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  • Wednesday, 27 April, 2022
    Markets InsightBerkshire Hathaway Inc
    Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway needs to be broken up

    Splitting the conglomerate would enable more scrutiny and allay some investors’ concerns

  • Wednesday, 9 February, 2022
    Markets InsightCryptocurrencies
    Crypto accounting: investors need more clarity on the rules

    Companies should have stronger guidance on how to present the changing value of their digital asset holdings

  • Tuesday, 7 December, 2021
    Markets InsightAccountancy
    Bogus numbers still cloud company accounts

    Adjusted figures spread, divorcing market performance from financial reality

  • Tuesday, 7 July, 2020
    News in-depthFT Alphaville
    EY Germany will survive, but legal troubles loom [updated]

    An exploration of where the penny might drop in the aftermath of the collapse of the German payments company.

  • Monday, 17 February, 2020
    Accountancy
    Weakening the oversight of US auditing is a very bad idea

    Folding the regulator into the SEC would make it much harder to scrutinise how audits are performed

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