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Insolvency Service reprimands ICAEW after practitioner absconds with £4m

ICAEW reprimanded for regulatory failings by Insolvency Service

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The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales has been reprimanded by the Insolvency Service for failing to monitor an insolvency practitioner who absconded with £4m in estate funds.

The ICAEW acts as both a representative body for accountants and as a regulator for accountants and insolvency practitioners.

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