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15 May 2009
Bank auditors may face tougher restrictions on offering non-audit services, according to a report looking into the banking crisis.
The Commons Treasury committee recommends that auditors be banned from undertaking non-audit work for financial institution clients, the Financial Times reported.
Even after auditors were reined in following the collapse of Enron in 2001, they are able to provide certain types of tax advice, due diligence and assurance over systems and controls.
The auditors of Britain's biggest banks have been paid big fees for non-audit work. PwC, auditor of Barclays and Lloyds, earned £20 million from these two banks for non-audit services, out of a total bill of £71.5 million.
Auditors say they failed to understand why MPs have come to these conclusions and said they operated within existing law.
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