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2003 articles
- ACCA accountants pour their talents into Africa
- Margaret Mwanakatwe and Anna Chifungula are two accomplished Zambian accountants who have risen through the ranks in Zambia's private and public
sector. They tell Colette Steckel about their successful careers in accounting and business
2004 articles
- Audit - news
- Paul Gosling looks at current issues
- Risks ahead!
- Peter Williams on the implications for auditors of IFRS adoption
- Clarity or confusion?
- Clare Canning and Lisa Tolaini discuss why FSA proposals extending the responsibilities of auditors may not have
the desired consequences
2005 articles
2006 articles
- A law of uncertainty
- Peter Hayden reports on the new Company Law Reform Bill and predicts challenges ahead for auditors
- Keeping it all in proportion
- Sarah Perrin discusses the implications of the Company Law Reform Bill
- Muscling in on the Big Four?
- The FTSE 100 firms have relied solely on the Big Four for their auditing work, but, says Michelle Perry, that is about to change with a new addition to the FTSE bringing its own auditors - a mid-tier firm
- A safe alternative to silence
- It is the belief of one high-profile commentator that “to prevent whistleblowing you need to encourage whistleblowing.” Stefan Stern considers the paradox
- Letter from... South Africa
- Kirsty Laschinger reports on new legislation which should increase public confidence in the auditing profession
- Protecting the whistleblower
- To what extent are external auditors in Singapore required to whistleblow on companies they audit, based on current legislation and regulations; and to what extent are they protected? Joseph Alfred reports
2007 articles
- Auditor liability
- Images of handcuffed CEOs have become commonplace in the US media. To many it is a sign that shareholder-driven litigation is working. But audit firms are getting nervous, reports Christian Doherty
- An appetite for greater choice
- Increasing choice in the audit market is fast becoming the Holy Grail for capital market regulators across the globe, says Peter Williams
- Letter from... Brussels
- With auditor liability lurking in the shadows, moves are now afoot in Europe to strengthen auditor oversight, reports Jeremy Woolfe
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