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BDO chooses blogging partner to head up international network

December 6th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Jeremy Newman of BDO Stoy Hayward in the UK is a trailblazer as a managing partner who blogs regularly, primarily about the audit market in the UK. He’s recently won the job to be BDO International’s new CEO starting in October 2008.
Jeremy has been emphatic about getting the message out about audit choice and [...]

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Grant Thornton insists client remove Chairman, is removed as auditor

October 30th, 2007 · No Comments

Here’s an interesting story coming out of Dallas:
Embattled multi-level marketing firm Mannatech has fired its independent auditor, Grant Thornton, after the auditor gave the company an ultimatum: Remove Chairman and founder Sam Caster from the company or find yourself another auditor.
So they found themselves another auditor, BDO Seidman, and let Grant Thornton go. The [...]

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Banning Facebook sends the wrong message

September 25th, 2007 · 12 Comments

Jeremy Newman, the Managing Director of BDO Stoy Hayward in the UK, provides real leadership and an inspiration across the pond to me and no doubt others who read about his management style and philosophy. He writes about workplaces banning Facebook, which is very popular right now here in Toronto among employers.
I am not [...]

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Sucks to be Seidman

August 21st, 2007 · 6 Comments

By now, the verdict in the BDO Seidman lawsuit has been covered by all the major industry blogs. All the heavyweights have registered their opinions in this great swirling mass known as the blogosphere. The mainstream media has tossed it around this way and that. There is near unanimity amongst all commenters: [...]

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Big Four dominate professional services globally

July 12th, 2007 · 6 Comments

The Managing Partners’ Forum was established in 1995 and is “dedicated to enhancing leadership and the status of the management team in professional firms worldwide.” They recently released the inaugural Global 500, a ranking of the top 500 professional services firms in the world by fee volume.
The Big Four are at the top of [...]

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