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Audit firms scramble for top talent as students favour consultancy

A smaller percentage of graduates is applying for accountancy jobs

Amid fierce competition for talent, major accountancy firms are casting their nets wider in order to entice school leavers and graduates to consider careers in the less glamorous world of audit

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EY Germany banned from new audits for two years over Wirecard scandal

2023-04-03T08:54:52Z

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EY split: How the consulting and audit giant reached a landmark plan to separate

2022-09-12T13:31:28Z

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EY partners get top-secret briefing on firm break-up at Hyde Park hotel

2022-08-15T23:01:19Z

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Pension costs and legal bills are just some sticking points in ongoing talks
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SEC’s Gensler slams sluggish pace of audit reform

2022-07-28T05:46:13Z

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EY audit quality slides ahead of potential split

2022-07-20T07:39:48Z

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Mazars pulls out of Russia over Ukraine invasion

Donald Trump’s former accountancy firm quits Russia over Ukraine invasion

SEC set to probe auditors’ fastest-growing businesses

Potential conflicts of interest increase as profits from nonaudit work soar

KPMG ties up with VC adviser Acceleris as it embarks on investment spree

Big Four firm joins forces with venture capital adviser to target tech, life sciences and ESG sectors

KPMG fined £1.25m over Revolution Bars audit failures

Ex-KPMG director Michael Neil Frankish was fined £50,000, reduced to £35,000

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2022-02-04T14:35:25Z

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