GGI adds Czech firm
Geneva Group International (GGI) has added Czech firm Grinex Czech Republic.The Prague based firm has two partners and offers audit, tax and M&A, outsourcing and appraisal services. These services...
View ArticleAbacus adds US and Singapore firms
Abacus Worldwide has added a US firm and expanded its association to Singapore.In the US, Abacus has added ZBS Group, based in Plainview, New York state.The firm offers audit, tax planning, advisory...
View ArticleKPMG US appoints practice leaders
KPMG US has appointed Conor Moore as national co-leader of its venture capital practice and Packy Kelly as leader of the firm's global semiconductor industry practice. Kelly, a Silicon Valley-based...
View ArticleICAI to bar Satyam auditors
India's accounting regulator, the Institute of Chartered Accountants India (ICAI), is to bar three of its members as a result of their role in the Satyam scandal.The so-called Satyam scandal occurred...
View ArticleIndia envisages auditors as whistleblowers
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is to issue guidance about the implementation of the auditor's duty to report on fraud to the authorities, in accordance with the recently enacted...
View ArticleBrazilian firm joins Kreston
Kreston has admitted Brazilian firm b2Finance to its network.The firm is headquartered in Sao Paulo and currently has branches in Curtiba and Rio de Janeiro. It has plans to open additional offices in...
View ArticleFormer KPMG partner sentenced for 14 months
Former KPMG partner Scott London has been sentenced to 14 months for insider training by a Los Angeles federal judge last Thursday.London was charged in April 2013 of selling secret information about...
View ArticleAGN International adds Saudi firm
AGN international has added Saudi Arabian firm, Riyadh, Hamad M Al-Aufi Chartered Accountant & Financial Consultancy & Administrative Consultancy, to its association.The firm was founded in...
View ArticleStakeholders far removed from the audit process most likely to call for change
There is a relationship between the level of involvement that financial stakeholders have with the audit process and their overall confidence in audit, a research has found.The research entitled,...
View ArticleGGI adds Italian firm
Geneva Group International has added Italian firm SLT Studi Legali e Tributari, Ceradini Pigarelli Rossi to its association.Based in Verona, Studi Legali provides audit and accounting, tax, advisory...
View ArticleBaker Tilly UK sells financial advisory business
Baker Tilly UK has agreed to sell its private client financial advice and investment management business to wealth adviser Towry.The sold off part of the business became part of Baker Tilly UK only a...
View ArticleAGN International adds Dutch firm
AGN International has added Dutch firm DK Accountants & Adviseurs to its association.The firm is owned by nine partners and has 50 staff across several branch offices including Amsterdam, Houten,...
View ArticleAbacus Worldwide adds first UK member
Abacus Worldwide has added UK firm Shelley Stock Hutter to its association.The London firm is the first UK member for the association.Shelley Stock Hutter has five partners, 50 staff and annual...
View ArticleAuren aims for greater recognition on the international stage
Spanish network Auren wants to capitalise on its recent admission to the Forum of Firms (FoF) to become a serious alternative to the big firms at international level.Auren was admitted to the FoF in...
View ArticleRSM International adds members
RSM International has expanded its presence to Slovakia, Estonia, Guatemala and Mauritius.RSM's Czech Republic firm, RSM Tacoma, has expanded its service offering in Slovakia, where the firm now...
View ArticleBank of America makes accounting error
A few days before its shareholders annual meetings, the Bank of America announced a $4bn downward revision of its previously disclosed regulatory capital due to an accounting error related to the...
View ArticleKPMG US acquires restructuring firm BBK
KPMG US has acquired restructuring advisory firm BBK. KPMG US said the deal will expand its integrated transactions and restructuring services "to help manufacturers and their suppliers in the...
View ArticleAnalysis: Bischoff backs Big Four as he takes FRC role
Almost five years after the UK government first started talking about the lack of competition in the UK statutory audit market, the new UK Financial Reporting Council (FRC) chairman Sir Winfried...
View ArticleKPMG UK makes senior leadership appointments
KPMG UK has appointed Richard Gostling as head of sectors, effective 12 May.Gostling, previously head of business services at Goldman Sachs, is coming back to KPMG UK where he completed his accountancy...
View ArticleMorison International adds Georgian firm
Morison International has added Georgian firm Audit and Business Consulting (ABC) to its association.Headquartered in Tbilisi, ABC was established in 2008 and counts two partners.The firm provides...
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