International accounting

A former audit partner is facing disciplinary action in the Netherlands for an improper audit prior to the South African retailer’s near collapse more than three years ago.

The international board released four proposals for improving various aspects of government accounting.

The pacts expand the audit firm inspector's reach across Europe.

The disgraced Chinese coffee chain replaced its auditor and said it secured $250 million in funds from a pair of private equity firms.

The memorandum of understanding with the Vietnam Ministry of Finance aims to advance the internal audit profession in Vietnam.

The commission is starting to implement a tough law passed at the end of the Trump administration, aimed largely at Chinese stocks.

Initial enthusiasm for change inspired by the country’s biggest postwar accounting scandal is waning in the face of political opposition.

An Ernst & Young partner said his firm fell victim to “criminals,” rejecting allegations EY didn’t do enough to uncover wrongdoing at the now-defunct payment processor.

Most of the insurers that provided the company with director-liability policies have agreed to pay as much as $93 million toward settlements resulting from a 2017 accounting crisis.

Top executives at companies hit by accounting scandals could lose their bonuses under U.K. proposals for beefed-up regulation after a wave of corporate collapses including Carillion Plc and travel firm Thomas Cook Group Plc.