Corporate ethics

The International Federation of Accountants is expressing alarm about recent proposals from a group of global financial regulators to separate its standard-setting boards for auditing and ethics.

There’s an expectation—quite rightly—that a strong ethical compass is a must-have for professionals.

The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants is suggesting a set of changes prohibiting inducements.

Three international standard-setting boards for auditing, accounting ethics and accounting education issued a new publication Monday in the hopes of making accountants and auditors more skeptical of management assertions.

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants has released a new survey raising questions about how accountants and businesses around the world are dealing with ethical challenges prompted by various technology trends.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act was signed into law on July 30, 2002 and has led to vast changes in the accounting profession, although not necessarily in corporate ethics.

The Institute of Management Accountants has updated its Statement of Ethical Professional Practice to guide the conduct expected of IMA members.

A new study finds a big disparity in how CPAs employed in industry and government see the ethical environment around them compared to public accounting firms.

In no department is it more important to set an example than in accounting and finance.

International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants finishes the first phase of its project for restructuring the Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants.