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Driven by improving economic circumstances, the Big Four are geared for revenue growth of 5% to 8% in 2013, with particularly good performances expected in advisory, Asia and even North America. READ MORE →
Choose intelligently and avoid problems later.
by Marc Rosenberg, CPA
What characteristics do you want someone to possess before you invite them to be a partner?
Leading firms across the country generally choose from the following:
Top 40 firm networks show gains worldwide.
LONDON — A new world accounting survey reports that there has been a marked improvement in the performance of firms and firm networks since 2009, and Deloitte superseded PwC as the world’s largest professional services network for the first time.
“This year’s survey shows definite improvement, with only four networks failing to grow revenue, which is a complete turnaround in fortunes from last year,” says Arvind Hickman, editor of the International Accounting Bulletin, which compiled he survey. “Revenue growth for networks increased 2 percent. However the revenue growth of associations contracted 2 percent.”
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