DFK International appoints global president
DFK International has appointed Demetris Demetriou as the association's global president.Demetriou takes on the role in his 20th year of being part of DFK International as co-founder of audit and...
View ArticleKPMG UK appoints economics and disputes leader
KPMG UK has appointed Yael Selfin as director in the firm's economics and disputes practice.Yael joins KPMG as former leader of the consultancy Edymar. Prior to Edymar, Yael was a partner at...
View ArticleFTSE 350 audit tenders set to double in 2014: PwC UK
Among the UK FTSE 350 there could be as many as 56 audit tenders in 2014, compared to 30 tenders in 2013 and 18 in 2012, according to PwC UK data.The data indicates that as many as one in seven FTSE...
View ArticleDeloitte US CEO Echevarria retires to pursue public service work
Deloitte US chief executive officer Joe Echevarria is to retire this month to pursue work in public service.Elected in 2011, Echevarria will leave nine months before the end of his four-year mandate...
View ArticleChinese Big Four firms granted more time to find settlement in SEC ban
The US Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) has again granted an extension to the court hearings on the six months ban prohibiting Big Four Chinese firms to provide services to US listed Chinese...
View ArticleGrant Thornton UK appoints national assurance leader
Grant Thornton UK has appointed former KPMG financial reporting head Andrew Vials as new leader of the firm's assurance services.Vials previously worked for KPMG where he was the head of financial...
View ArticlePrimeGlobal adds US firm
PrimeGlobal has added US accounting firm Carr, Riggs & Ingram (CRI) to its association.CRI, headquartered in Enterprise (Alabama), employs more then 1,200 staff in 42 offices across the South East...
View ArticleRevenue flat for KPMG Australia
KPMG Australia has reported annual revenue of A$1.12bn ($1.04bn) in the year to 30 June 2014, up 0.6% on last year's A$1.113bn.Audit services were flat earning the firm A$392m, tax revenues were down...
View ArticleAGN International adds member firm in Peru
AGN International has added Peruvian firm Jeri Ramon & Asociados to its association.Founded in 1986, the four partner firm is based in Lima and provides services in financial audit, accounting, tax...
View ArticleGGI adds Australian member firms
GGI Geneva Group International (GGI) has added three new member firms in Australia: Duncan Dovico Chartered Accountants, SJN Chartered Accountants and Barry Mendel Frank (BMF) Group.Based in Sydney,...
View ArticleCrowe Horwath International grows in Europe
Crowe Horwath International has added four member firms in France, Germany, Serbia and Switzerland to its network.In Germany, new member firm Trinavis has 17 partners and approximately 240 staff. It is...
View ArticleGrant Thornton continues its external growth strategy
Grant Thornton International has carried out 22 mergers and acquisitions across Canada, Taiwan, Switzerland and Vietnam in the 10 months leading to 1 August 2014.In Canada, the Jeromien office of...
View ArticleDeloitte UK growth slows as audit revenues fall
Deloitte UK has seen its growth slow to 1.4%, as revenue increased to £2.55bn ($4.23bn) for the year ending 31 May 2014, compared to £2.52bn last year.
View ArticleHP to sue Deloitte UK in Autonomy case
Hewlett-Pachard (HP) is to sue Deloitte UK over its audit of software manufacturer Autonomy, as part of an ongoing legal case between the two companies.
View ArticleBDO one of few networks to enter Bangladesh
BDO International has expanded its network to Bangladesh by appointing Bengali accounting firm Nurul Faruk Hasan & Co and its consulting firm Business Consulting Services (BCS) as BDO member firms.
View ArticlePwC ordered to face $1bn lawsuit over MF Global advice
PwC has been ordered by a federal judge in Manhattan to face the $1bn lawsuit over claims its advice was "a substantial cause" in the October 2011 bankruptcy of former New Jersey Governor Jon...
View ArticleHLB International appoints members in Latin America and Africa
HLB International has added firms in Chile, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda to its network.
View ArticleBDO South Africa appoints chief executive
BDO South Africa has appointed Mark Stewart as chief executive officer, effective immediately.
View ArticleBaker Tilly expands in Scotland regardless of referendum outcome
In the lead-up to Scotland's independence referendum, Baker Tilly UK has merged with Simpson Forsyth, an Aberdeen-based accountancy firm, in a deal the network said would provide it with "a quality...
View ArticleFemale partner appointments remain low as KPMG UK adds 52 partners
KPMG UK has added a total of 52 new partners over the course of the financial year ending September 2014, but remains short of its target for women partners.
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