Accountancy
Consultants cash in on AI boom: ‘Demand has gone up dramatically’
Consultancy bosses are targeting AI and cybersecurity as key growth areas to defy a sector slowdown
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Forvis Mazars’ UK CEO on why he is ‘not picking up the phone’ to private equity
The UK CEO of the newly formed Forvis Mazars discusses why the firm is committed to the traditional partnership model while rivals are seeking external funding
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EY cleaning staff begin strike action over proposed job cuts
Cleaning staff have staged the first in a series of strikes outside the consulting giant’s London offices
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Deloitte and Azets probed over collapsed fintech Stenn
Trade finance firm Stenn went bust in 2024 after a lender identified suspicious transactions
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PwC UK cuts jobs and warns pay rises will be lower
Big Four firm presses down on costs
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Ex-EY managing partner Andy Baldwin joins IBM Consulting
Baldwin left EY after losing out on the CEO role last year
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Citi UK boss Lee, ex-LGIM chief Scrimgeour recognised in king’s birthday honours
Ex-EY UK head Steve Varley and Nationwide Building Society CEO Deborah Crosbie also score awards
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EY faces protest over cuts to cleaning staff
Consulting giant under fire over pay and resources
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KPMG fined over Carr’s Group audit
Accounting watchdog slaps Big Four beancounter and partner with sanctions
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Accountants get their kicks from new football numbers drama
Catch up on this week’s top legal news
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EY investigated over Post Office audits following Horizon IT scandal
Hundreds of sub-post masters were prosecuted using faulty data in a major miscarriage of justice
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EY UK hit with second fine in a week over audit failures
Big Four firm fined by regulator over audit rule breaches
EY fined nearly £5m over Thomas Cook audits
The collapse of travel company Thomas Cook in 2019 left thousands of holidaymakers stranded
Accounting watchdog probes BDO’s audit of Home REIT
Mid-market auditor investigated over sheltered housing investor’s accounts
Deloitte triples number of auditors using AI chatbot
Big Four firm’s bosses say AI will have a positive impact on junior staff
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EY to ‘aggressively cut costs’ in restructuring
EY’s major restructuring under new boss Janet Truncale is aimed at using lessons learned from its failed breakup to cut costs and boost growth
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EY merges regions and announces new leaders in restructure, shows leaked memo
Big Four firm picks leaders for new ‘super regions’
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EY legal heavyweight Monica Gogna leads team to Squire Patton Boggs
Gogna is joining the US law firm in a senior financial services regulatory role
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Accounting firm spurns private equity as rare IPO tests UK market appetite
MHA said there have been few successful IPOs in its sector. It’s hoping to change that
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Will AI take your law firm job?
Catch up on this week’s top legal news
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