Grant Thornton acquires Navigant in the UK
Grant Thornton has acquired Navigant, a financial services advisory firm in the UK.Navigant specialises in retail financial services, with a particular focus on challenger banks, and has a staff of 45...
View ArticleFRC issues audit tendering advice
The UK Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published practical suggestions to help companies undertake an efficient process when putting their audit contracts out to tender.This follows the...
View ArticleGGI adds Italian firm
Geneva Group International (GGI) has added Studio Sistini - Grossi to its association.The Florence based firm has 35 professionals and two partners, offering services in English, Italian, French and...
View ArticlePwC UK issues bribery and corruption risk guide
PwC UK and the international coalition against corruption, Transparency International, are to give nearly 150 UK businesses a guide on how to assess their risk of bribery and corruption.PwC forensics...
View ArticleHLB International appoints members in Bahrain and Eritrea
HLB International has added member firms in Bahrain and Eritrea.Joining the network are Elyaa Audit & Consulting based in Bahrain and Abraham Isaac & Company based in Eritrea.
View ArticleAGN International adds Finish firm
AGN International has added Finnish firm Accounting Services Tilimatic Oy (AST) to its association.The Helsinki based firm is AGN International's first firm in Finland.AST has 45 professional staff...
View ArticleMoore Stephens International firm CRI merges with US firm
Moore Stephens International member firm Carr, Riggs & Ingram (CRI) has expanded into North Carolina by merging with Pittard, Perry & Crone (PPC).PPC have several offices throughout the Eastern...
View ArticleChinese regulator to handover Langtop audit papers
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said that the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) have indicated that they will handover audit work papers related to an investigation into...
View ArticleMNP to merge with Ontario firm
Canadian Praxity member firm MNP will merge with Ontario firm Laberge Venne & Partners (LVP) on 1 September 2013.LVP has two offices in the city of Sudbury operated by three partners, six managers...
View ArticleFRC MG Rover verdict expected end of July
The UK Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is to give its verdict in the disciplinary proceedings against Deloitte UK and its former partner Maghsoud Einollahi and their role as advisors to collapsed MG...
View ArticleAbacus adds two US firms
US firms Alan L. Grothe and Alberni, Caballro & Company have joined international association, Abacus Worldwide.Georgian based Alan L. Grothe was founded in 1993 by Alan Grothe, and its services...
View ArticleItalian firm joins GGI
Geneva Group International (GGI) has added Rome based Studio Signori to its association.The firm has 30 professionals led by four partners, and offers tax compliance, accounting, payroll and a number...
View ArticleChanges at the top for KPMG
John Scott, managing partner of KPMG in Spain, will also become the firm's deputy global chairman on 1 October, replacing Alan Buckle, who is retiring at the end of the year after 32 years'...
View ArticleNo mandatory audit firm rotation, but five year audit retendering for UK...
The UK Competition Commission (CC) has decided against mandatory rotation of audit firms and further restrictions on audit firms providing non-audit services, but has suggested that FTSE350 companies...
View ArticlePersico becomes EY global assurance leader
EY has appointed Felice Persico as the global vice chair for assurance.Persico previously worked as EY's assurance leader for Europe, Middle East, India and Africa (EMEIA).Persico joined EY in 1986,...
View ArticleGrant Thornton International expands
Grant Thornton International has grown in Luxemburg, the Netherlands, the Caribbean and Canada through a combination of mergers and acquisitions.In Luxembourg, a merger between Grant Thornton and PKF...
View ArticleRomanian firm joins Mazars
Romanian firm Adevaris will join Mazars on 1 September 2013, increasing Mazars' Romanian revenue by 50%.Both Adevaris and Mazars are based in Bucharest, and Adevaris' four partners and 40 staff will...
View ArticleAGN International adds Peru firm
AGN International has added Peruvian firm Martinez Rodriguez and Associates to its association.The firm was established in 1991 and provides audit, consulting and advisory services to both private and...
View ArticleGGI expands to Bahrain
Geneva Group International has added its first member firm in Bahrain, Alatheer Audit & Consulting.The Manama based firm has 26 professional staff, including two partners, and offers audit,...
View ArticleKPMG Australia adds 35 partners
KPMG Australia has appointed 35 new partners throughout the firm, up from 30 last year.Just over half (54%) of these were internal promotions and 34% of the new partners were women, up from the past...
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