Auditor

Third troubled Deloitte client in months

26 Jun 2012

Trony Solar is the third mainland private enterprise client of auditor Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu to have run into accounting disclosure troubles in three months.

Threat of jail will get in way of professional audit judgment

26 Jun 2012

Every person specified in subsection (2) commits an offence if the person knowingly or recklessly causes a statement required to be contained in an auditor's report under section 398(2)(b) or (3)...

HKEx in no rush to tighten rules

23 Mar 2012

The city's stock exchange is resisting pressure to strengthen corporate governance rules despite a recent slew of auditors resigning from Hong Kong-listed firms.

Boshiwa nosedives after auditor resigns

16 Mar 2012

Shares of children's wear company Boshiwa International were suspended from trading yesterday after the sudden resignation of its auditor sent its stock price plunging by more than one-third....

Auditor to investigate the funding of rural schools

10 Jan 2012

Rural school spending would be one of the National Audit Office's top three priorities this year, the agency said, following an outcry over a raft of deadly school bus accidents that have been...

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Analysts: 'KPMG walkout a bad sign'

The resignation of KPMG as auditor of China Forestry Holdings is a worrying sign for the Hong Kong-listed firm, analysts say.

Longtop auditor Deloitte resigns

Big Four auditor Deloitte has resigned from Xiamen software manufacturer Longtop Financial Technologies, saying it discovered 'falsity' in the company's financial records.

Jump in auditor resignations points to a year of scandal

When an auditor resigns, it is a bad sign for the company. When there is an 80 per cent jump in auditor resignations, that is more than a bad sign for the market.

With trust evaporating, we face a very grim Year of the Ox

There are a variety of organisations in Hong Kong, such as, for example, the Independent Commission Against Corruption, which go a long way towards protecting us against exploitation of one sort...

Three Gorges contractors overpaid 488m yuan, auditor finds

Contractors working on the Three Gorges hydroelectric power project have been overpaid by about 488 million yuan, the National Audit Office said yesterday.

Toy council needs auditor to promote fair practices

Auditors with a special interest in labour issues may find this job child's play. A toy industry watchdog needs someone with professional skills to help promote fair labour standards in toy...