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4 Regulatory Developments to Follow in 2023
Federal government regulators are taking aggressive stances to protect workers, ensure fair markets, and keep investors informed.
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Vincent Ryan
| January 31, 2023
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Accountant First: CFO Adriana Carpenter
“If you’re on the accounting track, get finance and business operation experience much sooner in your career than I did,” said the CFO of Emburse.
By
Sandra Beckwith
| July 7, 2022
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Auditing
The Big Four Continue to Dominate Auditing: Weekly Stat
The audit market is most concentrated among the population of large accelerated filers, 88% of which tap a Big Four firm for assurance.
By
Vincent Ryan
| June 29, 2022
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Regulation
U.K. Proposes Reforms to Upgrade Audit Sector
“It's clear from large-scale collapses like Thomas Cook, Carillion and BHS that Britain's audit regime needs to be modernized."
By
Matthew Heller
| March 18, 2021
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Regulation
Audit Chairs Give 2020 Audits Mixed Reviews
In discussions with the PCAOB, audit committee chairs cited areas of auditor strengths and weaknesses.
By
Vincent Ryan
| February 2, 2021
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Corporate Finance
Kaiser to Leave PCAOB; Chief Auditor to Replace Him
Megan Zietsman, chief auditor and director of professional standards of the PCAOB, will replace Jim Kaiser, who is retiring.
By
Vincent Ryan
| October 15, 2020
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Risk & Compliance
Deloitte Fined Record $19M Over Audit Failures
A U.K. investigation found the Big Four firm liable for “serious and serial failures” in its audits of software firm Autonomy.
By
Matthew Heller
| September 18, 2020
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Risk & Compliance
Deloitte to Create Independent Audit Board
The new board is part of Deloitte's plan to implement U.K. regulatory changes after a series of high-profile audit failures at Big Four accounting firms.
By
Matthew Heller
| September 11, 2020
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Regulation
Big Four Heading for Audit Shakeup in U.K.
The U.K.'s accounting watchdog has asked the firms to submit a plan by Oct. 23 for separating their audit and consulting businesses.
By
Matthew Heller
| July 7, 2020
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Investor Relations
Anatomy of a Short Attack
The current conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic have created a perfect storm for companies that are subject to an attack by short-sellers.
By
Vincent Ryan
| May 26, 2020
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Regulation
SEC Planning to Loosen Auditor Independence Rules
On Monday, the SEC proposed changing the rules to keep auditor committees and auditors from spending time on "non-substantive" rule breaches.
By
Vincent Ryan
| January 2, 2020
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Financial Performance
Audit Woes in U.K. Hit KPMG’s 2019 Profit
The 14% decline in U.K. profits "follows a series of reputational setbacks for KPMG over the past two years."
By
Matthew Heller
| December 13, 2019
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Risk & Compliance
Audits Are Broken. Here’s a Radical Way to Fix Them.
A certain federal agency should take over all public company audits, suggests a former Big Four auditor and current accounting software company CEO.
By
David McCann
| November 27, 2019
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Regulation
Watchdog Slams PCAOB Oversight of Big Four
“By failing to hold the Big Four accountable [for audit deficiencies], the board is putting all Americans’ financial futures in jeopardy.”
By
Matthew Heller
| September 6, 2019
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Regulation
Audit Firms’ Problems Are Also Cultural
The SEC's case against KPMG demonstrates that sloppy audits and conflicts of interest aren't the only challenges the Big Four face.
By
Vincent Ryan
| June 18, 2019
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Regulation
KPMG to Restructure Audit Business in U.K.
The Big Four firm says it wants to "restore trust in audit" but a U.K. regulator indicates the changes don't go far enough.
By
Matthew Heller
| May 17, 2019
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