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ACCA continues to strengthen its global presence
July 19th, 2018
Award-winning professional body ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) has seen a record level of satisfaction from its members and students. Overall 80.7 percent of ACCA members and students were satisfied or very satisfied with their professional ...
Big Four firms plan for forced break-up
July 16th, 2018
The Big Four accountancy firms have drawn up contingency plans for a break up of their UK businesses, an option politicians and regulators are increasingly pushing to solve conflicts of interest embedded in the industry. The pressure on the ...
PwC fined £10m over audit failures
June 14th, 2018
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC), the UK’s accounting industry regulator, has issued an announcement to inform that has sanctioned PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and audit partner Steve Denison. In accordance the announcement, the Financial Reporting Council has sanctioned PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and ...
Accountants professional body ACCA restructures its global markets
April 27th, 2018
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the global body for professional accountants, has issued an announcement to inform about its revised structure. The global market portfolio for ACCA is being reorganised so the professional body for accountants will ...
ACCA warns professional accountants over the risks of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin
March 16th, 2018
ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) has issued a new warning to professional accountants over the importance of maintaining an up-to-date understanding of developments in the fast-moving space of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. Maggie McGhee, director of Professional Insights ...
Deloitte set to take on traditional law firms
January 11th, 2018
The Big Four accountancy giant is the latest to enter the legal playing field with major plans to develop its offerings to corporates and compete with law firms. Deloitte has announced plans to become a major legal player. The ...
ACCA Celebrates Reaching Over 200.000 Global Membership
December 6th, 2017
Membership of the global professional body for accountants ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) has grown to over 200,000. To celebrate this important milestone, ACCA is highlighting the achievements of its global membership by creating a transportable wall ...
KPMG is facing a battle to remain as auditor to the Bank of England
November 6th, 2017
KPMG is facing a battle to remain as auditor to the Bank of England as rivals plot to end its decade-long tenure in the prestigious role. Sky News has learnt that officials from Britain’s central bank contacted other accountancy ...
KPMG and Barclays sued for ‘engineering’ administration of quarrying company
October 25th, 2017
Quarrying company Portland Stone Holdings Limited is suing Barclays and KPMG for ‘engineering’ the administration of its subsidiary, Stone Firms Ltd, in 2010. The Portland Stone suppliers allege that the Barclays business support unit was ‘an internal profit centre’ ...
PwC is set to compete with law firms
October 16th, 2017
The accountancy giant is set to compete with law firms for companies in need of flexible resourcing solutions with its latest New Law offering. Big Four accountancy giant PwC is set to enter the alternative legal services market with ...
