ACCA welcomes new rules against money laundering and terrorist finacing
June 20th, 2014
The keywords in fighting money laundering and terrorist financing throughout Europe and worldwide are transparency and consistency between EU rules and the international approach, says global accountancy body In February 2013, the European Commission unveiled a package incorporating new ...
The Perils of Silos in Risk Management
June 4th, 2014
Silos, or autonomous units, can exist in most organizations. It’s no surprise that risk management can be divided into “siloed” functions, and it’s commonly done. Among their advantages: Silos can enable risk management specialization by business unit. For example, ...
Sustainability Matters
May 16th, 2014
The global accountancy profession has an important role in making organisations more responsible and accountable in the pursuit of sustainable development, says ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) in a new policy paper called Sustainability Matters. The paper ...
CALDB suspends NSW joint liquidator for six months
April 16th, 2014
The Companies Auditors and Liquidators Disciplinary Board (CALDB) has ordered the suspension of the registration of Mr William James Hamilton as a liquidator for six months following an application by ASIC. The suspension will take effect from 3 June ...
Extra Rights Should Mean Extra Responsibilities
April 15th, 2014
Ordinary people have suffered huge disruption to their lives through a loss of jobs & opportunity because of the colossal mistakes of self-declared ‘Masters of the Universe’ chasing ever-bigger financial rewards within the banking industry. To add insult to ...
The EU must place a greater emphasis on effective public financial management for the benefit of its citizens
April 8th, 2014
The European Court of Auditors will have an ever increasing role to play when it comes to the effectiveness of EU public financial management, says an EU auditor’s essay in a report from ACCA The European Court of Auditors ...
Parliament brings the audit reform to its final stages
April 3rd, 2014
ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) welcomes the endorsement of the audit package by the European Parliament. Sue Almond, external affairs director at ACCA, says: ‘ACCA congratulates the effort to increase audit quality and re-establish investor confidence in ...
Market Regulation
February 4th, 2014
A “regulated market” or “organized market” as defined by Directive 2004/39/EC means the multilateral system managed or operated by a market operator and which brings together or facilitates the bringing together of multiple third-party buying or/and selling interests in ...
