KPMG wins UK government contracts despite withdrawing from bidding after scandals
Big Four consultancy secures £10mn of public sector work since saying it would stop pitching
Deloitte UK fined over Mitie Group audit failings
Financial Reporting Council also issued a severe reprimand for the auditing giant
PwC UK faces extended probe over Babcock audits
Accounting regulator to examine 2019 and 2020 audits on top of two previous years
Grant Thornton UK fined £2.3m over Patisserie Valerie audit
Accounting firm missed ‘red flags’ before cafe chain’s collapse in 2018, says regulator
EY to spend €1.6bn on improving audit quality after scandals
Funding part of €8bn plan including training and fraud detection initiatives
EY fined over €4m by UK accounting watchdog over Stagecoach audit
Auditing engagement partner Mark Harvey also sanctioned, Financial Reporting Council says
Grant Thornton UK sued for £200m over Patisserie Valerie audits
Accounting firm accused of negligence for not spotting suspected fraud at cafe chain
Auditors face biggest test since financial crash as Covid-19 and Wirecard rattle
Implosion of Germany’s Wirecard may prompt another attempt at audit reforms, experts say
Big Four told to outline plans for audit split in UK by October
Shake-up comes after audit concern in serie sof high profiel corporate collapses
KPMG UK fined £700,000 for failing to challenge client
Financial Reporting Council fines accounting firm and senior partner Nicola Quayle
Bill Michael has a long fight on his hands to restore KPMG UK’s image
A string of senior departures prompted suggestions of ‘toxic’ culture at some divisions
Grant Thornton cuts UK partner numbers as it seeks improvement
Recent fall in earnings pushes average pay per partner far below rival firms
PwC UK considers giving external body oversight of auditors’ pay
Firm believes it would reduce risk of conflicts of interest between audit and consulting
KPMG UK ousts head of consulting unit after conduct inquiry
Tim Howarth investigated over claims of misconduct involving WhatsApp messages
Grant Thornton to quit as Sports Direct auditor over €674m tax bill
The audit watchdog Financial Reporting Council has been informed of firm’s plans
KPMG fined £5m in UK over ‘exceptional’ breach in BNY Mellon audit
Fines for auditor tops £20m in 12 months, more than penalties for whole industry last year
Five arrested in investigation into collapse of Patisserie Valerie
British cafe chain was plunged into crisis after discovery of accounting irregularities
KPMG reported to accounting watchdog by ex-employee
Former employee wants investigation on how the Big Four firm responded to complaints about a top partner accused of bullying
KPMG fined £5m over UK audit misconduct
Accountancy giant sanctioned over audit of Co-operative Bank in 2009
Report urges break-up of ‘Big Four’ accounting firms
UK MPs say firms must be forced to separate consulting work from their auditing business
UK accounting watchdog to be replaced by stronger regulator
Audit, reporting and governance authority will be able to issue harsher penalties
Chief executives in top Irish firms received more than €2.3m last year – Ictu
Unions say average worker would need 230 years to earn total package of CRH boss in 2017
Britain needs new watchdog to shake up 'Big Four' accountants
EY, Deloitte, KPMG and PwC check the accounts of 341 of the top 350 UK companies
KPMG UK revenues rise at fastest rate for decade despite audit criticism
Average pay per partner rose 15% to £601,000
Grant Thornton in spotlight over Patisserie Valerie
UK accounting watchdog opens investigation into audits of cafe chain
Uncertainty surrounds Irish branches of Patisserie Valerie
UK chain of bakeries must ‘urgently raise capital’ and has had finance chief arrested
Britain unveils "short and sharper" code for companies
Code seeks to rein in executive pay and make boards more diverse
PwC fined £6.5m over audit of BHS before retailer’s collapse
UK regulator also censures individual audit partner amid ‘misconduct’ finding
KPMG fined £4.5m over Quindell audit
Penalty follows admission of misconduct in relation to audit of insurance firm in 2013
Watchdog files complaint against Autonomy auditors and executives
Move comes a month after software firm’s former CFO was convicted by US jury
Carillion’s demise spurs call for action against Big Four
Outsourcer’s fate exposed ‘systemic flaws’ in corporate Britain and its ‘toothless’ and ‘feeble’ regulators, say Commons committees
Grant Thornton Irish arm breaks ranks with UK firm over audit work
Irish arm will not follow UK firm’s move to stop bidding for audit work from big firms
Investigation urged into break-up of big four accountants in UK
UK financial regulator raises case for ‘audit only’ firms
Carillion collapse shows audits have social consequences
As with Anglo, Carillion’s failure shows if auditors take their eye off the ball ordinary people suffer
Accountants PwC fined record £5.1m over audit misconduct
Company admits ‘series of failures’ in assessment of RSM Tenon, says watchdog
PwC publicly rebuked over alleged Vodafone conflict
Standard Life challenged telecoms company at annual meeting
Varadkar asks for package to fight white collar crime
New law to grant immunity to whistleblowers could form part of package
Caveat: When will Ireland get serious on corporate governance?
Will organisers also please stop calling every conference a ‘summit’
Tullow Oil sees 8% of investors vote against Heavey chairmanship
Outgoing chief executive says he’s ‘confident’ about company’s prospects after equity raise
O’Brien-linked firm backed INM director’s start-up with €250,000
Financial backing from Manx company is not disclosed in INM’s annual report
London Briefing: nostalgia and accusations as BHS shuts doors
Philip Green under scrutiny as British Home Stores to cease trading by end of August
Barclays replaces its auditor PwC, ending 119-year relationship
British bank hires KPMG amid regulatory investigation into reporting of its accounts
Tesco faces huge compensation claim over profit mishap
Group claims profit overstatement ‘caused a permanent destruction of value to shareholders’
UK watchdog to investigate Tesco’s supplier practices
Investigation launched into practices, including delays in payments to suppliers
UK accounting watchdog to investigate Tesco figures
Financial Reporting Council (FRC) to look into retailer’s accounts for the last four years
Bank loan loss problem has not gone away
The flawed rules which allowed Europe’s banks to conceal losses remain in place
UK competition watchdog orders changes in accounting market
Firms must tender for book-keeping work every 10 years under new regulations
Deloitte fined record £14m over MG Rover
Accountancy firm failed to manage conflicts of interest in advisory work
Cantillon: Taking an interest in conflicts of interest
The final report of a tribunal in the UK must have taken many in Dublin by surprise
Deloitte fined record £14 million
Accountancy firm reprimanded over conflict of interest relating to MG Rover sale
Charities found wanting in resistance to regulation
Business Opinion: reform of Irish charities legislation is badly needed
Watchdog pulls back on audit shake-up
Britain’s Competition Commission wanted top companies to put their book-keeping work out to tender every five years
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