Search Results for: Accountancy
Low cost accounting firms to be the next victim of Brexit?
June 30th, 2016
With the stability and growth in the UK economy over the last few years we have seen the rise of many low cost and automated offerings. At one end you have our largest firms offering cheap bookkeeping and automated accounts and ...
FRC to investigate KPMG over HBOS audit
June 29th, 2016
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has announced it will be holding an investigation under the accountancy scheme into the conduct of KPMG’s audit of HBOS for the year ended 31 December 2007, after coming under severe criticism for failing ...
Accounting bodies team up to form new group
June 24th, 2016
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (Cima) and American Institute of CPAs (Aicpa) have joined forces to set up a new association to represent the breadth of the accounting profession. The new association, expected to be launched next year, ...
Multinational law firm expands across Italy with four new offices and 21 partners
June 23rd, 2016
Tie-up sees firm gain four new offices and 21 partners across Milan, Rome, Venice and Turin. European law firm Fieldfisher has agreed a merger with Italian law firm Studio Associato Servizi Professionali Integrati (SASPI). The merger, structured as a ...
Deloitte invests £2.5m to launch new accounting and analytics service
June 22nd, 2016
Deloitte, the business advisory firm, has invested £2.5m to launch Propel by Deloitte (Propel), a cloud-based service that aims to help ambitious start-ups and SMEs to grow. Alongside a core accounting service, Propel provides customers with a bespoke dashboard ...
EU audit reform to open up £10bn market for firms
June 21st, 2016
New EU audit reforms are expected to trigger a wave of contracts changing hands, which could open up a £10bn market for advisers. The regulations, which come into force today, force large companies to tender their statutory audit at least ...
ACCA and CSOEC launch a new certificate in Busines Valuations course
June 14th, 2016
Finance professionals able to better assess business worth with the new Certificate in Business Valuations course An innovative, new Certificate in Business Valuations course has been launched by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) in partnership with CSOEC ...
KPMG ranked one of the top corporates in Europe for work with startups
June 13th, 2016
KPMG was awarded 11th place, the highest ranking of a professional services firm, in the prestigious 25 Corporate Startup Stars awards, the first ranking of exemplary big businesses working closely with startups, led by Nesta and the Startup Europe ...
FRC to investigate Deloitte
June 9th, 2016
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has launched an investigation under the accountancy scheme into Deloitte LLP, in relation to the preparation, approval and audit of the financial statements of companies within the Serco group. The investigation is for the financial ...
Global audit group Mazars appoints new tax partner
June 8th, 2016
MAZARS has appointed tax specialist Gary Collins as tax partner. He will be responsible for the tax offering across the East Midlands at Mazars, and will be based out of both the firm’s Leicester and Nottingham offices. Collins, who retired ...
