Financial Reporting Council

26 Apr 2013

Fifteen listed companies have been put on watch by the Financial Reporting Council, compared with 13 last year. The council starts tracking companies when it sees media reports suggesting they may...

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2013: Hong Kong's year of regulatory reform

1 Jan 2013

Happy New Year to all readers of White Collar. Last year marked a plethora of reforms and challenges for many listed companies, accountants, investment bankers, even the stock exchange and the...

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Most audit problems found at smaller firms

28 Sep 2012

Seventy per cent of complaints about faulty audits of Hong Kong companies this year were carried out by non-Big Four accounting firms, according to the Financial Reporting Council.

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Hong Kong watch list of mainland firms grow

12 Apr 2012

Hong Kong regulators are monitoring an increasing number of irregularities at small to medium-sized mainland firms listed in the city.

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H-share firms' mainland audits to be checked in HK

14 Apr 2011

Hong Kong's accounting-profession watchdog, the Financial Reporting Council, will annually review all financial statements of the 17 Hong Kong-listed mainland companies that have chosen to use...

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Kao set to cut teeth in watchdog role

17 Sep 2007

FRC chief ready to bring audit failures to book

Sophia Kao Ching-chi may not be a professional number cruncher, but as head of the new Financial Reporting Council her job is to be...

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Opinion

Tom Holland

Worrying economic parallels between China and India

3:33AM

Howard Winn

Elsie Leung caught up in Rusal's byzantine politics

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We're here for the facts

The Financial Reporting Council's (from left) director of investigation and compliance Clara Yu Sau-ching, chairman Sophia Kao and chief executive Shum Man-to will be open for business from...

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Council will boost quality control

Hong Kong's already stringent financial reporting standards have recently been given a further boost through the setting up of a groundbreaking programme covering the provision of audit services...

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British model leads way in upholding regulations and professionalism

Auditors and accountants hold a privileged position that requires them to uphold the highest standards of the profession.

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Sceptics warn small budget may hinder new watchdog

Meagre resources will prevent regulator from playing major role, legislators say

Hong Kong will get a new accounting watchdog, the Financial Reporting Council, early next year...

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Legco urges close watch on regulator

Lawmakers worry a proposed council to ensure accounting transparency will be hobbled in its duties

Legislators have urged the government to ensure its proposed accounting watchdog...

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