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The SEC has ordered KPMG’s member firm in Australia to pay over $2.7 million for audits and other services it did for two unspecified Australian financial companies in which there appear to be violations of independence rules.

Raleigh, N.C.-based Hughes Pittman & Gupton was named a 2011 Green Plus Mover of the Year last week by the Institute for Sustainable Development for its internal and community-focused environmental initiatives.

The agreement to pass $4 billion in spending cuts and table far more draconian spending cuts for a while has forestalled the threat of a government shutdown for another two weeks.

The U.S. CPA exam will be administered internationally for the first time this August in Japan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates.

A new report by the Government Accountability Office reveals an unsurprising fact, that the federal government wastes a ton of money, but exposes it in some surprising ways.

Plante & Moran will be entering the blogosphere with Managing Partner Gordon Krater at the helm, posting about culture and leadership issues.

Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett can always be counted on for some choice words of wisdom in his annual shareholders letter, and among them were some perceptive remarks about one of his holding company’s investments: Geico.

Changes in our firm have been rapid over the past year. We moved offices, added employees, and changed our name. That’s a lot for a small firm. Our clients have felt the changes as well, and they’ve been open with their responses.

Culver City, Calif., has suspended a business tax to attract more movie producers to shoot films in the historic city.

Maryland-based accounting firm Weyrich, Cronin & Sorra reached out to the community as part of the Academy of Finance and pulled in new talent.