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Ruling alarms senior executives of the accountancy, who touted their access to lucrative and hard-to-find investments

Unity Advisory has private equity backing to establish rival accounting and consulting firm

African firms say they lost over a third of their business as global executives forced them to drop risky clients

How do you manage your money as everything changes at a head-spinning rate? What does mean for interest rates?

Inconsistent messaging within Trump administration on true purpose of economic policy, expert says

PwC says recent downward trend ‘highlights the Irish economy and many Irish businesses continue to demonstrate resilience despite geopolitical challenges’

Recent retirees left waiting for equity repayment as Big Four firm grapples with audit ban after Evergrande collapse

Guide represents 36% discount on €265m price which had been mooted in 2021

PwC admitted breaches in six areas of the bank’s audit

Richard Fagan spoke of taking the Irish team to the Olympics but he dropped out of the Irish polo scene as financial regulators moved to tackle a vast fraud in his business

Deloitte, PwC and KPMG filing in potential $18bn case warns of ‘erosion of confidence’ in fairness of system

Nearly every second adult in countries across the world thinks it is job done on female equality, which it patently is not

Ireland outperforms global M&A trends, with increased private equity-backed deals and a strong focus on tech, healthcare and renewable energy

Large cohort of investors in Irish companies think climate targets should be included in executive pay agreements

Return to work mandates can weed out underperforming staff but risk pushing away valued workers

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National Transport Authority and Transport Infrastructure Ireland paid consultants more than €30m over four years

Almost a third admit to not having made climate-friendly investments in past year, major report shows

Businesses are tightening hybrid work rules but homeworking levels have so far barely budged

Industry profitability was ahead of expectations in 2024, but fleet planning challenges will remain for years to come, PwC aviation report finds

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Insolvencies rose by 16% last year, although the fourth-quarter saw a drop in company collapses, report by Big Four firm notes

Close to two in three people expect to buy at least one item, with an average spend of €329

Report examines the development of the ‘finance function’ of companies towards 2030 and beyond

Study notes issues with infrastructure and planning laws hurting Dublin’s status

Breaching of 1.5 degrees global warming temperature rise target becoming a reality

Documents reveal PwC International threatened to expel local firm if it co-operated with scandal investigation without permission

Big Four firm’s revenues comprise income for the island of Ireland up to the end of June 2024

Big Four firm reports slower global growth as regional woes compound consulting industry slowdown

Report finds only 28 per cent of companies have put in place what it classes as robust cyber resilience measures

Transaction would create a $5bn transatlantic accounting firm focused on middle market businesses

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One in four insolvencies so far this year are retailers, while insolvent hospitality businesses have left behind debt of €37.2m, PwC says

Ireland needs a business environment that is attractive and competitive, and having a simpler tax system that is easy to navigate is a critical component

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Businesses need access to capital for a variety of reasons, so what are the options open to companies seeking finance in an elevated interest rate environment?

Angel investors, who usually provide capital in exchange taking an equity stake, are increasingly important for start-ups and early-stage businesses

Investing is a bit like the hare and the tortoise, so you need to channel your inner tortoise

Mounting costs dent profits at Big Four accounting firm

Republic could become a ‘global leader’ in the decarbonisation of data centres, report states