Archive

  • UK GAAP could be aligned with IFRS 17 by the early 2030s

    27 July 2023

    BDO's Mark Spencer says firms can begin preparing now for change in accounting standard

  • BDO UK recruits Graham Handy to lead its insurance advisory business

    18 April 2023
  • IFRS 17 preparers and auditors sprint for the finish line

    04 April 2023

    With both insurers and auditors still learning about the new insurance contracts accounting standard, tensions are running high as reporting deadlines near. Christopher Cundy reports

  • IFRS 17: still waiting for disclosures

    04 August 2022

    The IFRS 17 accounting standard is due to be implemented in five months' time, but many insurers are leaving it until the eleventh hour to reveal what impact the transition will have on their financial metrics. Christopher Cundy and Paul Walsh report

  • IASB approves fix to IFRS 17/9 mismatches

    23 June 2021

    Consultation expected around end of July

  • BDO fined and reprimanded for AmTrust audit failings

    29 July 2020

    Breaches were not intentional, says FRC

  • The dual challenge of implementing IFRS 17 and IFRS 9

    21 November 2019

    Insurers across the world whose accounting practices are based on IFRS principles are busy preparing for the most radical shakeup for a generation. Cintia Cheong explains the basics behind those changes and how the industry is preparing

  • BDO hires head of actuarial from LCP

    10 October 2019

    Robert Murray will work with non-life re/insurers

  • Brexit extension sparks confusion over transitional arrangements for insurers

    21 March 2019

    Clarity being sought if EEA firms can apply for temporary permissions regime up until 30 June