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ACCA appoints current Singapore head to key strategy and development role for Asia Pacific
May 6th, 2015
Ms Leong Soo Yee tasked with developing growth potential within the region ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) today announced the appointment of Leong Soo Yee, the current head of its Singapore office, to the role of Director ...
Dubai Financial Market profit plunges 69 per cent over oil worries
April 27th, 2015
The Dubai Financial Market, the UAE’s biggest stock exchange, said its first quarter profit slid 69 per cent as investor concerns over oil prices dampened trading volumes. The DFM, which makes most of its money on trading commissions, said net ...
ICAS and CIPFA launch landmark integrated qualification in audit
April 16th, 2015
ICAS and The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) have announced that they intend to work together to produce a ground-breaking new joint qualification in both public and corporate sector audit. The qualification will combine the unrivalled ...
Islamic Banking Lands In The Heart Of Europe
April 8th, 2015
Germany’s first Sharia-compliant bank wants to revolutionize the finance sector of the European economic juggernaut. Investment in businesses related to alcohol and gambling are prohibited, as is the practice of charging interest, and Muslim and non-Muslim customers are welcome. ...
ACCA-X: New online learning venture lunched by ACCA
April 8th, 2015
ACCA-X, edX and Epigeum collaborate to open-up access to the accountancy profession Details of a series of digital, high quality and open access courses are announced today by global accountancy body ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) with ...
ACCA announced an appointment
February 11th, 2015
ACCA has today announced the appointment of Alan Hatfield to the role of Executive Director – Strategy and Development. A graduate of Glasgow University and a member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, Alan has led ACCA’s ...
ACCA awarded ISO 22301
February 4th, 2015
The international standard for Business Continuity – ISO 22301 – has been awarded to ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants). ACCA was recently audited by the British Standards Institute, on three separate occasions over a total period of ...
Accounting firms: Small practitioners pick apart KPMG’s SME move
January 22nd, 2015
A torrent of defiance and disbelief has been unleashed by accountancy practices across the UK after KPMG‘s recent vow to disrupt and dominate the SME market by telling small businesses “you can pay us the same as your current accountant, ...
Law Firms Awards
December 29th, 2014
MERGERMARKET EUROPEAN M&A AWARDS 2014 Top investment banks and law firms gathered at the Savoy Hotel in London, to recognise the achievements of Europe’s top dealmakers and reward innovative advisory work on some of the region’s most transformative deals ...
Audit and assurance for SMEs
December 22nd, 2014
While regulators are lifting the audit thresholds around the world, SMEs still see the access to funding as a challenge. This raises the issue of the value of assurance services for SMEs and the role of accountants in offering, ...
