Countdown for Singapore’s new companies act
The Singaporean regulator, Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA), has adopted a two phase implementation approach for the implementation of Singapore’s new companies act.
View ArticleEY to pay $10m in Lehman brother settlement
EY will pay a $10m settlement for allegedly helping Lehman Brothers deceive investors in the years before the bank’s collapse in 2008, it was announced on Wednesday.
View ArticleKerston UK member firm merge announces another competitive year in the UK
Kreston UK has announced a merger between member firm BHP and Cleckheathon-based Clough & Company.
View ArticleAlliott Group adds accounting group in Luxembourg
Alliott Group has added FOP Groupe fiduciaire to its association in Luxembourg.
View ArticleMazars and German Moore Stephens member RöverBrönner Susat merge
Mazars and Moore Stephens International member firm RöverBrönner Susat (RBS) have merged and the new firm will join Mazas’ international integrated partnership, retroactive 1 January 2015.
View ArticlePrimeGlobal adds a Romanian member
PrimeGlobal has added Romanian firm SC Cazacus Expert to the association’s Europe, Middle East & Africa region.
View ArticleAnti-fraud head to leave SEC
The leader of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement division's financial reporting and audit task force, David Woodcock, is set to leave the SEC "later this spring", the...
View ArticleKPMG US appoints female chief executive
KPMG US has appointed Lynne Doughtie as chairman and chief executive officer, making her the second Big Four female leader to be appointed this year, following Deloitte's appointment of Cathy...
View ArticlePwC Russia replaces managing partner
PwC Russia has appointed a new managing partner, Igor Lotakov, replacing David Gray who served in the role for the past four years.
View ArticleTesco financial woes continue in wake of accounting scandal
Tesco yesterday announced preliminary annual financial results including a loss worth £6.4bn ($9.5bn) in the wake of the accounting scandal that hit it last autumn.
View ArticleEY second Big Four to partner with Microsoft
EY has become the second Big Four network to announce an alliance with Microsoft, following a similar partnership between the tech provider and KPMG last month.
View ArticleThree EU members yet to adopt international auditing standards
France, Germany and Portugal are the only EU countries yet to adopt international auditing standards (ISA) in the EU, according to a report by the Federation of European Accountants (FEE).
View ArticleScandal-hit Petrobras publishes audited multi-billion losses
Brazilian state-controlled oil company Petrobras has accepted a $17bn impairment charge in the latest development of a bribery scandal that has sparked investigations into a number of senior...
View ArticleRSM appoints new European regional leader
RSM has appointed Anand Selvarajan as its new European regional leader.
View ArticleDeloitte UK appoints independent non-executive
Deloitte UK has appointed Ruth Markland as an independent non-executive director, effective 1 June.
View ArticleDFK UK & Ireland appoints new chair and vice-chair
DFK UK & Ireland has appointed Bob Law and Anne Brady as the new chair and vice-chair respectively of the DFK International’s UK national group.
View ArticleMGI Europe adds firm in Belgium
MGI has added Belgium firm Van Herck & Co Bedrijfsrevisoren (Van Herck )to its European association.
View ArticleRödl & Partner reshapes France presence
Rödl & Partner is to open a second office in France, following the appointment of former EY Germany director Nicola Lohrey as the firm managing partner.
View ArticlePwC appoints insurance head
PwC has appointed Stephen O'Hearn to the post of global insurance leader, effective July.
View ArticleGrant Thornton UK first UK top ten firm to operate as a shared enterprise
Partners at Grant Thornton UK have voted in favour of becoming a shared enterprise firm and starting a consultation on implementation of the shared enterprise model. This would mean a departure from...
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