ANALYSIS: Growing demand for Agreed-upon procedures engagements

Increased audit exemption thresholds internationally have prompted stakeholders to look for alternative services to an audit. This article explores the growing use of agreed-upon procedure (AUP) engagements as a means of filling the gap As financial reporting and other forms of external reporting have evolved, there has been recognition that users’ needs for enhanced credibility…

PROFILE: Thriving in Paris

Thomas Siakam CA(SA)  is a senior consultant at a boutique advisory firm in Paris specialising in banking with a focus on risk and IFRS implementation Thomas Siakam had the opportunity to move to Paris a few months ago and he jumped at the opportunity. He is thoroughly enjoying the experience and on weekends you’ll find…

JUNE 2017

When times are getting tougher and every day more inexplicable stories start to appear in the media, we all wonder about the paradox of it all. This reminded me of a Huffington Post video in which Jay Shetty, a motivational philosopher, talks about how Albert Einstein famously remarked in a conversation with Werner Heisenburg, ‘You…