Deloitte Anjin facing criticism over Ssangyong redundancies
Deloitte's Korean firm, Deloitte Anjin, has been under the spotlight for its advisory and restructuring work at carmaker Ssangyong as allegations emerged that it inflated potential losses of the...
View ArticleAnatomy of a fraudster: forensic accounting explained on campus
"We can all become fraudsters, it's just a question of circumstances." This will be the core message of Grant Thornton UK partner and forensic and investigation expert Chris Clements when he will...
View ArticleKey Will Group expands to three new countries
Association Key Will Group expanded into Tunisia, Switzerland and Georgia with the additions of firms in each country.In Tunisia, Horizon Audit and Consulting has become the Key Will Groups first...
View ArticleMazars UK expands financial services practise
Mazars has appointed Tim Bateman as an actuarial partner in its financial services team.Bateman has over 20 years of experience in the life insurance industry.His responsibilities will be to offer...
View ArticleGrant Thornton UK to look beyond grades for recruitment
Grant Thornton UK has updated its trainee recruitment to take less account of academic scores when looking at candidates.Instead, the firm has streamlined its recruitment process to look for what it...
View ArticleKPMG Australia acquires social media company
KPMG Australia has acquired Australian social media intelligence company SR7.The two organisations originally formed a strategic alliance in June 2012 to help clients understand their social media...
View ArticleGMN adds Indian firm
GMN International has added Nisar & Kumar from India to its association.Nisar & Kumar was formed in 1988 and counts seven partners. It is based in Mumbai and has regional offices in Hyderabad,...
View ArticleAGN appoints Central and South American regional director
AGN International has appointed Mireia Rovira as its regional director for Central and South America region. Prior to taking the role, Rovira was AGN's strategy and communications advisor, and over the...
View ArticleGrant Thornton UK hires UK banking chairman
David Hitchcock has been recruited by Grant Thornton UK to the newly created role of chairman of UK Banking.In this role, Hitchcock will oversee Grant Thornton's services to the UK banking sector as...
View ArticleBKR International adds Nigerian firm
BKR International has added Nigerian firm Adebola Sobanjo to its association.Adebola Sobanjo counts two partners and 45 staff. The firm which was established 30 years ago provides audit, accounting and...
View ArticleDeloitte opens Rwanda office
Deloitte has opened an office in Rwanda's capital Kigali as part of Deloitte East Africa practice.The firm in Rwanda will offer assurance, consulting, financial, tax and risk advisory services to...
View ArticleFEE calls for clarifications in EU audit reform directive and regulation
The Federation of European Accountants (FEE) has called for clarifications on a number of items regarding the implementation phase of the audit reform package, recently agreed upon by the European...
View ArticleMid-tier get taste of EU bank audits via banking sector review
As the European Central Bank (ECB) comprehensive assessment of the European banking sector progresses, the mid-tier firms told the International Accounting Bulletin of the sizeable opportunities to...
View ArticleKPMG global chairman Michael Andrew to retire
KPMG 's current global chairman Michael Andrew, who has been in the role since 2011, is to retire after being diagnosed with "a serious medical condition".The KPMG board of director has named John...
View ArticleGMN adds Hungarian firm
Hungarian firm AlternAudit has joined association GMN International.The firm is based in Budapest and offers audit, tax advisory and financial advisory services. The firm's three leasers have...
View ArticleGrant Thornton UK expands its analytics services
Grant Thornton UK has acquired London based analytics firm Local Futures Group.Local Futures Group is a research and strategy consultancy providing a geographical perspective on economic, social and...
View ArticlePKF rebuilds Australian presence by adding an alliance of firms
PKF International's global rebuilding process has continued with the addition of Australian accounting and business advisory alliance Lawler to the network, which will more than double PKF's presence...
View ArticleNordics yet again beat largest economies in female economic empowerment
Norway, Denmark and Sweden have yet again taken the helm of the PwC Women in Work index, which ranks the 27 countries from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).The PwC...
View ArticleTGS Global adds first US member firm
The recently established accounting network TGS Global has added its first US member firm.As of 1 March New York and Long Island based Gettry Marcus has joined TGS Global.Gettry Marcus, previously a...
View ArticleKPMG US acquires mobile technology company
KPMG US has acquired Cynergy Systems, a digital and mobile technology company.Cynergy is headquartered in Baltimore and has offices in Seattle, San Diego, Grand Rapids, Phoenix, Houston, Detroit,...
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