Audit & Accounting

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The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board has released a revised version of its International Standard on Review Engagements to better meet the needs of small and midsized entities.

Public accountants can look forward to reasonable pay bumps next year, according to the 2013 Salary Guide for Financial and Accounting from staffing and placement company Robert Half.

The International Accounting Standards Board has decided to re-expose the latest version of its ongoing project aimed at revising the accounting standards for insurance contracts and is seeking feedback.

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Edward Reitmeyer has joined the Philadelphia office of CBIZ MHM, LLC where he will serve as managing director and head the Real Estate Advisory Services Group.

Sir David Tweedie, the former chairman of the International Accounting Standards Board, has been appointed chairman of the Board of Trustees of the International Valuation Standards Council.

(Bloomberg) Camera and medical equipment maker Olympus Corp.’s former chairman Tsuyoshi Kikukawa pleaded guilty to covering up losses at the Japanese camera maker in an accounting fraud case that sparked criticism of ineffective corporate governance in Japan.

David Burns has joined BDO Capital Advisors LLC, the investment banking unit of BDO USA LLP, as managing director.

Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act is provoking a retrospective look at the good and bad after-effects of the landmark legislation.