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The accountancy profession in Colombia: ACCA and EAN University in Bogota signed an agreement
August 21st, 2015
ACCA has issued a press release to inform that, a Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between EAN University in Bogota, Colombia, and ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) to develop the accountancy profession in the South American ...
The Technology Behind Bitcoin Could Replace Lawyers, Too
August 20th, 2015
Smart contracts promise to relieve businesses of the costs and lag-time of corporate legal work. This software-based change could affect services firms everywhere. Everyone has heard the hype about Bitcoin, but the real promise of the technology behind cryptocurrencies ...
The Rules: Forcing companies to disclose tax strategy risks confidentiality issues
August 13th, 2015
A “legislative requirement” for large businesses to publish their tax strategy could create commercial confidentiality risks In an age where large corporates continue to engage in tax avoidance or aggressive tax planning, compelling businesses to disclose their tax strategies ...
The Aftermath of LIBOR and Penny-Shaving Attacks
August 12th, 2015
Anyone remember the LIBOR scandal from back in spring 2008? A trader for UBS Group and Citigroup named Tom Hayes was just sentenced by a British court to 14 years imprisonment for his role as a ringleader of the scandal. Darrell Duffie and Jeremy C. ...
Deloitte appoints Alan Teixeira as global IFRS research director
August 10th, 2015
Former IASB senior technical director to establish new Deloitte IFRS research initiative Deloitte, the business advisory firm, has appointed Alan Teixeira as global director of international financial reporting standards (IFRS) research. As a leading technical expert in developing global ...
Regulator status given to ACCA for conciliation service
August 3rd, 2015
Clients of ACCA members and firms who have exhausted the internal complaints process can now seek assistance via the conciliation service of ACCA ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) has been given the go ahead by the Chartered ...
Bookkeepers Worldwide will be educated by Sage under Global Partnership
August 3rd, 2015
Sage Announces Global Partnership with the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers to Educate, Empower and Inspire Bookkeepers Worldwide Sage, a leading provider of business management software and services to Small & Medium Businesses, announces that it is joining forces with ...
E&Y Japan has launched an in-house investigation into its audit in relation of Toshiba Corp accounting scandal
August 3rd, 2015
The Japanese affiliate of Ernst & Young LLC has launched an in-house investigation into its audit of Toshiba Corp in the wake of the electronics maker’s $1.2 billion accounting scandal, a person with knowledge of the matter said. Ernst ...
Institutes retain regulatory powers over auditors
July 23rd, 2015
Acounting institutes will retain their role as regulators of the accounting profession and the structure of audit regulation will be maintained and will not be subject to statutory legislation when the government implements the EU Audit Directive and Regulation. In a ...
GP Global announces AML Seminar – 22 September 2015
July 23rd, 2015
G.P. GLOBAL LTD has issued a press release to inform for: AML Seminar – 22 September 2015: From Theory to Practice – A practical approach to: KYC/CDD – Monitoring – AML Risk Assessment – Risk Scoring and much ...
