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10 Mar 2009
Royal Bank of Scotland paid its auditor Deloitte £58.8 million in fees just as the UK taxpayer stepped in to prevent the ailing lender from collapse, the Herald has revealed.
Deloitte was handed a £27.4 million pay rise on top of the 31.4 million in fees it earned in 2007, according to RBS’ most recent annual report.
When Deloitte signed off on the troubled institution’s accounts in 2008, it did not qualify its audit opinion on any grounds, the report shows.
The firm will be recommended for re-appointment as auditor when the bank’s shareholders convene for their annual meeting on April 3.
Part of Deloitte’s increased fee revenue is due to RBS expanding in size after swallowing parts of ABN Amro in 2007. Besides the audit, Deloitte was paid £20.1 million for other services provided to RBS.
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What is the problem?
I think in order to write an article about auditors and fees, one needs to actually understand what services Deloitte has actually performed. You will probablyu find that the fee received is actually way below what should actually be charged. Stirring up hysteria by using emotive, large numbers without any understanding of what you are actually taling about is totally unprofessional.
Posted by: NB, 25 Mar 2009 | 00:00