Watershed moment for auditor’s report reform: Doty
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) chairman James Doty has described the PCAOB's proposed standards on the auditor's reporting model as a "watershed moment for auditing in the US" at...
View ArticleBKR expands to the Philippines
BKR has added Philippine firm Alas, Oplas & Co to its association, its first firm in the country.The firm has four partners and 79 staff, who operate out of offices in Bacolod City, Dasmarinas City...
View ArticleSMS Latinoamérica adds Argentinian firms
Association SMS Latinoamérica has added Argentinean firms Estudio Merino and Estudio Julio Ciucilo y Asociados.Estudio Merino is based in the city of Pergamino, in the province of Buenos Aires, and...
View ArticleEU audit reform creates potential for regulatory divergence: IFAC
The International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) has predicted that certain aspects of the EU audit reform voted through the European Parliament last week could potentially cause regulatory...
View ArticleGrant Thornton UK appoints public sector tax director
Grant Thornton UK has appointed Duncan Groves as director within the network's audit and advisory services for the public sector teams, with immediate effect.Groves joined Grant Thornton UK from Baker...
View ArticleKPMG launches strategic alliance with US capital market place business
KPMG UK has brought US working capital online market place C2FO to the UK market via a strategic alliance.The market place is used by buyers and sellers of working capital, and currently has over a...
View ArticleBKR International adds Filipino firm
BKR International has added Alas, Oplas & Co. CPAs from Philippines to its association.Established in 1990 and headquartered in Manila, Alas, Oplas & Co. CPAs counts four partners and 79 staff....
View ArticlePKF LittleJohn adds to corporate tax team
PKF International member firm PKF LittleJohn has recruited Tom Gareze as corporate tax partner.Gareze has previously worked as a tax director at PwC, and was a partner at Deloitte. Prior to taking the...
View ArticleTwo HLB leaders selected for the Obama YALI fellowship
HLB KMC West Africa managing partner Kader Kaneye and Raynatou Baro, head of the firm's women initiative "Ladies Hub" have been selected as two of 500 young African leaders in the Young African Leaders...
View ArticleIFIAR issues wake-up call on global audit quality
Firms must work harder on cross-border audit quality, the International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators (IFIAR) chair Lewis Ferguson warned yesterday at the launch of IFIAR's 2013 survey of...
View ArticleInterview: Kader Kaneye’s American dream
HLB KMC West Africa executive partner Kader Kaneye has had a successful twelve months. In June, his independent firm became a member of HLB International, and this month he has been named as one of 500...
View ArticleBDO UK appoints head of financial service practice
Mark Hunt has been appointed as the lead partner of BDO UK financial services practice.Hunt has been a partner at BDO since 2007. Previously he was a partner at KPMG for 13 years. He is also a senior...
View ArticleBaker Tilly UK opts for RSM International
Baker Tilly UK is to join RSM International, several months after it bought major parts of troubled RSM Tenon in a pre-pack deal.Baker Tilly UK will formally join RSM International later this year on...
View ArticleEY’s transaction advisory vice chair appointed to economic policy board
The Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) has appointed Pip McCrostie, vice chair of transaction advisory services (TAS) at EY global, to its board of directors.PIIE is a private, non...
View ArticleGGI adds Russian firm
Geneva Group International has added Russian firm ADE Professional Solutions to its association.The firm has 30 professional staff and four partners, and offers services in English, Russian and...
View ArticleExpanded auditors' reports shouldn’t lead to disclosure overload: CAQ
Executive director of the US Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) Cindy Fornelli told The Accountant that, while she supports the US Public Company Accounting Oversight Board's (PCAOB) attempts to expand the...
View ArticlePwC UK acquires geographic data gathering company
PwC UK has acquired natural a resource tracking and data collection technology company called GeoTraceability, which will form part of its consulting business.GeoTraceability uses data gathering and...
View ArticleUHY adds Saudi firm
UHY has added a member firm in Saudi Arabia, called UHY Abdul Jabber Certified Accountants and Consultants, to its network.The firm is based in the coastal city of Jeddah, with a branch in the capital,...
View ArticleBaker Tilly UK needs to be more responsive to AQR findings: FRC
A UK Financial Reporting Council (FRC) audit quality review (AQR) of Baker Tilly UK found half the audit's required "significant improvements".The FRC reviewed a total of six audits between 2012 and...
View ArticleEY appoints global vice chair and general counsel
Michael Solender has been appointed as EY's global vice chair and general counsel.Prior to taking this role, Solender was EY Americas vice chair and general counsel, as well as the US firm's general...
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