Breaking Barriers and Leading Change: A DE&I Conversation with Gabriela Figueiredo Dias, Co-CEO of IFEA and Chair of IESBA
April 08, 2024 | International Federation of Accountants
Gabriela Figueiredo Dias is a trailblazer in the world of global finance and ethical stand...

ASIC’s ex-chief accountant slams audit reprieve for big four
April 08, 2024 | The Australian Financial Review
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s chief accountant for more than 25 y...

IESBA proposes draft ethics code to address greenwashing
January 29, 2024 | Investment & Pensions Europe
The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBSA) has launched a consultat...

IESBA Releases Proposed Ethics Standards to Prevent Greenwashing in Sustainability Reporting
January 29, 2024 | ESG Today
Global standards-setting board the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (I...

APES 110 angst for specific firms
January 29, 2024 | Self-Managed Super Magazine
The ATO has indicated its compliance activity has identified the type of practitioners who...

Samuel’s big four fix: ban firms consulting to audit clients
December 20, 2023 | The Australian Financial Review
Auditors should be banned from providing any type of consulting services to their audit cl...

Caddick case reinforces professional standards: expert
December 19, 2023 | SMSF Adviser
The Melissa Caddick class action reinforces the importance of professional standards withi...

PwC scandal hangs over audit quality fight, but clients aren’t waiting
November 29, 2023 | The Australian Financial Review
While the professional services sector awaits more detail on ASIC’s new audit quality revi...

Audit shopping checks still required
November 20, 2023 | Self-Managed Super Magazine
SMSF auditors have been warned to be cautious about new trustee and accounting clients see...

ASIC Proposes To Extend Parent Entity Financial Reporting And Auditor Independence Legislative Instruments
November 17, 2023 | Mondo Visione
ASIC proposes to extend the operation of two legislative instruments, ASIC Corporations (A...

Emails show PwC helped Russians dodge sanctions
November 14, 2023 | The Australian Financial Review
A massive leak of documents has exposed how accounting giant PwC’s Cyprus arm scrambled to...

Is AI the final SMSF frontier?
November 14, 2023 | SMSF Adviser
The SMSF industry relies heavily on technology for operational efficiency, minimising risk...

FAAA to push minister on QAR, ASIC levy at Congress
November 14, 2023 | Professional Planner
Sarah Abood (left) and Phil Anderson Off the back of the release of the first Quality of ...

QAR draft leg tackles fee consent, but SOAs and safe harbour to wait
November 13, 2023 | Professional Planner
Stephen Jones addressing the Professional Planner QAR roadshow in March. The government w...

Sustainability assurance in focus
November 10, 2023 | Accounting and Business
Proposed standard ISSA 5000 reflects a shift in sustainability disclosure and reporting re...

Demand Booms for High-Quality Reporting & Assurance and Other Takeaways of IFAC Sustainability Summit-Asia Pacific
November 07, 2023 | International Federation of Accountants
IFAC, in conjunction with the ASEAN Federation of Accountants, Confederation of Asian and ...

New IFAC & CA ANZ Quality Management Toolkit Will Help Small- and Medium-Sized Practices Globally
November 07, 2023 | International Federation of Accountants
Original CA ANZ Toolkit Modified for International Users The International Federation of ...

Developments in Global Sustainability Reporting: A Priority for the Accountancy Profession
November 01, 2023 | International Federation of Accountants
At its September 2023 meeting, the Professional Accountants in Business (PAIB) Advisory Gr...

ACCA welcomes strengthening of UK auditor ethics code
October 31, 2023 | Accounting & Business
FRC urged to keep guidance up to date and monitor emerging issues ......

Reminder: IAASB’s International Standard on Sustainability Assurance 5000 Open for Comment Until December 1, 2023
October 26, 2023 | International Federation of Accountants
If you haven’t had a chance already, now is the perfect time to share your feedback on the...