All Financial Reporting Council articles – Page 3
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People moves: £8bn Church Commissioners appoints head of equities [updated]
Church Commissioners, PRI, Norfund, ESMA, Fondo Espero, Stap, FRC, AFM, AXA Investment Managers, BNP Paribas Asset Management, Värde Partners, Calastone
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FRC board warns over government delays to budget sign-off
Delays to agreeing the audit regulator’s budget for 2019-20 could hamper work on the transition to the Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority
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Accounting roundup: Committee warns on DB-DC ‘blurred lines’
Plus: FRC maps out its plan to transition to the Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority; Change to accounting rules for multi-employer pension schemes
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FCA urged to investigate fund manager voting policy ‘market failure’ [updated]
Pensions minister tells ‘obstructive’ fund managers to shape up on corporate governance after trustee association files official complaint with UK regulator
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Local authority pension funds back UK audit market reform proposals
But long-standing critics rue missed opportunities
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Accounting roundup: Guidance issued on pension equality costs
Plus: Hybrid pension plan accounting; Politicians call for break up of ‘big four’; FRC publishes draft plan and budget
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UK asset manager body rejects FRC’s proposed stewardship definition
Investment Association calls for ‘careful redrafting’ of proposed new stewardship code
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UK lawmakers urge asset owners to act on executive pay
BEIS committee says main responsibility for bringing about change lies with asset owners, not asset managers
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Politicians warn on UK audit sector’s Brexit preparations
‘UK law must prevail’ if there is a clash between UK and international standards, peers say
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UK companies to keep EU accounting standards post-Brexit
Government proposes powers to adopt EU-led standards beyond the UK’s exit from the bloc
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UK to replace audit regulator after damning review
Investors voice support as Kingman review to be enacted by government
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UK audit inquiry reignites ‘illegal dividends’ dispute
UK and international rules on distributable reserves have ‘inconsistencies’, accountancy body admits, reigniting long-running debate
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Accounting roundup: Kingman on the FRC; Carillion audit report
Also: FRC reports on current and future use of artificial intelligence in accounting and corporate reporting
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Stewardship ‘tipping point’ in sight after busy year for engagement
Trade body encourages schemes to ‘take action where issues cause concern’
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All change for stewardship agenda as FRC reveals draft new code
Draft 2019 code raises the bar for what is expected of signatories
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Accounting roundup: IASB plans changes to hybrid scheme rules
Plus: EFRAG and IASB to report later this year on hybrid discount rate rule; FRC audited Patisserie Valerie accounts
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Kingman review proposes replacing FRC with new, stronger regulator
Recommendation echoes demands of stakeholders to disband audit watchdog
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UK code of conduct aims to improve governance for private companies
The ‘Wates Principles’ set out recommendations for unlisted companies to improve corporate governance
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Accounting roundup: IASB vice-chair flags insurance asset concerns
Plus: FRC sets out 2019 priorities; Sharon Bowles grills government over accountancy conflicts
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Chief executive of audit watchdog to step down amid independent probe
Stephen Haddrill has led the Financial Reporting Council since 2009