KPMG US gender discrimination suit sees 2% of approached women opt-in
According to US law firm Sanford Heisler, the collective action offer extended to 9,000 current and former female employees of KPMG US has received approximately 200 opt-ins since the first week of...
View ArticleGGI adds firm in Germany
Swiss-based association GGI has added German firm Dr. Muth & Partner, its second addition in the country in as many months.
View ArticleAICPA defies federal crackdown on partnership retirement policies
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) has called on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to stop what it considers to be "unwarranted and unnecessary"...
View ArticleMSI member merges with new firm in the Netherlands
MSI Global Alliance existing member firm deWaardKramer has merged with Ruitenburg adviseurs & accountants in the Netherlands.
View ArticleICAEW wields newly conferred regulatory powers for probate licensing
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW) has become the first non-legal regulatory body to authorise a sole practitioner for non-contentious probate work in the UK.
View ArticleGGI adds member firm in Paris
GGI has added Parisian firm DSA International to its association.
View ArticleTesco chairman resigns as Deloitte investigation finds accounting blunder...
Tesco chairman Richard Broadbent announced his resignation, as Deloitte's investigation concluded the British grocery giant's profit overstatement was £13m larger than initially foreseen.
View ArticleSpain opts for non-renewable 9 year rotation, rushing EU audit reform ahead...
Spain's economy ministry is to propose a mandatory audit rotation period of nine years, scraping the option provided to member states by the EU law to renew the audit engagement through tendering or...
View ArticleProfession concerned over “too rosy” EU banks stress tests results
The European Central Bank’s (ECB) comprehensive assessment into the Eurozone’s biggest banks brought assurance to investors but leaves the accounting profession in two minds as of the future of...
View ArticleAntea adds members in Northern Africa and Central Europe
Antea has added Moroccan firm Uniexpert and Hungarian firm Gyimesing & Partner to its association.
View ArticleBDO adds member firm in Sierra Leone
BDO has appointed member BDO Sierra Leone to its network, the firm was previously part of the PKF International network.
View ArticleBaker Tilly International re-enforces presence in Greece
Baker Tilly International with the assistance of Baker Tilly Cyprus has appointed VNT Auditing SA, created by the majority of departing members of former member firm Baker Tilly Hellas, as the...
View ArticleInternational tax agreement welcomed but worries over implementation linger
The signing of a multilateral competent authority agreement enabling automatic tax exchange by 51 jurisdictions worldwide has been heralded by observers as a step towards international tax transparency.
View ArticleGerman standard-setter appoints Deloitte partner as president
The Accounting Standards Committee of Germany (ACSG) has appointed Andreas Barckow as president of its administrative board, effective on 1 March 2015.
View ArticleEY poaches advisory leader from Deloitte to fill global post
EY has become the latest Big Four member to re-haul its strategy consulting practice, including hiring a strategy leader from competitor Deloitte.
View ArticleLeaked documents show aggressive tax planning practices in Luxembourg
An investigation into tax planning in Luxembourg by a group of European journalists, published today by UK newspaper the Guardian, has uncovered documents linking over 1,000 multi-national...
View ArticleBDO US acquires Midwest firm
BDO US has added firm SS&G, as well as its subsidiary SS&G Parkland to its network.
View ArticleBaker Tilly adds Malaysian firm
Baker Tilly International has added Huang Yan Teo & Co in Malaysia to its network.
View ArticleWCOA Rome: The Olympics of accountancy
Rome, Italy (WCOA 2014). The 19th World Congress of Accountants (WCOA 2014) held in Rome kicked off with 4,000 participants from 140 delegations, which have prompted some to nickname the event “the...
View ArticleIan Ball receives IFAC Gold Service Award
Rome, Italy (WCOA 2014). IFAC outgoing president Warren Allen has presented IFAC former chief executive for ten years and CIPFA current chairman with the IFAC Gold Service Award.
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