International accounting

IFAC signed an agreement with two global health groups to improve accounting practices in the public health sector.

Sustainability reporting standards, as well as assurance services to verify that reporting, vary widely across jurisdictions and individual practitioners and require better standardization.

KPMG U.K. Ltd. faces a 15 million pound ($21 million) fine after it committed “gross misconduct” over a conflict of interest when it advised bed manufacturer Silentnight and the private equity firm that bought it in 2011.

The Big Four firm is investing in an overhaul targeting better audits, digitization of services and greener operations.

PricewaterhouseCoopers is restructuring its U.S. firm into two business segments, and redefining its global strategy around the concept of trust.

The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board issued two new implementation guides Monday for its recent quality management standards.

A failed oil trader in Singapore that owes creditors more than $3.5 billion is suing Deloitte & Touche LLP, alleging the auditing firm failed to detect “serious irregularities” in its financial statements for more than a decade.

Almost three-quarters of inspections showing sub-par work, according to the watchdog.

International Accounting Standards Board chair Hans Hoogervorst is looking back at the growth of International Financial Reporting Standards as his decade running the IASB is set to end this month.

The IFRS Foundation is looking for a chair and vice-chair of a board that will set global ESG reporting standards.

The International Accounting Standards Board proposed a comprehensive framework for management discussion and analysis to better align with investor needs.

The goal of the offset market is to reduce emissions, but without clear accounting and strict regulations there’s a big risk of greenwashing.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has proposed a rule for implementing a recent law that penalizes foreign companies whose auditing firms can’t be inspected by the PCAOB.

The new SEC chair should prevent high-earning audit partners from being beholden to the managers of the clients whose accounts they scrutinize.

Each year on May 6, those of us in the finance profession recognize management accountants across the globe.

The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants has revised its ethics standards to safeguard auditor independence for non-assurance services and associated fees.

A group organized by the United Nations has already come up with a global framework of sustainability standards.

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.