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ACCA and Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce (RCCI) sign MoU for Collaboration
ISLAMABAD (March 12, 2013) - ACCA Pakistan (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and RCCI (Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry) signed a Memorandum of Understanding last week to work together to support the business community by building its capacity and capability.
Published on 3/12/2013
Industry CFOs Want Recruits to be Complete Finance Professionals: ACCA Research
KARACHI (January 22, 2013) - Majority of Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) looking to appoint new staff for their businesses say they should ideally have both a breadth and depth of finance expertise and capabilities, a new report from ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) reveals.
Published on 2/22/2013
IBA and ICAP Design Programme Combining Undergraduate Degree in Accounting with CA Qualification
KARACHI (February 12, 2013) - Institute of Business Administration (IBA) in collaboration with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) has designed an innovative four-year programme of combining the undergraduate academic degree in Accounting and Finance with a professional Chartered Accountancy qualification.
Published on 2/12/2013
ACCA Recognises Work of Chief Financial Officers by Celebrating CFO Month
KARACHI (January 7, 2013) - To highlight and champion the work of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) will be running a campaign throughout January 2013.
Published on 1/7/2013
ACCA Organizes Accountants for Business Global Forum Pakistan 2012
KARACHI (November 21, 2012) - ACCA Pakistan yesterday organised Accountants for Business Global Forum Pakistan 2012 at Marriott Hotel, Karachi. The event aimed to surface the challenges facing businesses and in particular the accountancy profession through an exciting mix of three panel discussions.
Published on 11/21/2012
Global Accountancy Body Discusses the Future of the Profession in Afghanistan
DUBAI (March 14, 2012) - ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) hosted an event on 14 March to discuss the future of the accountancy profession in Afghanistan. The Afghanistan Stakeholders’ Roundtable was held in Dubai, and was attended by a number of experts with interests in building the accountancy profession in the country, from employers representing a wide range of sectors including public practice, banking institutions and non-governmental organizations.
Published on 3/14/2012
Opportunity Exists for CPAs to Better Leverage Emerging Technologies: AICPA Survey
NEW YORK (Mar. 14, 2012) - Like other business professionals, CPAs continue to wrestle with the best strategy to maximize the benefits of emerging technologies, such as mobile devices and cloud computing, according to the 2012 Top Technology Initiatives Survey by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA).
Published on 3/14/2012
ISACA and SFIA to Map CISA and CISM Certifications to Skills Framework for the Information Age
Rolling Meadows, IL (March 09, 2012) - The Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA), a model for matching the skills of the IT workforce to the needs of the business, has recognized two ISACA certifications: Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and Certified Information Security Manager (CISM).
Published on 3/9/2012
AICPA Provides Ten Tax Tips For USA-based Small Business Owners
WASHINGTON (March 1, 2012) - Some small business owners think there’s only one word (or at least the only one that can be mentioned here) when it comes to filing federal taxes: confusion.
Published on 3/1/2012
Corporate Reports Still Hold Value to Stakeholders but Undermined by Length, Complexity: ACCA
KARACHI (February 01, 2012) - Corporate reports are being held back by confusion over their different audiences, their complexity, and lack of timeliness, according to a new ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) survey of annual report users ahead of the annual corporate reporting season.
Published on 2/1/2012
75% CEOs Admit There is Room for Improvement in Measurement of Non-Financial Value: AICPA
New York and London (Jan. 31, 2012) - In the wake of the financial crisis, three-quarters of the world’s CEOs say more emphasis should be placed on measuring the value of non-financial assets such as intellectual capital and customer relationships to drive long-term performance, according to research from the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).
Published on 1/31/2012
Squeeze on Public Finances will Continue into 2017, says Leading Public Sector Think Tank
LONDON (December 22, 2011) - "Audit and financial management adding public value” was the theme of ACCA’s (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) third international public sector conference held recently in London.
Published on 12/26/2011
AICPA Unveils Interactive Checklists to Ease Tax Preparation
NEW YORK (December 20, 2011) - Tax professionals have always looked to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ Tax Practice Guides and Checklists as an essential tool for ensuring high quality standards in the preparation of clients’ returns. This season, however, the package has become even more valuable with the introduction of Interactive Tax Checklists that save time and boost efficiency.
Published on 12/20/2011
AICPA and Brazilian Accounting Bodies Agree on Memorandum of Understanding
NEW YORK (Dec. 9, 2011) - The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), the Conselho Federal de Contabilidade (CFC - Federal Accounting Council) and the Fundao Brasileira de Contabilidade (FBC - Brazilian Accounting Foundation) announced that they have agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding. The two-year agreement was signed earlier this week at the CFC offices in Brasilia.
Published on 12/9/2011
Challenge of Diversity in Workplace: Experts to Offer Solutions for the Future
KARACHI (December 02, 2011) - The low representation of women in the boardroom, growing income inequality, and the retention of talent have all been prominent in recent news headlines. To better understand the challenges of workplace diversity, expert opinion and research findings will form the content of three global Expert Panels all centred on the theme of Diversity - launched today by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
Published on 12/2/2011
