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PwC

Direct Line appoints former PwC partner to board

Clare Thompson has been made non-executive director

04 Sep 2012

PwC offices at More London Riverside

PwC to investigate accounting irregularities at IT business

Cloud computing business Phoenix IT calls in PwC to conduct independent investigation into accounting irregularities

03 Sep 2012

Helen Brand

Accountants “must demonstrate value to public” – ACCA

Research published by ACCA finds a disparity between industry and public levels of trust in accountants

03 Sep 2012

E&Y replaces PwC as auditor of Exillon Energy

Russia-focused oil producer names E&Y as auditor as part of cost review process

29 Aug 2012

“Abolish stamp duty,” PwC tells Osborne

Chancellor should reduce tax rates and introduce a wider tax base as part of plans to stimulate growth, economists say

20 Aug 2012

PwC investigates EADS bribery allegations

Firm to run a parallel investigation to that of the SFO, which is looking into bribery allegations involving EADS subsidiary GPT

20 Aug 2012

PwC to review G4S's Olympic travails

Former Deloitte chief and G4S chairman calls in PwC to review Olympics staffing problems

13 Aug 2012

FRC investigates PwC’s role as auditor of RSM Tenon

Disciplinary arm of FRC announces an investigation into members of PwC that conducted audit work of struggling firm RSM Tenon

13 Aug 2012

Valiant Petroleum swaps Deloitte for PwC

Valiant Petroleum appoints PwC as auditor following competitive tender process

09 Aug 2012

Rivals question PwC role in EU accounting reforms

Collaboration between a PwC technical expert and Cypriot government raises concerns about links between the Big Four and regulators

06 Aug 2012

Bruised PwC wants DOTAS clarification

PwC treads carefully on the new tax avoidance disclosure consultation

24 Jul 2012

Court blows PwC-marketed tax scheme out of the water

Scheme designed to artificially create losses to avoid CGT, says Court of Appeal

17 Jul 2012

Yule swaps Deloitte for PwC as auditor

Following a recommendation by the audit committee of international listed manufacturer, PwC wins audit tender over Deloitte

16 Jul 2012

PwC admits 61 new UK equity partners

The partners are spread across all business areas of the firm and include 11 women

04 Jul 2012

PwC succeeded by Bermuda firm at Chinese fund business

Bermuda-based firm Arthur Morris & Co succeeds PwC as auditors of The China 'A' Share Fund

03 Jul 2012

Deloitte replaces PwC as Provident Financial auditors

FTSE 250 business Provident Financial announces that Deloitte has replaced PwC as its auditors with immediate effect

02 Jul 2012

New auditors for FTSE companies

Kazakhmys and H R Owen make new auditor appointments, with KPMG and BDO winning new clients

27 Jun 2012

CBI: Green reports could duplicate workload

Businesses and accountants could see workload duplicated, and may be unprepared for assurance on reports

21 Jun 2012

IFAC names Choudhury as new CEO

Fayez Choudhury was previously with the World Bank, where he was the bank's spokesman on global accounting and auditing issues

19 Jun 2012

PwC warned to improve in-house audit training by FRC

Partner training, appraisals, communicating with audit committees and ensuring audit quality is not jeopardised are all areas for improvement at PwC, says FRC

19 Jun 2012

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Jo Swinson: More needed but insolvency reform step in the right direction

Consumer affairs minister Jo Swinson writes for Accountancy Age on the incoming reforms to insolvency practitioners’ regulation.

FRC is sounding like a modern day Cassandra

Concerns raised in the FRC's latest round of audit inspections sound strikingly familar. Why has the profession failed to address them?

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Don't COP out of guiding clients through tax mire

Anita Brook of Accounts Assist gives a hands-on guide to Code of Practice 9

Colin: Hey diddle (tax) diddle

Colin offers his assessment of the pressure on 'tax havens'

Colin: Don't panic! (about avoidance)

Colin succinctly rounds up the latest court ruling on tax avoidance and advisers' responsiblities

GAAR panel chair should be allowed to choose own people

Stakeholders should refrain from trying to influence the composition of the GAAR advisory panel

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