Recession strikes profession
ITALY SURVEY The recession has finally spread to the accounting profession in one of Europe’s worst-performing economies. Core service lines…
Year: 2008
Networks step up China strategy as emerging markets focus sharpens
The two largest global mid-tier networks are altering their expansion strategies in China to take advantage of the country’s rapid…
ByBritish firms warn of box-ticking risk
The UK Audit Inspection Unit’s (AIU) insistence on stringent documentation risks a move away from principles and towards rules, according…
CBIZ to acquire New York firm
Large US mid-tier firm CBIZ it set to acquire Mahoney Cohen & Company, a leading national accounting service provider. Mahoney…
UK mid-tier firm trims 5% of staff
Grant Thornton UK is planning to axe about 225 staff as the effects of the economic downturn take hold and…
PCAOB releases inspection review
The US profession has welcomed the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s (PCAOB) report reviewing the first four years of inspections…
News Briefs
E&Y France posts 4% growth... IFRS preparations step up... PwC expands in China... FINANCIAL RESULTS E&Y France posts 4% growth…
‘It’s been thrilling’
Samuel DiPiazza has led the world’s largest accounting network through both troubled and prosperous times. Having recently announced his intention…