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PCAOB and Chinese regulator sign MoU
24 May, 2013 The US Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with its Chinese counterpart and the Chinese Ministry of Finance enabling the production and exchange of audit documents relevant to...
  • E&Y US failed to address PCAOB concerns
    24 May, 2013 The US Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) said Ernst & Young US (E&Y) did not address some of its quality control concerns issued in the July 2010 inspection report.
  • PwC UK creates health industry board
    23 May, 2013 PwC UK has set up a Health Industry Oversight Board (HIOB) and appointed former UK Cabinet Minister Alan Milburn as its chairman.
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Latest Features

The real heroes of sustainability
21 May, 2013 The trend towards sustainability reporting has grown in the past three years, albeit slowly, as the market demands more transparency from the business world. Nicola Maher reports on the accounting profession’s role in supporting those companies...
  • Africa snapshots: Libya and Egypt
    22 April, 2013 The first section of the IAB Africa Special looks at firms and professionals from the continent to understand the day-to-day opportunities and challenges of doing business across Africa.For most of 2011 gripping images from Libya filled news...
  • Africa snapshots: Kenya, Zambia, Mauritius
    22 April, 2013 During the past decade the Kenyan economy has been imbued with a spirit of liberalisation reforms which has resulted in the state dismantling its main monopolies and privatising key sectors.The wave of liberalisation reforms gained momentum when...
  • Africa snapshots: Nigeria, Namibia, Uganda
    22 April, 2013 The first section of the IAB Africa Special looks at firms and professionals from the continent to understand the day-to-day opportunities and challenges of doing business across Africa. Carlos Martin Tornero investigates
  • All change for audits?
    22 March, 2013 Following months of vigorous investigation the UK competition authority has found the UK statutory audit market to have several entry barriers for smaller firms and questioned whether auditors are addressing shareholder needs. Ana Gyorkos examines...
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Country Surveys

Profession benefits from Spain’s quixotic struggle
21 May, 2013 Spain’s economic turmoil has gone a long way in shaking up the Spanish profession and while firms return to growth, the struggle is not over yet as concerns in relation to the price and value of audit increase. Carlos Martin Tornero reports
  • Not so prosperous on the Bosphorus
    21 May, 2013 A boom in audit services was anticipated in Turkey just 12 months ago, but the thresholds determined by the recently-introduced Commercial Code have dashed these hopes. Consequently, tax services continue to dominate with over 50% of the market,...
  • Canada survey: Steady under pressure
    23 April, 2013 It’s been another year of growth for most Canadian firms despite regulation on auditors and firms stiffening and fee pressure persisting. Gundi Jeffrey reports M&A between firms and client demand for assistance with changing regulatory demands has...
  • Africa: On the move
    22 April, 2013 Rapid infrastructure developments, diminishing opportunities in mature economies and vast natural resources are just some of the reasons for increased investor and business interest in Africa. International Accounting Bulletin, for the first time,...
  • Brazil Survey: Going for goal
    22 March, 2013 Despite economic slowdown Brazil’s accounting firms report strong growth and emerging opportunities from upcoming sporting events such as the FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Games, and like many other industries, accounting firms are looking to...
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