Brexit blow for Budget?
Brexit & Economy

Brexit blow for Budget?

6y Emanuela Hawker , Reporter

Brexit blow for Budget?

Head of International Tax at KPMG, Melissa Geiger, shares her opinions on how Brexit will influence the Autumn Budget Read More...

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Lubbock Fine set to expand with appointment of new COO
People In Practice

Lubbock Fine set to expand with appointment of new COO

6y Idris Nagri

Lubbock Fine set to expand with appointment of new...

Paul Finnegan joins the Top 50 firm Lubbock Fine as it prepares for its next phase of development and expansion Read More...

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KPMG does charity abseil for NSPCC partnership
Big Four

KPMG does charity abseil for NSPCC partnership

6y Idris Nagri

KPMG does charity abseil for NSPCC partnership

James Stewart, head of Brexit and vice chair at KPMG, and Peter Wanless, CEO of the NSPCC, on why businesses need to partner with charities Read More...

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Debenhams now working with KPMG team amidst CVA worries
Big Four

Debenhams now working with KPMG team amidst CVA worries

6y Emanuela Hawker , Reporter

Debenhams now working with KPMG team amidst CVA wo...

After their third profit warning of the year, Debenhams calls in KPMG reconstructing specialists Read More...

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Fined by FRC: Grant Thornton next in the firing line
Audit

Fined by FRC: Grant Thornton next in the firing line

6y Emanuela Hawker , Reporter

Fined by FRC: Grant Thornton next in the firing li...

Doubts about the FRC’s efficiency continue to plague the watchdog body Read More...

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KPMG is celebrating intersectionality by bringing their BAME and LGBT networks together
Practice

KPMG is celebrating intersectionality by bringing their BAME and LGBT netwo...

6y Idris Nagri

KPMG is celebrating intersectionality by bringing ...

Accountancy Age spoke to head of the KPMG LGBT network, David Pearson and KPMG's I&D senior lead Edleen John about the importance of intersectiona...

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KPMG fined and reprimanded over Ted Baker audits
Audit

KPMG fined and reprimanded over Ted Baker audits

6y Idris Nagri

KPMG fined and reprimanded over Ted Baker audits

The offenders admitted breaching ethical standards and losing independence in the audits Read More...

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FRC data on Big Four audits may highlight need for industry overhaul
Audit

FRC data on Big Four audits may highlight need for industry overhaul

6y Idris Nagri

FRC data on Big Four audits may highlight need for...

New FRC data shows that audit fees across EY, Deloitte, KPMG, and PwC rose by nearly 6 percent in 2016/17 compared with a 2.7 percent rise the previou...

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Ex-KPMG auditor faces six charges over Gupta wedding scandal
Audit

Ex-KPMG auditor faces six charges over Gupta wedding scandal

6y Idris Nagri

Ex-KPMG auditor faces six charges over Gupta weddi...

Jacques Wessels will be charged for inappropriate conduct and tax evasion after working on the books of businesses owned by the Gupta family Read More...

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Deloitte latest Big Four player to offer legal services in bid to become more holistic
Big Four

Deloitte latest Big Four player to offer legal services in bid to become mo...

6y Idris Nagri

Deloitte latest Big Four player to offer legal ser...

Deloitte Legal International will be a fully licensed foreign law practice independent from other Deloitte entities serving clients across South East ...

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BDO maintains lead in AIM auditor rankings
Audit

BDO maintains lead in AIM auditor rankings

6y Idris Nagri

BDO maintains lead in AIM auditor rankings

BDO has continued its leading streak in auditing more Alternative Investment Market (AIM) companies than any other firm Read More...

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Another accounting error for BT Group as £500m pension deficit mistake revealed
Audit

Another accounting error for BT Group as £500m pension deficit mistake reve...

6y Idris Nagri

Another accounting error for BT Group as £500m pen...

Willis Towers Watson’s miscalculation of the group’s pension deficit follows the recent accounting scandal which knocked £8bn off its stock market val...

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FRC finds audit failures in UK pension scheme reporting
Audit

FRC finds audit failures in UK pension scheme reporting

6y Idris Nagri

FRC finds audit failures in UK pension scheme repo...

Nearly half of the audit work for pensions valuations inspected by the watchdog this year was found to have problems Read More...

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KPMG South Africa hit hard as more clients sever ties following audit scandals
Audit

KPMG South Africa hit hard as more clients sever ties following audit scand...

