Big Four China firms in settlement talks with SEC
The US Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) has granted an extension order to the court hearings on the six months ban prohibiting Big Four Chinese firms to provide services to US listed Chinese...
View ArticleKPMG Portugal acquires IT consulting business
KPMG Portugal has announced the planned acquisition of business process management technology provider SAFIRA Consultadoria em Imformatica (SAFIRA).Headquartered in Lisbon, SAFIRA builds business...
View ArticleMSI Global Alliance adds Singapore firm
MSI Global Alliance has added Singaporean firm Heng Lee Seng to its association.The firm has three partners and 40 staff specialising in audit, accounting and tax services.Related links:Heng Lee...
View ArticleGrant Thornton Philippines merger with Deloitte falls through
Grant Thornton International is to retain its Philippines member firm Punongbayan & Araullo, after it emerged that the proposed merger between the firm and Deloitte Southeast Asia, Navarro Amper...
View ArticleNew GGI member in New York
US firm Brock, Schechter & Polakoff has joined alliance Geneva Group International (GGI).The firm is based in Buffalo, New York, and was founded in 1972. It currently employs 35 professionals,...
View ArticleAntea adds new member firms
International association Antea has added firms in Italy, Australia, Singapore, Dubai, Bolivia and Egypt.Italian firm Data Service counts two partners and 10 staff and offers audit, tax consultancy and...
View ArticleKPMG UK appoints investment management director
KPMG UK has appointed Julie Patterson as European investment management practice director, effective at the end of the summer.Patterson will work alongside Charles Muller in KPMG EMA financial services...
View ArticleDeloitte UK appoints 65 partners and promises staff investment
Deloitte UK has announced its largest number of partner promotions in 10 years with the appointments of 65 new partners, effective on 1 June.Deloitte UK chief executive and senior partner David Sproul...
View ArticlePwC US appoints 180 partners
PwC US has appointed 180 partners across all service lines of its partnership.The admission includes 69 partners in assurance, 49 in tax, 61 in advisory and one in internal firm services. The newly...
View ArticleBrazilian firm joins AGN International
AGN International has added Brazilian firm RengiTrevor to its association.RengiTrevor located in São Paulo offers audit, tax and advisory services.The firm was founded in 2013 by former Big Four...
View ArticleCrowe Horwath international adds advisory firm in India
Crowe Horwath International has added Indian firm LeapRidge Advisors to its network.LeapRidge Advisors specialises in tax, management consulting, assurance and transaction support services.The firm has...
View ArticleUK FRC files formal complaint against two Baker Tilly auditors
The UK Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has delivered a disciplinary formal complaint against two auditors of Baker Tilly UK for unethical conduct in the audit of electrical car manufacturer Tanfield...
View ArticleEU tax shenanigans: a poisoned apple?
When California governor Jerry Brown suggested last week in front of the Irish Prime Minister Taoiseach Enda Kenny that Ireland enticed computer multinational Apple with its "creative accounting" to...
View ArticleUK FRC closes investigation into PwC’s Berkeley audit
The UK Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has closed its investigation into PwC UK's conduct in the audit of UK house builder Berkeley Group Holdings for the year ended 30 April 2012.In a statement the...
View ArticleGGI adds East African firm
Geneva Group International has added East African firm Innovex to its association.Innovex is head quartered in the Tanzanian city of Dar el Salaam, and also has offices in Kenya and Rwanda.It offers...
View ArticleHLB International adds members in Poland, Spain and Hunduras
HLB International has added Polish firm GetSix Group, Spanish firm TMH Eduardo Molina & Asociados/Molina Asesores and Honduran firm Alfaro y Asociados to its network.GetSix Group in Poland has 70...
View ArticleFootball World Cup kick-off exposes cyber threat
Protest in Brazil against the FIFA World Cup have moved up a notch a day before the start of the competition when activist group Anonymous Brazil launched online attacks on Brazilian government...
View ArticleBaker Tilly UK appoints chief operating officer
Baker Tilly UK has appointed David Gwilliam as chief operating officer.In his new position, Gwilliam will head the firm international services proposition within the RSM International network. Earlier...
View ArticleBain Capital sues EY over alleged investment advice
Bain Capital Partners, a global private equity company, along with 10 its subsidiaries has filed a complaint with a US court against EY for alleged fraud and unfair and deceptive trade practices.In May...
View ArticleGMN International adds Israeli member
GMN International has added Israeli firm Saporta Penn Chen to its association.Founded in 1994 and located in Bnei-Brak, Saporta Penn Chen is a three partner firm offering audit, tax and consulting...
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