Canada Securities Administrators launch consultation on oversight...
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has launched a consultation paper entitled Auditor Oversight Issues in Foreign Jurisdictions on 25 April seeking input on whether specific oversight...
View ArticleFormer IAPA CEO goes to Russell Bedford International
Russell Bedford International has appointed Stephen Hamlet as the new chief executive officer (CEO).
View ArticleFRC publishes framework to improve quality for future digital reporting
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) Lab has published a framework for future digital reporting, to improve quality and for views to be shared by preparers, investors and others.
View ArticleEuropean accountancy stakeholders defend EFRAG’s role and record against EU...
Accountancy stakeholders from across Europe have responded strongly against plans from the European Union (EU) Commission of “streamlining” the endorsement process of accounting standards in the EU by...
View ArticleEurozone businesses are divided on the question of an EU-wide single...
Eurozone businesses support for a single corporate tax rate in the European Union varies in terms of function of the rates applied in their own country: the higher the rate, the stronger the support...
View ArticleBusinesses form group to identify natural and social capital valuation...
Fifteen companies, most of them members of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) have formed an informal group called the Impact Valuation Roundtable (IVR) to share best...
View ArticleEY partners with Microsoft to help clients tackle GDPR compliance
EY has announced a cooperation agreement Microsoft to help their clients address the challenges to comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance.
View ArticleSASB commissions research on the economic impacts of its standards
The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) has commissioned an independent analysis to understand the potential costs and benefits of implementing SASB’s standards for listed USA companies.
View ArticleFraud policies: Asia-Pacific employees confused about what is expected of them
Employees in Asia-Pacific were to work for organisations compliant with anti-fraud, anti-bribery and anti-corruption policies, but they are confused about what is expected of them as those policies...
View ArticleCAQ highlights CPAs role in addressing cybersecurity risks
The centre for audit quality (CAQ) has released a new white paper highlighting the role of the audit profession in tackling cybersecurity risks.
View ArticlePresident Juncker grilled by the European Parliament Panama Papers inquiry...
The European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker faced a meticulous questioning about his current and past record on tax transparency and justice at a hearing of the European Parliament Committee...
View ArticleCanadian regulator considers changes in its funding model
The Canadian Public Accountability Board (CPAB) has launched a public consultation on proposed changes to its current funding model.
View ArticlePCAOB adopts new auditing standards and releases proposal on auditing...
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has adopted new auditing standards and has released a proposal for consultation on auditing accounting estimates.
View ArticleETAF president expresses concern to MEP over European Commission Services...
Speaking to the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) group of the European Parliament Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO), Philippe Arraou, the president of the European Tax...
View ArticlePCAOB censures BDO Hungary and a Deloitte Mexico senior manager
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has issued two disciplinary orders censuring BDO Hungary and a senior manager from Deloitte Mexico.
View ArticleSixty eight countries sign a multilateral convention to reduce tax avoidance...
Sixty eight jurisdictions have signed a multilateral convention which aims to reduce tax avoidance by multilateral enterprises.
View ArticleBT abandons PwC after fraud humiliation to appoint KPMG as auditor
BT has replaced PwC with KPMG as its auditor following a fraud scandal at BT Italy in January which wiped £8bn off the company’s market value.
View ArticleEFRAG is looking for new board members
The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) has launched a call for candidates to serve its Board.
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