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Stiffer fines for auditors ‘will not bring back credibility’
The profession has taken a reputational knock in recent years, amid serious accounting scandals
OPINION | Accountants can help save the planet
The accountancy profession must push the integration of climate change and corporate risk in integrated reporting, and ensure that corporate social responsibility indexes include…
‘It is right that auditing is under scrutiny’ — Deloitte Africa CEO-elect
Incoming chief executive Ruwayda Redfearn says Deloitte has learned a lot about the importance of ‘professional scepticism’ from its corporate mishaps
Khaya Sithole: The decline and fall of the South African auditing profession
Its reputation is not being helped at all by the crisis at its independent regulatory body
‘We are disappointed, but expect others to follow’ — KPMG on Nedbank
Nedbank announced on Monday that Ernst & Young and Deloitte & Touche would take over its external auditing
Saica to take action against accountants implicated in VBS Bank ‘heist’
Saica’s members that are implicated include former CEO Andile Ramavhunga and former holding company Vele Investments chairperson Tshifhiwa Matodzi
Lack of funding limits probes into auditors, MPs told
IRBA cannot afford to hire more investigators
Auditors’ watchdog IRBA gets teeth with new Bill
In a Financial Matters Amendment Bill released for comment, treasury proposed changes to the Auditing Profession Act, the law that created IRBA
Gupta wedding under scrutiny as IRBA wraps up disciplinary of ex-KPMG auditor
Jacques Wessels, who audited Linkway Trading accounts, is facing six charges relating to improper conduct and tax evasion
Ex-KPMG auditor faces charges over Gupta-firm
The Independent Regulatory Board of Auditors seeks to establish whether Jacques Wessels was ‘grossly negligent on several occasions’
Banks weather tough climate but brace for new auditing standards
The banking sector has fared well despite a difficult economic climate
Auditing watchdog snowed under as 5 investigators struggle with 150 cases
The Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors admitted to Parliament on Wednesday that it has resource constraints
KPMG acknowledges its failings damaged auditing profession
KPMG South Africa has seen an exodus of clients in recent weeks; the Auditor General, Barclays Africa, Sibanye-Stillwater and Redefine Properties
KPMG woes deepen after VBS bank scandal
The revelations are another blow to the auditing firm, which has battled to restore its credibility after allegedly assisting Gupta-linked companies
Gigaba talks the talk on public sector corruption
At the top of the 2018 Budget was renewed vigour in tackling corruption that had become commonplace in the public sector