Britain looks at alternatives to joint audit reform

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's business ministry said it was looking at options for reforming accounting in a sign that a radical overhaul outlined by competition authorities to improve standards may be eased.Sky News reported on Monday that ministry officials say a central recommendation from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in April that Britain's top 350 companies should hire two auditors was "dead in the water".One of the auditors would have to come from outside the Big Four, the..