Grant Thornton International expands in Kyrgyzstan
Grant Thornton International has formed a new member firm in Kyrgyzstan through its existing members in Armenia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.Tajikistan managing partner Gurken Hakobyan will lead the new...
View ArticleMarcum merges with Cornerstone
Leading Edge Alliance's US member Marcum has merged with real estate industry accounting and assurance firm Cornerstone Accounting Group.As part of the merger Cornerstones five partners and 75 staff...
View ArticleCC revises audit market investigation timetable
The UK Competition Commission has brought forward its statutory audit market investigation dates, with the provisional decision on remedies expected as early as July.The CC said the final report will...
View ArticleCSOEC appoints vice president
Arnaud Debray has been appointed vice president of the Conseil Supérieur de l'Ordre des Experts-Comptables (CSOEC - the National Institute of Chartered Accountants).Debray, who is currently the...
View ArticlePKF International appoints London firm as its UK member
PKF International is to appoint London firm Littlejohn as its UK member firm, following the loss of PKF UK in a merger with BDO UK.Littlejohn is a smaller London based practice with 32 partners.The...
View ArticleJuri green lights audit reform proposals
Members of the European Parliament Committee on Legal Affairs (Juri) have confirmed by vote the directive and regulation document on European audit reform proposals, giving a green light to start...
View ArticleBaker Tilly Virchow Krause merges with New York firm
Baker Tilly International US member firm Baker Tilly Virchow Krause has merged with New York firm Holtz Rubenstein Reminick.The addition of Holtz Rubenstein Reminick, with offices in Manhattan and Long...
View ArticleTax avoidance a lost battle says PAC
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is fighting a "battle it cannot win" against tax avoidance, due to the influence of Big Four firms on the UK tax system, the House of Common's Public Accounts Committee...
View ArticleMSI Global Alliance admits Vietnamese member
MSI Global Alliance has added Vietnamese accounting firm Southern Auditing to its association.The 18 partner strong firm is headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City and provides audit, accounting and...
View ArticleAccountants top lawyers in use of social media
Accountancy firms are leading an advantage over legal firms in using social media, according to a report by Living Group.The study rated the social media output of the UK's leading legal and...
View ArticleKey Will Group expands into Italy and Liberia
Global accounting network Key Will Group has expanded into Italy and Liberia with the additions of Studio Demarziani and Pan African Consultants to its group.Liberian based Pan African Consultants was...
View ArticleLess than 20% of G20 public sector leaders female: E&Y
Ernst & Young's (E&Y) Worldwide Index of Women as Public Sector Leaders has exposed a wide discrepancy in the number of women in public sector leadership positions across the G20.The research...
View ArticleMid-tier begin withdrawal from Iran
Networks Grant Thronton International, RSM and Crowe Horwath International have all severed ties with their Iran member firms, following mounting pressure from US lobby group United Against Nuclear...
View ArticleBelarus firm joins Kreston International
Kreston Internaional has admitted the Erudite Group of Belarus to its global network.The Erudite Group comprises of three companies which cover audit, accounting and legal services, and is ranked as...
View ArticleE&Y sued over trading company audit
Collapsed financial markets trading business Worldspreads has filed a lawsuit against its auditor, Ernst & Young (E&Y).According to the Irish Times, Worldspreads, a UK company registered in...
View ArticleCrowe Horwath appoints US partners and directors
Crowe Horwath US has elected Joe Macina as audit partner in its New York office.Macina was previously a partner with KPMG and brings 18 years experience with audit and advisory services to Crowe...
View ArticleGGI adds Swiss firm
Geneva Group International (GGI) has added Swiss firm Mattig-Suter & Partner to its association.Mattig-Suter & Partner is headquartered in Schwyz and has further offices in Switzerland as well...
View ArticleMazars steps up its human rights audit project
Mazars has teamed up with Shift, a non-profit centre on business and human rights, in issuing a discussion paper on the development of global standards for human rights reporting and assurance.Mazars...
View ArticlePKF Johannesburg and Grant Thornton SA merge
Grant Thornton South Africa's Johannesburg office is to merge with PKF Johannesburg, effective 1 July.Based on International Accounting Bulletin data, the merger will add over ZAR100m ($11m) in annual...
View ArticleHLB International adds Belarus firm
HLB International has added Belarus based firm Yurisaudit to its network.Yurisaudit is based in Minsk and specialises in audit and tax services to clients in the machinery, chemical and building...
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