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Audit firms scramble for top talent as students favour consultancy

A smaller percentage of graduates is applying for accountancy jobs

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

By James Booth

2023-04-03T08:54:52Z

2 min read

Accountancy EY audit Professional services Wirecard

Apas has been investigating current and former EY staff for their role in the auditing of Wirecard

Audit regulator unfairly dismissed ‘exhausted and stressed’ employee, tribunal finds

By James Booth

2022-11-28T13:34:32Z

3 min read

Accountancy Financial Reporting Council audit FRC

The FRC should have offered a burnt-out staffer an alternative position, according to a judge

PwC set for court showdown over £63m ‘leak’ claim

By James Booth

2022-11-01T00:01:24Z

3 min read

Accountancy audit KPMG PwC

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

2022-09-12T13:31:28Z

2 min read

Accountancy EY audit Professional services

EY’s top executives have also been wrestling with how to avoid incurring a potential $13bn tax liability on the deal

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

By James Booth

2022-08-15T23:01:19Z

5 min read

Accountancy EY audit IPO

Pension costs and legal bills are just some sticking points in ongoing talks

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Brooks Macdonald stung by £100m outflows as Budget looms

Hargreaves Lansdown shareholders approve £5.4bn take-private deal

Wealthy families fleeing UK before Labour non-dom crackdown, Stonehage Fleming chair says

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SEC’s Gensler slams sluggish pace of audit reform

2022-07-28T05:46:13Z

3 min read

Accountancy SEC audit Regulation

EY audit quality slides ahead of potential split

By James Booth

2022-07-20T07:39:48Z

3 min read

Accountancy EY Grant Thornton audit FRC KPMG PwC Deloitte

FRC review comes as a decision on dividing the firm nears

EY partners set for windfall amid breakup plans

2022-06-20T13:35:29Z

9 min read

Accountancy EY audit Regulation

EY’s decision to consider a breakup comes as regulators step up pressure on auditing firms to address conflicts of interest in their business

EY to invest $1bn in ‘next generation’ audit tech amid break-up talks

By James Booth

2022-06-16T07:00:19Z

2 min read

Accountancy Tech EY audit

Marie-Laure Delarue hails a ‘huge step’ in audit tech

PwC fined £8m over Kier Group and Galliford Try audits

By James Booth

2022-06-07T07:16:09Z

2 min read

Accountancy audit FRC PwC

Mazars said the decision to exit Russia will be implemented over the next few weeks

Mazars pulls out of Russia over Ukraine invasion

SEC set to probe auditors’ fastest-growing businesses

KPMG will acquire 50% of Acceleris’s shares subject to the consent of the Financial Conduct Authority

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

KPMG was given a severe reprimand by the FRC and told to analyse what went wrong and implement any remedial measures to prevent a recurrence.

KPMG fined £1.25m over Revolution Bars audit failures

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Wall Street execs caution on dealmaking rebound even as investment banking fuels profit rise

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Is TikTok an unregistered crypto exchange? Yes, this compliance expert tells the FCA

BlackRock creates active stewardship team to assist with private markets push

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Former Goldman Sachs executive Amar Kuchinad joins crypto firm Copper as CEO

Kirkland loses regulatory partner to Paul Weiss

BNP Paribas dealmaker McNaught departs in UK advisory shake-up

KPMG’s £1.3bn headache: Five things you need to know about the mammoth Carillion claim

By James Booth

2022-02-04T14:35:25Z

7 min read

Accountancy Carillion audit FRC KPMG

The Big Four firm is under pressure amid allegations it missed 'red flags' during its audits

Ex-KPMG junior says suspension was ‘life-changing punishment’ that left him ‘depressed’ in Carillion tribunal

By James Booth

2022-01-31T18:31:31Z

4 min read

Accountancy Carillion audit FRC KPMG

Ex-KPMG boss Bill Michael resurfaces in new consultancy job after ‘stop moaning’ resignation

By James Booth

2022-01-31T08:39:14Z

2 min read

Accountancy audit Diversity KPMG

Former KPMG boss Bill Michael has now joined Elixirr as a strategic adviser

KPMG fined £4.3m over ‘serious lack of competence’ in Conviviality audit

By James Booth

2022-01-19T09:51:10Z

3 min read

Accountancy audit FRC Professional services KPMG

Troubles continue for Big Four firm as FRC issues another fine

Ex-KPMG auditor Stuart Smith fined £150,000 and suspended for misleading watchdog

By James Booth

2022-01-18T17:56:37Z

3 min read

Accountancy audit FRC KPMG

KPMG has admitted that Stuart Smith’s actions amounted to misconduct and that the firm is liable to be sanctioned for it

Audit

Audit firms scramble for top talent as students favour consultancy

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

Audit regulator unfairly dismissed ‘exhausted and stressed’ employee, tribunal finds

PwC set for court showdown over £63m ‘leak’ claim

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

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

Kristen McGachey

Brooks Macdonald stung by £100m outflows as Budget looms

Hargreaves Lansdown shareholders approve £5.4bn take-private deal

Wealthy families fleeing UK before Labour non-dom crackdown, Stonehage Fleming chair says

SEC’s Gensler slams sluggish pace of audit reform

EY audit quality slides ahead of potential split

EY partners set for windfall amid breakup plans

EY to invest $1bn in ‘next generation’ audit tech amid break-up talks

PwC fined £8m over Kier Group and Galliford Try audits

Mazars pulls out of Russia over Ukraine invasion

SEC set to probe auditors’ fastest-growing businesses

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

KPMG fined £1.25m over Revolution Bars audit failures

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BlackRock creates active stewardship team to assist with private markets push

On the Move

Former Goldman Sachs executive Amar Kuchinad joins crypto firm Copper as CEO

Kirkland loses regulatory partner to Paul Weiss

BNP Paribas dealmaker McNaught departs in UK advisory shake-up

KPMG’s £1.3bn headache: Five things you need to know about the mammoth Carillion claim

Ex-KPMG junior says suspension was ‘life-changing punishment’ that left him ‘depressed’ in Carillion tribunal

Ex-KPMG boss Bill Michael resurfaces in new consultancy job after ‘stop moaning’ resignation

KPMG fined £4.3m over ‘serious lack of competence’ in Conviviality audit

Ex-KPMG auditor Stuart Smith fined £150,000 and suspended for misleading watchdog

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Kirkland loses regulatory partner to Paul Weiss

Goodwin loses another partner to Debevoise