All posts tagged "Accounting"
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69AML / KYCSingapore Consults on Amendments to Accountants Act
Under the changes, ACRA can conduct inspections on accountants for compliance with AML/CFT requirements, and impose penalties for non-compliance.
October 20, 2021 -
306Australia & NZPCAOB Fines KPMG Australia Over Training-related Misconduct
Cheating in online training tests was found to be widespread within the audit practice. KPMG Australia sanctioned 1,131 individuals.
September 16, 2021 -
220EnforcementSingapore Court Charges UK Man in Wirecard Probe
The man faces charges for abetting the falsification of a document that represented Wirecard's missing money was being held in escrow.
September 2, 2021 -
253Securities & TradingSEC Directs Chinese Firms to Issue Disclosures on VIE Structures
Chinese companies have started to receive instructions from the SEC on the disclosures they must provide on their use of VIEs for US-bound IPOs.
August 26, 2021 -
155Hong KongHong Kong Introduces Bill to Boost FRC’s Regulatory Powers
Under the proposed regime, regulatory powers currently vested with the HKICPA will be transferred to the Financial Reporting Council.
July 26, 2021 -
194Australia & NZASIC Outlines Expectations on Activist Short Selling
Activist short selling can have a positive impact on market integrity, however it can also unduly distort the price of a target entity's securities, ASIC says.
June 2, 2021 -
147ChinaCSRC Consults on ‘Counselling’ Obligations of IPO Sponsors
The rules impose obligations on sponsors to ensure that directors, supervisors, senior managers, and major shareholders of IPO applicants understand their listing obligations.
May 10, 2021 -
215Big PictureIIF Calls for Stricter Disclosure, Accounting Rules in A-Share Market
Despite the attractiveness of Chinese equities, foreign ownership remains lower than in other major markets at 4.3 percent.
April 22, 2021 -
210China
Chinese Court Accepts First Class Action Against Listed Company
The CSRC said the lawsuit will help listed companies and intermediaries to improve their internal governance and standardise market operations.
April 20, 2021 -
231Securities & Trading
US SEC Identifies Accounting Issues with SPAC Listings
Some warrants issued to early SPAC investors may have been recorded as equity instruments when they should have instead been recorded as liabilities.
April 15, 2021
