U.S. watchdog to unveil plan to overhaul audit reports
A U.S. regulator is expected to unveil a controversial proposal on Tuesday that would require auditors to reveal more details about the publicly traded companies whose books they examine, in a move to...
View ArticleIIRC Scores 100th Business for Integrated Reporting Pilot
Late last week Deutsche BA rse Group became the 100th organization, and first stock exchange, to participate in the International Integrated Reporting Council pilot program designed to transform...
View ArticleFRC rubbishes mandatory five year audit tendering
FORCING COMPANIES to allow auditors to bid for their work every five years will be costly and could result in a "sham process", the Financial Reporting Council has warned.
View ArticleSigns Show Twitter Preparing for IPO
Recent hiring moves may be signaling Twitter's intent to file an IPO soon. It posted a job listing on LinkedIn in its quest for a financial reporting manager.
View ArticleCMA issues Corporate Governance Regulations
KUWAIT CITY, Aug 12: Capital Market Authority had recently issued the Corporate Governance Rules for the first time in Kuwait.
View ArticleJos A. Bank Clothiers Gets Its Own Activist Investor
"We are convinced that tremendous value is trapped inside the company due to the absence of a credible capital allocation policy, an insular board of directors, poorly aligned management incentives and...
View ArticleAgency proposes requiring more data from auditors
A watchdog agency for the accounting industry is proposing that auditors be required to give shareholders more information when they assess the accuracy of public companies' financial reports.
View ArticlePCAOB Proposes to Change Auditor's Reporting Model
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board proposed for public comment a new auditing standard and related amendments to enhance the auditor's reporting model on Tuesday.
View ArticleSingapore accountants 'unsure of roles', should raise quality of financial...
Around half of Singapore accountants here seem to be unclear of their roles, delegating some responsibilities that should be under their care to external auditors.
View ArticleGTB Rated Africa's Foremost Bank
Guaranty Trust Bank plc has continued to consolidate its position as a foremost African brand through adherence to high corporate governance principles, strong financial performance and the...
View ArticleWhy JPMorgan's 'London Whale' was set free
The most fascinating thing about the government's charge that JPMorgan Chase employees committed fraud in connection with the bank's $6 billion trading loss, and the one that will have the largest...
View ArticleGoleta Recognized for Excellence in Government Accounting, Financial Reporting
The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has once again been awarded to the City of Goleta by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada for...
View ArticleTreasurer questions financial reporting of 19 NGOs
State Treasurer John Kennedy said Wednesday that 19 community organizations have three weeks to detail how they spent taxpayer dollars.
View ArticleGlobal Payout Completes 2009, 2010 and 2011 PCAOB Audits
SAN DIEGO, August 14, 2013, Global Payout, Inc. , an international enterprise payment and prepaid card solutions provider, has completed and filed with the OTC Markets Group, Inc. its PCAOB annual...
View ArticleMorgan Keegan victims still awaiting funds
Thousands of Mississippi investors rooked by Morgan Keegan have been waiting more than two years for the federal government to pay them money recovered from the firm over securities violations.
View ArticleKid Brands Appoints Jodie Simon Friedman as Vice President, General Counsel...
Marc Goldfarb resigned his position as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary to pursue other opportunities.
View ArticlePublic scrutiny making football FDs cautious on compliance
PUBLIC SCRUTINY heaped on football clubs is forcing their finance directors to pay more attention on corporate governance than if they worked outside the sport, a report by BDO has shown.
View ArticleFundamentals of Financial Reporting
Equity compensation is an essential tool for attracting and retaining top talent, managing working capital, and motivating employees to think like shareholders.
View ArticleMicrosoft Investors Start Class Action Suit over Surface RT LossesBy: Joe Rizzo
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP is a plaintiff's class action law firm. It specializes in representing institutional investors in shareholder actions, and is the premiere plaintiffs' securities...
View ArticleSurvey Sees Rise in Corporate Fraud Hotline Reports
The just-released "The 2013 Corporate Governance and Compliance Hotline Benchmarking Report" shows that hotline incident reports for corporate fraud in 2012 rose to an all-time high since 2005, when...
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