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Professor Accuses Professional Accountant Body of Hoarding Fines Like Smaug Hoards Gold

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It appears the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) has finally pushed Sheffield University’s Richard Murphy over the edge. The Professor of Accounting Practice at Sheffield’s Management School issued a new report chastising the group for hoarding funds.

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UK Accounting Watchdog Ramps Up Fines

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’s accounting watchdog, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), has now levied more fines in two days than it has in the entirety of 2017, according to Bloomberg reports on Tuesday (June 19). Parliament committee found, adding that the FRC identified issues with Carillion accounts in 2015, but failed to act on them.

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Friday Footnotes: Working Late; The Year of the ESOP?; It’s Not Layoffs, It’s “Repositioning” | 1.5.24

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