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View ArticleGrant Thornton UK students sign up to new audit qualification
Thirty five Grant Thornton UK students have signed up for the new integrated qualification (IQ) in audit created by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) and the Chartered...
View ArticleNews briefs, firm movements: PKF International and MSI Global Alliance
PKF International and MSI Global Alliance add firms in Australia and Lebanon, respectively
View ArticleNon-audit services monitor: United States
As accountancy firms seek to grow by offering a wider range of professional services –other than financial audit– regulators, investors and industry stakeholders keep a vigilant eye on the...
View ArticleACCA’s Sue Almond returns to Grant Thornton UK
After a six-year stint at the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, Almond returns to the UK firm where she had already spent 20 years of her career, from 1988 to 2009
View ArticleNews briefs, firm movements: EY, Nexia International, DFK International
EY’s acquisition of IZAZ in South Africa becomes effective; Nexia International and DFK International add UK member firms
View ArticleAICPA moves forward with clearing house of financial statements
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) is working on a CPA firm validation initiative, which would effectively mean the creation of a clearing house for audited financial...
View ArticleNews briefs, firm movements: Russell Brennan Keane, HLB International, Nordens
Russell Brennan Keane and Andrew Partners merger; HLB International adds firms in Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago; Nordens adds three partners
View ArticleTempest in a teapot at PKF Uganda?
PKF Uganda managing partner Charles Oguttu has dismissed claims that the firm was on the verge of collapse following a dispute between auditors.
View ArticleNews Brief, appointment: ex-Big Five, current Big Four, BKR International
Latest appointments worldwide
View ArticleNews briefs, firm movements: BDO, Grant Thornton, Deloitte, PwC UK
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View ArticleMGI Mexico member firms launch joined internal audit service
MGI member firms in Mexico have launched a joined internal audits and corporate governance service for companies across Mexico.
View ArticlePwC UK widens the gap at the top of the UK rankings
PwC UK has reported annual revenues of £3,083m (US$ 4,756m) in the year to 30 June 2015, up 10% year-on year, remaining the largest firm in the UK and widening the gap with second seeded.
View ArticleEY reports fastest growth since 2008, but decline in assurance services...
EY has reported annual revenues of US$28.7bn in the year to 30 June 2015, up 4.7% year-on year and up 11.6% in local currency terms, but the contribution of assurance services to global revenues drops...
View ArticleNews briefs, firm movements: BDO, Nexia, KPMG, DFK
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View ArticlePaxity elects governing council regional representatives
Praxity has announced its regionally elected representatives to the association’s governing council, effective 1 January 2016 for a three year mandate.
View ArticleSingaporean regulator criticises audit quality of small practices
The Singaporean regulator, Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA), has released the findings of its inspection of audit firms in Singapore and called for small and medium firms to...
View ArticleDeloitte reports global growth for FY15, but decrease in audit revenues
Deloitte has reported global revenues of US$35.2bn in the year to 31 May 2015, up by 2.9% (7.6% in local currency according to the network) compared to the previous year, however the global network...
View ArticleNews briefs, firm movements: PrimeGlobal, Praxity, Baker Tilly, Moore...
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View ArticleMGI Latin America to form a network structure
International Accounting Bulletin 2015 Latin America has revealed that increased regional business activities especially amongst SMEs have resulted in a need for greater integration amongst member...
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