Bangladesh audit reform moves forward, despite disagreements
Accounting Standards

Bangladesh audit reform moves forward, despite disagreements

9y Accountancy Age

Bangladesh audit reform moves forward, despite dis...

A power struggle between Bangladeshi institutes fails to halt move towards stronger audit and accounting regulation Read More...

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Diageo ends 17-year audit relationship with KPMG
Accounting Firms

Diageo ends 17-year audit relationship with KPMG

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Diageo ends 17-year audit relationship with KPMG

PwC replaces KPMG as auditors of FTSE 100 drinks manufacturor Diageo Read More...

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Are ethics and profits mutually exclusive?
Corporate Governance

Are ethics and profits mutually exclusive?

10y Accountancy Age

Are ethics and profits mutually exclusive?

The markets crave trust, and business must be more proactive in its delivery Read More...

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New audit threshold reform – a threat or an opportunity?
Accounting Firms

New audit threshold reform – a threat or an opportunity?

10y Accountancy Age

New audit threshold reform – a threat or an opport...

What should smaller firms be doing to prepare for the impending audit threshold reforms? Having a strategy to work smarter, differently, than in the p...

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Leader: Tesco's woes sees 'materiality' question raised
Corporate Governance

Leader: Tesco's woes sees 'materiality' question raised

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Leader: Tesco's woes sees 'materiality' question r...

Even if 'materiality' proves not to be a key aspect of the Tesco debacle, it won't stop navel-gazing among the audit profession Read More...

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Power of audit debate shifts perceptions - marginally
Audit

Power of audit debate shifts perceptions - marginally

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Power of audit debate shifts perceptions - margina...

Divergent opinions still exist over the level of rigour applied by the audit profession Read More...

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SRA refines 'accountants report' exemption plans
Audit

SRA refines 'accountants report' exemption plans

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

SRA refines 'accountants report' exemption plans

Solicitors regulator reveals phased approach to creating exemptions for lawyers from the accountants report Read More...

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Firms worried about UK's ‘illogical’ audit interpretation
Audit

Firms worried about UK's ‘illogical’ audit interpretation

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Firms worried about UK's ‘illogical’ audit interpr...

Competition and Markets Authority's interpretation of EU audit rules could result in 'illogical' outcomes, accounting firms warn Read More...

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KPMG and EY win major listed company audits
Audit

KPMG and EY win major listed company audits

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

KPMG and EY win major listed company audits

Quintain Estates and Pennon Group choose KPMG and EY as their auditors Read More...

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Major UK companies line up 2017 for audit tenders
Audit

Major UK companies line up 2017 for audit tenders

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Major UK companies line up 2017 for audit tenders

Johnson Matthey, Babcock International, Qinetiq and Big Yellow Group line up 2017 audit tenders, while 32Red swaps Grant Thornton for KPMG Read More...

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RBS prepares to tender audit contract
Audit

RBS prepares to tender audit contract

10y Naomi Rainey

RBS prepares to tender audit contract

Bank will take contract to market later this year, having used Deloitte since 2000 Read More...

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Leader: Latest stats show audit revolution's a long way off
Audit

Leader: Latest stats show audit revolution's a long way off

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Leader: Latest stats show audit revolution's a lon...

The first tranche of audit tenders has seen familiar faces picking up major audits - illustrating that more market competition is a long way off Read ...

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KPMG increases lead as most prolific stock market auditor
Accounting Firms

KPMG increases lead as most prolific stock market auditor

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

KPMG increases lead as most prolific stock market ...

Number of stock market clients audited by KPMG skips up ten in the last quarter, according to Adviser Rankings Read More...

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Bank audits not up to scratch, finds FRC
Audit

Bank audits not up to scratch, finds FRC

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Bank audits not up to scratch, finds FRC

FRC inspection report highlights continued deficiencies in the quality and rigour of bank audits Read More...

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Fee caps and the black list prompt firms to rethink audit strategy
Accounting Firms

Fee caps and the black list prompt firms to rethink audit strategy

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Fee caps and the black list prompt firms to rethin...

Auditors are reviewing their tendering strategies in light of strict new rules on the amount of consulting and tax advice they can provide to clients ...

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KPMG retains long-standing Greggs audit work
Audit

KPMG retains long-standing Greggs audit work

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

KPMG retains long-standing Greggs audit work

Big Four firm keeps hold of its slice of Greggs services Read More...

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Audit reforms passed in European parliament
Audit

Audit reforms passed in European parliament

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Audit reforms passed in European parliament

European politicians pass reforms to force listed companies to tender their audit contracts every ten years Read More...

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Deloitte's Balfour Beatty audit tenure to be tested
Audit

Deloitte's Balfour Beatty audit tenure to be tested

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Deloitte's Balfour Beatty audit tenure to be teste...

Balfour Beatty lines up the second half of 2015 to run an audit tender process Read More...

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Barclays to end 120-year audit relationship with PwC
Accounting Firms

Barclays to end 120-year audit relationship with PwC

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Barclays to end 120-year audit relationship with P...

PwC being replaced as auditors of Barclays for first time since 1896 Read More...

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Taking Stock: Will John Bason be tender with Compass audit contract?
Audit

Taking Stock: Will John Bason be tender with Compass audit contract?

10y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: Will John Bason be tender with Compa...

Compass audit committee chair John Bason heads into the unknown as the finance chief looks to conclude tender process Read More...

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Audit in their hands: what China can tell us about rotation
Audit

Audit in their hands: what China can tell us about rotation

10y Gavin Hinks

Audit in their hands: what China can tell us about...

Chinese audit reform has led to a cut in fees but no contracts moving outside the Big Four, Gavin Hinks finds Read More...

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Defence the best form of attack for KPMG in new audit landscape
Audit

Defence the best form of attack for KPMG in new audit landscape

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Defence the best form of attack for KPMG in new au...

Standard Chartered and British Land have taken a very different approach to tendering under new audit rules Read More...

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Defence the best form of attack for KMPG in new audit landscape
Audit

Defence the best form of attack for KMPG in new audit landscape

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Defence the best form of attack for KMPG in new au...

Standard Chartered and British Land have taken a very different approach to tendering under new audit rules Read More...

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KPMG retains Standard Chartered audit
Accounting Firms

KPMG retains Standard Chartered audit

10y Richard Crump , Writer

KPMG retains Standard Chartered audit

Standard Chartered maintains 40-year audit relationship with KPMG Read More...

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PwC picks up British Land audit from Deloitte
Accounting Firms

PwC picks up British Land audit from Deloitte

10y Richard Crump , Writer

PwC picks up British Land audit from Deloitte

British Land appoints PwC as auditors after more than ten years with Deloitte Read More...

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KPMG’s Aberdeen Asset Management audit up for grabs
Accounting Firms

KPMG’s Aberdeen Asset Management audit up for grabs

10y Richard Crump , Writer

KPMG’s Aberdeen Asset Management audit up for grab...

Aberdeen Asset Management considering ending its 30 year audit relationship with KPMG Read More...

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EU legal affairs committee endorses audit reform proposals
Audit

EU legal affairs committee endorses audit reform proposals

10y Richard Crump , Writer

EU legal affairs committee endorses audit reform p...

EU legal affairs committee votes in favour of audit reforms that will enforce mandatory auditor rotation Read More...

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