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.

Edward Rigby has joined the tax services practice at ParenteBeard LLC as principal. Rigby will work out of the firm’s Clark, N.J. office.

The N.J. firm expands its offerings into a new niche with the acquisition of McGonigle & Co.

The majority of members of public company boards of directors are opposed to proposals for mandatory audit firm rotation, according to a new survey.

Randy Robason has been selected to lead Grant Thornton LLP’s International Tax practice.

A bill requiring federal agencies to place new controls on government charge cards and enforce more stringent penalties for violations by federal employees is on its way to President Obama for his signature, following final passage by Congress over the weekend.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has reached a tentative agreement to begin observing Chinese regulatory authorities during inspections of auditing firms in China as a kind of “trust-building exercise.”

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Todd Boslau was recently promoted to partner at Top 100 Firm ParenteBeard LLC.

The CPA test is one of the most difficult professional credential examinations where the average passing rate is one of the lowest in any professional qualification test.

The Financial Accounting Foundation’s board of trustees appointed former NASBA chairman Billy Atkinson as chairman of the new Private Company Council, and named the other members of the new council, which will be able to recommend and vote on changes to accounting standards for privately held companies.

Granite Consulting Inc. has issued a call for submissions for its upcoming “Top 10 Rising Stars in Internal Audit” list to recognize high-performing members of the internal audit profession.

Mario Patone moved up as partner at the Top 100 Firm ParenteBeard LLC.