China survey: A year of consolidation
China’s accounting market is consolidating and rapidly growing at a time when most other accounting markets are suffering. David Hayes,…
Month: April 2010
Iran exodus: Politics strikes profession
A lobby group has pressured KPMG into ending its affiliation with Iranian firm Bayat Rayan. Arvind Hickman interviews industry leaders…
Poland survey: Green shoots emerge
Poland’s accounting firms maintained marginal growth last year despite the nation’s economic struggles. Nicola Maher discovers that, despite increased fee…
Spain survey: Downturn affects firms
Intense fee pressure, high unemployment and a floundering economy have firm leaders worried, but there are still opportunities for growth…
E&Y added to Lehman lawsuit
Ernst & Young (E&Y) has been added as a defendant in a US lawsuit seeking to recover money from former…
KPMG resigns as auditor of TierOne bank
KPMG US has resigned as auditor of TierOne Bank and withdrawn its audit opinion and internal control assessment of financial…
Mazars merges with BearingPoint Pakistan
Mazars has merged with BearingPoint Pakistan as part of its international development strategy in emerging markets. BearingPoint Pakistan, which has…
KPMG appoints remediation practice director
David Vallery has been appointed director of KPMG’s remediation practice, which works with financial services clients. Vallery was previously the…