WeiserMazars expands health care practice
WeiserMazars, Mazars independent US member firm, has merged with health care consulting firm pmpm Consulting Group.pmpm Consulting Group is based in Sacramento and provides advisory services in health...
View ArticleICAEW calls on CMA for greater clarity on audit tendering requirements
The UK Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) draft order for audit market remedies lacks clarification of the competitive tendering requirements, according to the Institute of Chartered Accountants...
View ArticleWeak cybersecurity disclosure to increase investment risks: PwC US
By Steffen MüllerThe US companies' disclosures of cyber risks rarely provide differentiated or actionable information, PwC US warned in a joint report issued in collaboration with the Investor...
View ArticleMSI Global Alliance appoints chief executive
International association MSI Global Alliance has appointed Timothy Wilson as its chief executive officer.Wilson hails from the position of membership director at Abbeyfield Society, a later-life...
View ArticleKPMG US acquires AXIA Workday Consulting Practice
KPMG US has acquired the Workday Consulting Practice from AXIA Consulting, a technology and business consulting provider.According to KPMG, the move will strengthen its business transformation support...
View ArticleBKR adds China member firm
Global association BKR International has added Xinjiang Fangxia CPAs, a Chinese professional services firm based in Urumqi, as a member.Offering audit, tax and other professional services, Xinjiang...
View ArticleFirst UK business confidence drop in two years: ICAEW/Grant Thornton UK
Confidence among businesses dropped for the first time in two years, according to the latest Institute of Charted Accountants for England and Wales (ICAEW) and Grant Thornton UK Business Confidence...
View ArticlePrimeGlobal appoints chairman and members to its global board
PrimeGlobal has appointed Peter Davies as chairman to its global board of directors. The association also appointed three new board members, Richard Fisher, Richard Linder and Mark Worsey.Davies works...
View ArticleUK FRC to investigate EY’s audits of C2000
The UK Financial Reporting Council has extended the scope of its investigation of Computer 2000 Distribution (C2000), a distributor of IT, communication and electronics products, to look at EY's...
View ArticlePraxity adds member firm in Brazil
Praxity has added Brazilian firm Bexcell Auditores Independentes (BAI) to its association.Founded in 2010, BAI counts eight partners and 210 staff. It provides audit, tax, advisory and outsourcing...
View ArticleBDO acquires MorganFranklin UK team
BDO UK has acquired the British team of US-based business strategy company MorganFranklin Consulting.The eight-person team, led by former managing director Hans Christian Iverson, will become a part of...
View ArticleMany in US senate oppose accrual accounting for tax purposes
Nearly half of the US senators, 46 out of a 100, have signed a letter to the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee opposing a switch to accrual accounting for tax purposes.The...
View ArticleBetfair in £80m payout blunder following ICAEW rule change
Betfair, the world's largest internet betting platform, has admitted a £80m ($135m) payout to its investors violated Institute of Chartered Accounts in England and Wales (ICAEW) guidelines, according...
View ArticleRSM International adds firms in Africa
Global network RSM International has added three correspondent firms in Benin, Cameroon and Burkina Faso.The new firms, Cameroun Audit Conseil (Cameroon, with an office in Congo), Canal Audit SARL...
View ArticleEY makes global executive appointments
EY has appointed Uschi Schreiber to global vice chair for markets and chair of the global accounts committee. The role sits within the network's most senior management body, according to EY.Prior to...
View ArticleNexia international expands to Georgia
By Steffen MüllerNexia International has added Georgien firm Nexia TA to its network.Nexia TA, based in the capital Tbilisi, is the network's first firm in Georgia. It provides audit, accounting, tax,...
View ArticleGGI adds two New Zealand firms
Geneva Group International (GGI) has added member firms Walker Davey and Blackmore Virtue & Owens (BVO) in New Zealand.Located in Christchurch, Walker Davey was founded in 1999 and covers business...
View ArticleFRC investigation to investigate Grant Thornton UK
The UK Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is to pursue an investigation of Grant Thornton UK's preparation, approval and audit of the financial statements of AssetCo, a management and resources provider...
View ArticleBaker Tilly International adds Japanese firm
Baker Tilly International has added Tokyo based firm Nihombashi Corporation to its network.Founded in 1952, Nihombashi Corporation provides audit services through 12 partners and 40 staff.The firm's...
View ArticlePwC and consultant SHASAT to offer joint IPSAS courses
PwC has entered into an agreement with UK based global consulting, valuation and training organisation SHASAT to offer International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) training workshops in...
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