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Two Berlin-based law firms are readying to chase down global accounting firm EY for alleged noncompliance with auditing processes. read more

The co-author of a report into the impact of banks’ profit-seeking behaviour on employees says company laws must change to ensure that directors have an explicit duty in the Corporations Act to look a.. read more

 Widen the remit of the Financial Reporting Council, writes TOM RAVLIC. read more

An accountant by choice and a leader in life, Roger Cotton, the former chief executive officer of the Institute of Public Accountants, passed away last Friday at the age of 75. Reflections by TOM RAVL.. read more

Companies may try to report earnings before the impact of income tax, depreciation and coronavirus as a way of window dressing their performance for the current financial year. read more

The Australian Accounting Standards Board is on the prowl to identify a new technical director who will oversee the work of the team of accounting experts and also report to the chairman of the standa.. read more

Disallow an accounting standard or two, Senator O’Neill. read more

The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority has a short shelf-life, a bit like the men’s gift hampers now flogged by former planning superstar Sam Henderson. read more

Paul Drum, a generous soul of the accounting world, has died from a suspected heart attack. read more

It is just over 20 years since the Australian Accounting Standards Board, which sets the standards that must be followed when accounts are prepared, was completely taken over by the Howard Government... read more