The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is planning a drastic change to rules governing company boards which will place more responsibility on directors to vouch for the integrity of their financial controls. The changes arrive in response to the scandals at Carillion, Patisserie Valerie, M&C Saat
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The International Auditing & Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) has appointed the Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC) Josephine Jackson to its board. Her appointment will commence on 1 January 2020 and will be for an initial term of three years. Ms Jackson is the FRC’s technical
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has announced sanctions against Grant Thornton UK LLP. The sanctions are held against Grant Thornton and one of its Audit Engagement Partners in relation to the statutory audit of the 2016 financial statements of a publicly listed company.
Companies applying the new standard on lease accounting need to provide more information on its effects, according to a new report by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC). The FRC has reviewed the interim reports of 20 companies applying International Financial Reporting Standard 16 (IFRS) ‘L
Andrew Johnston has been appointed to the Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC) Conduct Committee alongside Colin McCarthy-Little, who has been appointed to the FRC's Audit Quality Review Committee. Mr Jonston's term commenced on 1 November 2019 and he replaces Martin Slack who stepped down on
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published its year-end advice to audit committee chairs and finance directors. In an end-of-year letter to audit committee chairs and finance directors, chief executive Sir Jon Thompson is reminding them to consider the FRC’s view on key matt
Grant Thornton has cut pay for its partners and delayed its accounts following a difficult year where it was investigated by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) for unacceptable performance on audits. The average profit per equity partner fell by £20,000 to £323,000 for the year to Jun
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has today set out its expectations for corporate reporting to improve trust in business. In an open letter to all audit committee chairs and finance directors, the FRC has called for improvements to corporate reporting.
The largest accountancy firms have increased their share of the UK audit market with 100% of FTSE 100 companies now audited by the Big Four, according to new research from the Financial Reporting Council (FRC). Published today, the latest edition of Key Facts and Trends in the Accountancy Profession
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has launched a substantial and ambitious revision to the UK Stewardship Code. The new code substantially raises expectations for how money is invested on behalf of UK savers and pensioners.
Companies are falling short of investors’ expectations for clearer reporting on climate-related issues, according to a new report from the Financial Reporting Council's (FRC) Financial Reporting Lab.
The audit and accountancy profession is lagging behind business when it comes to the diversity of senior management, according to new research by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC).
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has initiated a recruitment drive in an attempt to fill 80 new openings. With over 80 new positions being created in the 2019/20 financial year alone, the FRC has emphasised that there are significant opportunities for a broad range of candidates to play a key r
Accountancy firm Johnston Carmichael has taken over the audit role for Dunedin Enterprise Trust after KPMG was axed. Johnston Carmichael won the contract for the major private equity investment organisation following changes to guidance over the independence of auditors.
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has appointed Simon Dingemans and Sir Jon Thompson as its new chairperson and chief executive respectively. Simon Dingemans replaces Sir Win Bischoff, who steps down after six years in the post. Sir Jon Thompson succeeds Stephen Haddrill who held the role of chi