory leader
Ernst & Young (E&Y) has appointed Woody Driggs as its global advisory customer leader.In his new role, Driggs will co-ordinate customer client teams globally.Prior to joining E&Y, Driggs...
View ArticleFRC responds to CC preliminary findings on audit
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has welcomed the Competition Commission's (CC) preliminary findings on the statutory audit services market.Stephen Haddrill, chief executive of the FRC, noted the...
View ArticleRoom to improve in BDO and Grant Thornton audits
The Financial Reporting Councils (FRC) latest Audit Quality Inspections of BDO and Grant Thornton (GT) found that a number of audits reviewed required significant improvement.In its review of ten Grant...
View ArticleStakeholders debate CC’s findings and audit quality
Audit committee chairs, investors, UK Financial Reporting Council representatives and practitioners expressed concern over some of the UK Competition Commission's provisional findings at an Audit...
View ArticleGGI adds member firm in Italy
Geneva Group International added Italian audit firm Iter Audit to its association.Iter Audit is headquartered in Milan and has further offices in Rome, Brescia, Florence and Padua.The firm offers...
View ArticleBDO International changes member firm in India
BDO International's current India member firm, Haribhakti Group, is to leave the network at the end of this month and MZSK & Associates is to be appointed as the network's new representative in...
View Article�Accounting groups release background paper on business model reporting
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) and PwC have released a paper on the business model as key to integrated reporting.The...
View ArticlePwC critical of CC’s provisional findings
PwC UK has found "serious failures of due process" with the UK Competition Commission's evaluation of primary facts in relation to the statutory audit market concentration investigation.In a letter to...
View ArticleUANI lobbies global accounting firm exit from Iran
The US lobby group United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) has called for Grant Thornton International to cut its ties with its Iranian member firm in a letter addressed to chief executive Edward...
View ArticleAGN International adds Hong Kong firm
By Amy FreemanAGN International has added Union Power Hong Kong as its member firm in China.Union Power Hong Kong has more than 90 professional staff.The firm offers audit and assurance, business...
View ArticlePwC China converts to special general partnership
PwC Zhong Tian has officially converted its operations in China from a joint venture to a special general partnership.The move was approved by China's Ministry of Finance (MoF) in December...
View ArticleBDO and PKF UK merger complete
BDO UK and PKF UK have completed their merger. The newly merged firm is to operate as BDO UK with 3,500 staff in 24 locations across the countryAccording to International Accounting Bulletin estimation...
View ArticleGGI adds US firm
Geneva Group International (GGI) has added US firm Grossman Yanak & Ford to its association.Grossman Yanak & Ford is headquartered in Pittsburgh and has 50 staff providing accounting, tax and...
View ArticleGrant Thornton Canada merges with Ontario firm
Grant Thornton Canada has merged with greater Toronto accounting and advisory firm GMA.GMA has 31 staff including three partners specialising in assurance, tax and advisory services.Grant Thornton US...
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