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What happens to companies that cannot secure an auditor to check their accounts?
‘Fair value’ approach would have made SVB’s losses on bond portfolio obvious to investors earlier, say advocates
Firm’s UK arm had argued that request to show it can meet potential $2.7bn penalty was ‘unnecessary’
Technology from start-up Harvey aims to make contract analysis and due diligence quicker
Julie Boland tells partners there are questions about how to protect the audit business and profit targets for consulting
Complex plan to split the audit-to-consulting firm now depends on global HQ brokering a deal
Joe Ucuzoglu publishes point by point defence of Big Four’s multidisciplinary model
US boss caught senior leaders off guard by announcing in a partner call that ‘Project Everest’ needed to be reworked
US boss says plan to spin off the consulting business needs to be reworked
£5.6mn penalty is Big Four firm’s fourth in past year
Plan to break up the Big Four firm would reshape the profession and enrich senior partners, but the landscape has changed since it was first announced
Breakthrough after months of delays as auditors pressed fintech over internal controls
Firm had been accused of missing ‘red flags’ on UK outsourcer before it collapsed in 2018
Fifth live investigation launched into firm’s audits of UK companies
Reductions in consulting business will affect 700 people
Stricter oversight raises standards but competitors argue it also creates barriers to entry
Who'll be held accountable for crypto’s amateur accounting?
Indian conglomerate’s accounting practices have drawn scrutiny after short-selling report
Average pay hits £717,000 as Big Four firm benefits from rising demand for consulting services
Collapsed payments firm’s trustee accidentally told the auditor that he did not hold any money on its behalf
High Court hears of ‘shocking breach’ of professional duties by Big Four firm
Redundancy plan latest move by Big Four firm to boost profits ahead of mooted split
Watchdog closes cases against four individuals who handed back licences
Sixth-largest global group gives indication of potential shake-ups ahead in industry structure
Deal is by far the most expensive on the London Stock Exchange
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