Accounting authorities are considering a proposal that will ask listed companies to disclose the extent of their holdings in volatile financial instruments.ICAI proposes increased disclosure by listed cos

The human resource industry in India has grown at a compounded annual growth rate of 21% over the past four years and is pegged to be around Rs 22,800 crore. HR industry grows at 21% over 4 years: Executive Recruiters Association and E&Y report

Only 53 per cent of Indian businesses are aware of the impending global changes in the existing accounting standards that will impact the way they recognise and report revenue, according to a survey.Only 53% of Indian businesses aware of new international accounting standards

The government today proposed uniform accounting standards for educational institutes from 2013 to ensure more accountability in financial resources maintained by them.Govt proposes uniform accounting standards for educational institutes

Accounting regulator ICAI has recommended to the HRD Ministry that all education institutions should follow a uniform system for maintaining their account. Education institutions should follow uniform accounting system: ICAI

ICAI said it will look into reports of money inflows into several Pricewaterhouse-Coopers (PwC) India entities, including the group's audit firms Price Waterhouse (PW) and Lovelock & Lewes (LL). ICAI to probe fund inflows into PwC India’s arms

Several PricewaterhouseCoopers India entities would have ended 2010-11 with losses had it not been for large amounts of “sundry income” received from undisclosed sources.PwC's 200 crore unexplained inflows help avoid losses

Nasdaq listed Automatic Data Processing (ADP) acquired payroll business of one of the largest staffing firms in India, Ma Foi Randstad on Monday.ADP buys payroll business of Ma Foi Randstad

US-based Automatic Data Processing Inc (ADP), one of the world's largest providers of HR business outsourcing solutions.ADP acquires payroll business of Ma Foi Randstad

Audit firm Price Waterhouse has filed a suit against former chairman of Satyam B Ramalinga Raju and others claiming damages of Rs 100 crore.Price Waterhouse files suit against Ramalinga Raju

Mahindra Satyam and audit firm Price Waterhouse have slapped cases against each other, seeking to fix fudging of accounts at Satyam Computers.Mahindra Satyam sues former management and auditors for account fraud

The most significant of the accounting reforms, a shift to the corporate type accrual-based accounting from the current cash-based one No shift in accounting norms likely in budget document

ICAI today said it will decided the case concerning former CFO of Satyam Computer in the Rs 14,000-crore accounting scam within a week.Action against ex-CFO in Satyam case within a week: ICAI

Jail up to 10 years and fines up to three times the scam amount await chartered accountants and audit firms found guilty in corporate frauds. Audit firms like Pricewaterhouse, KPMG, Deloitte involved in scams face heavy fines

A parliamentary committee has recommended the CBI probe the appointment of Atul Kumar Rai as the CEO and MD of IFCI in 2007.Panel seeks CBI probe into appointment of Atul Kumar Rai as IFCI CEO