FRC

This week’s top stories include fines issued over audit failures at Associated British Engineering, and the launch of a new carbon metrics reporting tool by CACEIS.

Haysmacintyre and audit engagement partner David Cox have been fined by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) for a series of audit failures at Associated British Engineering.

This week’s top stories included the FRC issuing a £65,000 penalty and severe reprimand against Richard Jones over previous advice to Guinness Peat Group, and news of Emma Douglas’ departure from LGIM.

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has imposed a severe reprimand and a financial penalty against Richard Jones in respect of misconduct relating to the actuarial advisory services he provided to Coats Group, the business formerly known as Guinness...

The government has put forward proposals to introduce a strengthened, statutory basis for the regulation of the actuarial profession.

Claudia Chapman sets out why schemes should look at expand their stewardship reporting and learn from best practice.

Corporate reporting needs to improve to meet investor expectations on the issue of climate change, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) says.

Asset owners and investors have made “good attempts” at reporting against the principles of the UK Stewardship Code 2020, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) says.

Three accounting bodies have published specific Covid-19 guidance for the compilation of pension scheme accounts, recognising that “it can’t be business as usual”.