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The Briefcase 2: The 5 Biggest Accounting Scandals of All Time
From Enron to Satyam, discover the five biggest accounting scandals of all time, how they happened, who got burned, and what every accountant can learn from the wreckage.
Accountants in the Spotlight
Discover how accountants are portrayed in TV and film, from cult heroes to comedy icons, and why the profession deserves more credit than it gets.
The History of Accounting
From Mesopotamian clay tablets to modern ledgers, the history of accounting spans continents and civilisations.
Category: "ethics"
Posted on: 18th Oct 2017The Tesco Accounting Scandal
By: Juan Carlos Venegas | 5 min read | 0Three men have been charged by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) with one count of fraud by false accounting and one count of fraud by abuse of position, which can lead to prison sentences of up to seven and 10 years.
Posted on: 9th Aug 2017Are You Ready for the New General Data Protection Regulation?
By: accountingcpd | 5 min read | 0The objective of the new GDPR is to give EU citizens control over of their personal data, and to simplify the regulatory environment for business. But what will it all mean for the UK post-Brexit?
Posted on: 24th Jul 2017Barclays Bank and the Differential Association Theory
By: Juan Carlos Venegas | 7 min read | 0The Barclays case is the first criminal prosecution faced by a bank for financial crisis related misconduct. To understand the case we consider the Differential Association Theory.
Posted on: 29th Jun 2017Barclays and Guinness - Déjá vu?
By: John Taylor | 6 min read | 0What have Barclays Bank and Guinness PLC got in common? Not a lot, it would seem. However, there is a connection...
Posted on: 22nd Jun 2017Not A Good Week for Bankers or Was it Directors?
By: John Burbidge-King | 4 min read | 0Four ex-top-level executives of Barclays have been charged by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and a former European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) banker jailed for six years.
Posted on: 9th Jun 2017German Banks Face Tax Scandal
By: Alan Nelson | 3 min read | 0While the UK focuses on 2017's General Election, Germany faces a major scandal.An international group of bankers, lawyers and stockbrokers, who appear to have fiddled the German tax authorities out of around €32bn over a period dating back to 2001.
Posted on: 2nd Jun 2017Professional Scepticism: A Key Skill for Every Finance Professional
By: accountingcpd | 3 min read | 0While professional scepticism is usually associated with audit work, it is increasingly being listed as a key skill for every finance professional. But what is it and how do we use it?
Posted on: 19th May 2017How Can We Ensure that We Continue to Behave Ethically in a World that is Always Changing?
By: accountingcpd | 2 min read | 0As finance professionals, do you think we focus enough on ethics? Things change constantly, and new situations emerge that we haven't encountered before. So how can you...
Posted on: 5th Jan 2017ISO37001: The Latest International Bribery Prevention Tool
By: John Burbidge-King | 5 min read | 0In October 2016, the International Standards Organisation published ISO37001, the anti-bribery management system. Rising public awareness of the societal, financial and market damage caused by bribery, has resulted in a wake-up call...