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The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board is proposing to toughen its rules for requiring auditors to look for signs of fraud in a client's financial statements.

The International Federation of Accountants reviewed the most helpful research by academics, accounting organizations and firms on the role accountants are playing in ESG reporting and assurance.

The International Federation of Accountants wants organizations to combine sustainability reporting with their existing internal control and governance frameworks.

The International Federation of Accountants' planned revisions will include some new and revised learning outcomes to meet the demands for sustainability reporting and assurance.

The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board has unveiled a new standard for auditing smaller businesses and organizations.

A sizable proportion of businesses have yet to produce an emissions reduction plan and have no plans to do so, according to a new report.

IFAC and FASB both appoint and reappoint board members; RSM raises $4.7M for nonprofits via Power of Love program; and more news from across the profession.

CohnReznick names chief people officer; Moss Adams adds to forest products practice; and more news from across the profession.

The board has issued an accounting standard for governments around the world to use for reporting on retirement plans.

The IFRS Foundation's Lee White will succeed Kevin Dancey at the International Federation of Accountants in March.

The ACCA, IFAC and the INTOSAI Development Initiative are teaming up on guidance on sustainability reporting and assurance for the public sector.

The board released an annual update of its ethics code to reflect the latest changes in auditing and quality management standards.

More companies across the globe are doing sustainability reporting and receiving assurance services, including in countries outside the G20, according to a new report.

Professional accountants continue to be the single most trusted stakeholders in tax in every G20 country, according to a new survey.

The International Federation of Accountants issued a call to action to the G20 finance leaders urging them to focus more on sustainability as a way to achieve the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.

The International Federation of Accountants released the second installment of its advice for implementing the IAASB's updated standards.

Separately, IFAC issued guidance on greenhouse gas reporting with the We Mean Business Coalition.

The International Federation of Accountants wants more accounting organizations to get involved in combating corruption around the world.

He formerly chaired the U.K. Accounting Standards Board and the IFAC's Public Sector Committee, which became the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board.

The International Federation of Accountants is looking for an outstanding individual to become its next leader.