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ICAP and Playtech announced Directorate Change
December 28th, 2015
ICAP plc, a leading markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services, announces today that independent non-executive director Diane Schueneman will resign from the Board on 31 December 2015 to concentrate on other commitments. ...
EY’s Japanese arm fined £11.6m by regulator over Toshiba failings
December 23rd, 2015
Japan’s financial regulator has fined EY’s Japanese affiliate ¥2.1bn (£11.6m) over the firm’s failure to identify accounting irregularities at Toshiba which meant the electronics giant overstated profits by some £780m over at least six years – The fine is ...
Income up 53% at KPMG Legal
December 22nd, 2015
One of the Big Four accountancy firms offering legal services through an alternative business structure has reported a sharp rise in income from the division and pledged further heavy investment. KPMG says in its newly published annual report that ...
Investigation announced in respect of Grant Thornton’s audits of Globo plc
December 21st, 2015
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has launched an investigation under the Accountancy Scheme into Grant Thornton UK LLP’s audits of the consolidated financial statements of Globo Plc for the years ended 31 December 2013 and 31 December 2014. 1. ...
ACCA: Accountants and Auditors need specific “Whistleblowing” protection
December 21st, 2015
ACCA welcomes the provisional EU inter-institutional agreement on the protection of trade secrets, but remains concerned about the scope for divergence in implementation by Member States. ACCA believes that the main goal of the directive on common rules for ...
KPMG in hot water over HBOS collapse
December 16th, 2015
The “big four” auditing firm KPMG has found itself under renewed pressure over its role in signing off HBOS’s books in the years before the bank collapsed. The Bank of England/Financial Conduct Authority report did not specifically evaluate KPMG’s ...
PwC to hire 500 new staff in 2016 as it prepares for growth
December 16th, 2015
The Irish arm of international professional services firm PwC has announced plans to hire 500 new staff in 2016 The PwC number is made up of 300 graduate positions and 200 posts for more senior staff who have full ...
MP calls for FRC accounting body to investigate KPMG over HBOS
December 14th, 2015
Britain’s accounting standards watchdog has made a “serious mistake” in refusing to open a formal investigation into accountancy firm KPMG over the way it checked the books of HBOS bank before it collapsed, a senior UK lawmaker said on ...
BDO’S 2015 Financial Results Reveal Double Digit Growth
December 9th, 2015
13% increase in revenues strengthens BDO’s position as the leading mid-tier global accounting and consulting network • Revenues up 12.95% • 19 strategic mergers • Growth of US firm continues: a 29% rise in revenues takes BDO USA over US$ 1 billion ...
Four senior KPMG partners arrested in HMRC tax evasion inquiry
November 27th, 2015
Accountancy firm places most senior staff in Northern Ireland on administrative leave pending tax evasion inquiry Four senior executives from the Belfast office of accountancy firm KPMG have been arrested in Belfast on alleged tax evasion charges. The four partners were ...
