Grant Thornton China opens office in Shanghai FTZ
Grant Thornton China has opened an office in Shanghai's Free-Trade Zone (FTZ).
View ArticleGGI adds member firm in Austria
Geneva Group International (GGI) has added sister businesses BFP Steuerberatungs and BFP Wirtschaftsprüfungs to its association in Austria.
View ArticleAlliott Group appoints new advisory board member
Alliott Group has appointed long-standing association member Selim Ozutez to its EMEA advisory board.
View ArticleFRC bank review shows improvement but concerns remain
A review of the audits of 13 British banks and building societies by the UK's Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has found ten of the audits examined to be either good or requiring limited...
View ArticleEY UK joins PwC and KPMG by securing ABS licence
EY UK is the latest Big Four firm to be granted an alternative business structure (ABS) licence by the Regulation Authority, enabling it to provide legal services in England and Wales.
View ArticlePKF Littlejohn adds business recovery firm
PKF Littlejohn, a UK member firm of PKF International, has added its first business recovery, turnaround and insolvency specialist, firm Geoffrey Martin & Co.
View ArticleExclusive survey: Succession planning a global challenge for accounting firms
The Global Accounting Alliance and the Succession Institute have given The Accountant exclusive access to a global survey which found that many accounting firms are still oblivious to the necessity of...
View ArticleBKR adds Bangladeshi member
BKR International has added G. Kibria & Co from Bangladesh to its association.
View ArticleIECnet adds a member firm in Chile
IECnet has added Chilean Consaudit International Auditoria & Control LTDA to its network.
View ArticleKPMG: M&A activities on the rise in the USA
M&A activities have re-emerged as a leading growth strategy amongst businesses in the USA, according to a survey by KPMG US.
View ArticleKreston adds Kazakh firm
Kreston International has added Kazakh firm Eurasian Financial Services (EFS) to its network.
View ArticleGGI adds firm in Myanmar
GGI has added the Myanmar member of Japanese association Tokyo Consulting Firm (TCF), however TCF Myanmar will remain a member of the Japanese association.
View ArticleSatyam ex-chairman jailed in final chapter of accounting scandal
Indian software group Satyam Computer Services's former chairman and founder Ramalinga Raju has been sentenced to six months in prison for his role in a $1.5bn international accounting fraud case that...
View ArticleKPMG global revenues up 6% after two years of sluggish growth
KPMG global has reported revenues of $24.82bn in the year to 30 September 2014, up 6.3% in local currency terms and up by just under 5.9% in US dollar terms.
View ArticleACCA recognises PKF International with approved employer status
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has awarded PKF International with the global approved employer status for professional development, which provides ACCA members employed by...
View ArticleAs PwC grilled over Lux Leaks by UK gov't fresh cases emerge
PwC has come under fire from MPs at a public accounts committee (PAC) meeting in the House of Commons this week over its role in allegedly "selling tax avoidance on an industrial scale" in Luxembourg,...
View ArticleIASB and FASB fail to converge on lease accounting
Despite years of attempts, complete convergence on lease accounting has ultimately failed to materialise, as the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the Financial Accounting Standards...
View ArticleCrowe Horwath International appoints Ruihau and US firm CEOs as network...
Crowe Horwath International has appointed Crowe Horwath US chief executive officer Charles Allen and Ruihua principle partner Yang Jiantao as co-chairmen of the network, effective 1 January 2015.
View ArticleReanda International adds firm in Kazakhstan
Reanda International has added Finaudit Firm to its network in Kazakhstan.
View ArticleDeloitte Australia first Big Four firm in the country to appoint female CEO
Deloitte Australia has appointed Cindy Hook as chief executive officer effective 1 February 2015, marking the first appointment of a female leader by a Big Four firm in the country.
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