My long-term critic, Tim Worstall, had a go at me on the Adam Smith Institute blog yesterday for comments I made that were published in
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The FTSE 100’s audits and climate change: a sorry tale of the Big 4 ducking the issue
Growing concerns about the impact of climate-change on business performance have increased demand for greater climate-related disclosures at large companies. The quality of those disclosures,
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The ICAEW has now earned more than £10 million in fines paid by audit firms in a few weeks – with no explanation as to what it will do with it
A couple of weeks ago I highlighted the fact that the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (of which I am a fellow)
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Rosie Holt thanks the government for watering down audit reforms
Auditing is not sexy: Auditor linked to bankruptcy, job losses and wrecking the planet tries to bore you into looking away pic.twitter.com/HrKwo6Tw2E — Rosie Holt
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The government’s approach to audit reform is half-hearted at best
The government has, at long last, published its planned approach to audit reform. The proposals are watered down from the inadequate suggestions first made by
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Can EY really split off its audit division if no one else does? I doubt it
Those who follow accountancy will have noticed the news that emerged at the end of last week that EY (or Ernst & Young, as it
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Only 2% of people think that the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales should benefit from fines for poor auditing
I wrote an article on Friday for AccountingWEB in which I suggested it inappropriate that the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales profited
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Can it really be right that the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales has profited by £55 million from audit failure?
I have a new article out on AccountingWEB where I ask: Can it really be right that a cosy club-style arrangement between the Financial Reporting
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The government has backed away from compulsory climate change disclosures by business, suggesting it’s now walking away from this issue like it does everything else
The FT reports this morning that: Ministers made a last-minute decision to withdraw plans to force big UK companies and asset managers to disclose their
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