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Former PwC employees to stand trial over Luxleaks scandal
April 26th, 2016
THE LUXLEAKS scandal starts a new chapter today as two former PwC employees go on trial accused of leaking thousands of corporate documents that expose Luxembourg’s shadowy tax deals. Antoine Deltour, a former auditor for the Big Four firm and ...
Deloitte scales back real estate business to avoid audit conflicts of interest
April 21st, 2016
CONFLICTS between Deloitte’s real estate arm and its auditing division has seen the Big Four firm divest the transactional side of its property offering after a review lasting more than four months. It’s understood the US Securities and Exchange Commission ...
PwC, Deloitte, EY top Vault’s 50 best firms to work for
April 21st, 2016
Career information site Vault recently released their annual Vault Accounting 50, a ranking of the current best accounting firms to work for. Vault compiled their ranking by weighing a firm’s prestige, culture, work/life balance, compensation, overall job satisfaction, business outlook, and formal ...
Auditors face FTSE 350 concerns over cost of transition to new EU audit rules
April 19th, 2016
AUDITORS are facing deepening concerns from FTSE 350 businesses over the cost of transition to the new EU audit regulatory regime, research from EY has found. The rule, which imposes mandatory audit firm rotation and significant restrictions on non-audit services for EU ...
Most Asia markets advance, with Nikkei rising as yen slips
April 12th, 2016
Most major Asia markets ended higher Tuesday, shrugging off after a lower finish in U.S. equities overnight ahead of earnings season. Australia’s ASX 200 added 44.06 points, or 0.89 percent, to 4,975.60, boosted by a 1.73 percent gain in the heavily-weighted ...
Asia markets broadly lower as risk-off sentiment settles in
April 8th, 2016
Asia markets were broadly lower on Friday, after U.S. equities sold off overnight amid renewed concerns over global growth and the effectiveness of central bank policy. Australia’s ASX 200 retraced some of the early losses to trade down 0.4 percent, as ...
KPMG’s Transaction Advisory Services achieves ALM Intelligence Vanguard Leader status
April 6th, 2016
KPMG International received a top performance evaluation from ALM Intelligence analysts for its depth of Transaction Advisory Services provided to clients worldwide in 2015. KPMG was seen as one of a few select organizations to earn the prestigious ALM ...
Asia markets rise; Japanese yen maintains 111 handle versus dollar
April 4th, 2016
Asian markets were mixed Monday, with Japanese shares losing ground on the back of a lower dollar/yen pair, which has hovered at the 111 level since Friday. Australia’s ASX 200 was up 0.64 percent, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 gave up gains to trade ...
Asia markets mixed; Nikkei up 0.4%, Kospi down 0.5%
March 31st, 2016
Asia markets traded mixed on Thursday, with some markets partially retracing their advances following Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen’s cautious stance on the path of tightening earlier this week. Japan’s Nikkei 225 wavered between gains and losses before trading up 0.41 percent, while ...
Most Asian markets up in wake of dovish Yellen remarks, but Nikkei lags
March 30th, 2016
Most Asian markets advanced after remarks from Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen assuaged concerns about a near-term interest rate hike, but Japan’s shares retreated as the yen strengthened. “Janet Yellen doubled down on dovishness, in a speech full of risks to ...