International accounting

Christo Wiese says the retailer’s overview of a forensic probe into the company’s accounting irregularities supports his claim against the company.

Steinhoff International Holdings NV plans to dig deeper into the accounting misdeeds that brought the retailing giant to its knees as it seeks to get to the bottom of some $7.4 billion in fictitious or improper deals.

PKF International has appointed James Hickey as the new CEO of the global network of independent accounting firms, effective March 19.

The German payment processor’s Indian business became a focus point again and a Citigroup analyst said the company faces prolonged uncertainty because of the accounting allegations it’s facing.

Regulators in some Asian countries are getting tougher on auditors after landmark defaults, in an increasingly high-stakes game as investors call for earlier warning signs amid expectations for debt failures to mount.

Olympus Corp. lost a U.K. lawsuit that tried to block the pension of former head Michael Woodford after he blew the whistle on an alleged $1.7 billion accounting fraud and 13-year cover-up at the firm.

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants is offering a special tribute to its first female member while celebrating the role of women in accounting.

The collaboration with the U.K.-based Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy provides a pathway to global accounting practice.

The laboratory-testing company facing criticism for its corporate governance, will no longer use an auditor for its Luxembourg subsidiaries who was contemporaneously signing off on the accounts of businesses controlled by the company’s largest shareholder.

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited has designated Sharon Thorne to be the next chair of the firm’s global board of directors, starting in June. She will be the first woman to chair Deloitte’s global board.