2018 January 29

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Hallelujah! Today of all days the ICEAW says it’s noticed there are more stakeholders in companies than shareholders and investors, for the very first time

Posted on January 29 2018

Your really could not make this up. I received this mail in the last half hour from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and
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Is the Financial Reporting Council the fit and proper body to investigate KPMG?

Posted on January 29 2018

The Financial Reporting Council is to investigate KPMG’s audit of Carillion. Candidly, I think that wholly inappropriate because the people who run the FRC cannot
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The NHS and education both need top down reform

Posted on January 29 2018

I suggested that the NHS and education both suffered ‘hopelessly inappropriate’ management structures yesterday and was asked to justify that claim. I am happy to
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4

Really Apple?

Posted on January 29 2018

The American Interest published an article by my old friend Jim Henry over the weekend under the title ‘The Apple Tax Giveaway’. It began: On
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This government’s in freefall without a parachute

Posted on January 29 2018

There always has to be a moment when history says things changed. What ‘things’ might be differs from case to case but the fact is
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Let’s audit KPMG over Carillion

Posted on January 29 2018

I prepared this guest post from Professor Atul K. Shah that asks questions about the audit of Carillion last night. I have just heard that the Financial
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