6y Idris Nagri

KPMG South Africa hit hard as more clients sever t...

Mining company Gold Fields and mutual savings bank Finbond are the latest blow to the Big Four firm's audit clients Read More...

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KPMG's LGBT Network Chair on inclusion at work and Pride month
Career

KPMG's LGBT Network Chair on inclusion at work and Pride month

6y Idris Nagri

KPMG's LGBT Network Chair on inclusion at work and...

For KPMG's David Pearson, Pride is "the opportunity to celebrate who we are and for us to celebrate together with our allies and supporters and our fa...

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FRC to investigate KPMG’s Conviviality audit
Audit

FRC to investigate KPMG’s Conviviality audit

6y Idris Nagri

FRC to investigate KPMG’s Conviviality audit

The FRC is investigating KPMG over its 2017 audit of Conviviality, which went into administation in April after finding an unexpected tax bill of £30m...

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FRC opens investigation into Deloitte’s audits of SIG
Audit

FRC opens investigation into Deloitte’s audits of SIG

6y Idris Nagri

FRC opens investigation into Deloitte’s audits of ...

The investigation comes months after shareholders voted to remove Deloitte as auditor in an unusual rebellion, and will focus on the audit of cash and...

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Shared parental leave: why is uptake so low?
Career

Shared parental leave: why is uptake so low?

6y CM Murray

Shared parental leave: why is uptake so low?

In 2016-17 only 1% of eligible parents took up the option of Shared Parental Leave Read More...

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What does a career in audit involve?
Career

What does a career in audit involve?

6y Idris Nagri

What does a career in audit involve?

Accountancy Age's careers series outlines what a career in audit involves, the key skills you need, and who might be suited to it Read More...

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Clean Air Day: Environmental sustainability in the accountancy industry
Career

Clean Air Day: Environmental sustainability in the accountancy industry

6y Idris Nagri

Clean Air Day: Environmental sustainability in the...

Clean Air Day is all about promoting how we can improve our air quality and look after our own and others' health Read More...

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PwC bans all-male job shortlists in bid to tackle gender pay gap
Career

PwC bans all-male job shortlists in bid to tackle gender pay gap

6y Idris Nagri

PwC bans all-male job shortlists in bid to tackle ...

With the highest gender pay gap of the Big Four, PwC implements a new initiative to get more women into top level positions Read More...

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Inclusive work experience at KPMG
Career

Inclusive work experience at KPMG

6y Emily Sexton-Brown

Inclusive work experience at KPMG

KPMG's head of student recruitment explains why social mobility will only be achieved if businesses take action; it's not enough just to make the clai...

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KPMG fined £4.5m over Quindell audit misconduct
Audit

KPMG fined £4.5m over Quindell audit misconduct

6y Idris Nagri

KPMG fined £4.5m over Quindell audit misconduct

The firm admitted to two counts of misconduct and said that it "should have gone further" in challenging the scandal-ridden company's accounts Read Mo...

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KPMG launches reverse mentoring scheme
Career

KPMG launches reverse mentoring scheme

6y Idris Nagri

KPMG launches reverse mentoring scheme

KPMG’s reverse mentoring scheme aims to enable those working at more senior levels to truly understand the challenges those from diverse backgrounds f...

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Mental Health Awareness Week: Why leaders need to encourage authenticity at work
Career

Mental Health Awareness Week: Why leaders need to encourage authenticity at...

6y Jessica Carmody

Mental Health Awareness Week: Why leaders need to ...

Jessica Carmody, chair of KPMG's Be Mindful network, said authentic leadership is about sharing our flaws and accepting flaws in others Read More...

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What are the Big Four doing to support mental health in the workplace?
Career

What are the Big Four doing to support mental health in the workplace?

6y Idris Nagri

What are the Big Four doing to support mental heal...

While training and support is very important, it's also about changing the day-to-day treatment of and attitudes towards mental health at work, and ma...

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Auditors ‘in the dock’ over Carillion as report calls for Big Four break-up
Audit

Auditors ‘in the dock’ over Carillion as report calls for Big Four break-up

6y Idris Nagri

Auditors ‘in the dock’ over Carillion as report ca...

Inquiry report is scathing of Carillion directors and auditors and calls for the audit market to be referred to the Competition and Markets Authority ...

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