PwC starts roundtable discussions on future of audit
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PwC starts roundtable discussions on future of audit

5y Beth McLoughlin

PwC starts roundtable discussions on future of aud...

The company has set up a web page and will produce a white paper with suggestions on how the audit sector can move forward Read More...

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PwC: implementing 'human skills' in industry
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PwC: implementing 'human skills' in industry

5y Emanuela Hawker , Reporter

PwC: implementing 'human skills' in industry

PwC carried out surveys that looked into business understanding as to how the world of work is changing versus how changes are being implemented Read ...

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PwC on the Budget Aftermath: Part Two
Budget

PwC on the Budget Aftermath: Part Two

5y Emanuela Hawker , Reporter

PwC on the Budget Aftermath: Part Two

A continuation of PwC’s reactions to Philip Hammond’s Autumn Budget speech yesterday in the House of Commons Read More...

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PwC on the Budget aftermath: Part One
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PwC on the Budget aftermath: Part One

5y Emanuela Hawker , Reporter

PwC on the Budget aftermath: Part One

Following the chancellor’s Budget announcements, firms are providing their initial thoughts on what has been decided Read More...

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PwC forges maritime supply chain link with Pole Star
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PwC forges maritime supply chain link with Pole Star

6y Chris Warmoll , Writer

PwC forges maritime supply chain link with Pole St...

Big Four firm will work with Pole Star to explore new ways to assist financial services companies involved in maritime trade Read More...

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Working flexibly and logically at PwC
Big Four

Working flexibly and logically at PwC

6y Emily Sexton-Brown , HRD Connect

Working flexibly and logically at PwC

PwC is now allowing new hires to work the hours that personally suit them through their new Flexible Talent Network and Helen Hopkin, head of workplac...

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PwC annual report: the drive to keep improving
Big Four

PwC annual report: the drive to keep improving

6y Emanuela Hawker , Reporter

PwC annual report: the drive to keep improving

It’s been another great year for PwC. But how many of their targets have been reached, and what will 2019 bring? Read More...

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Employees at Big Four firm PwC can now choose their own working hours
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Employees at Big Four firm PwC can now choose their own working hours

6y Accountancy Age

Employees at Big Four firm PwC can now choose thei...

In a survey of 2000 people, 46% said they would prioritise flexible working and a work-life balance the most when looking for a new job Read More...

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Deloitte poised to replace PwC as Lloyds' auditor amid Big Four conflict
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Deloitte poised to replace PwC as Lloyds' auditor amid Big Four conflict

6y Accountancy Age

Deloitte poised to replace PwC as Lloyds' auditor ...

Lloyds Banking Group are preparing to replace PwC as auditor and have supposedly asked Deloitte to step in from 2021 Read More...

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FRC strikes out at PwC's BHS audit quality following leaked report
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FRC strikes out at PwC's BHS audit quality following leaked report

6y Accountancy Age

FRC strikes out at PwC's BHS audit quality followi...

The Financial Reporting Council has called PwC's audits of the collapsed BHS "inaccurate, and misleading" Read More...

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PwC replaces Deloitte as Linklaters auditor after Arsenal lawsuit
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PwC replaces Deloitte as Linklaters auditor after Arsenal lawsuit

6y Accountancy Age

PwC replaces Deloitte as Linklaters auditor after ...

The conflict began when Arsenal stakeholder Lady Nina Bracewell-Smith filed a professional negligence claim against the Big Four and magic circle firm...

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PwC appoints two new partners
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PwC appoints two new partners

6y Accountancy Age

PwC appoints two new partners

PwC has appointed Tom Yeates and Mark Jennings as new partners in its Northern offices Read More...

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PwC ordered to pay $625.3m over failure to detect Colonial Bank fraud
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PwC ordered to pay $625.3m over failure to detect Colonial Bank fraud

6y Accountancy Age

PwC ordered to pay $625.3m over failure to detect ...

A US federal judge found that as auditor PwC was negligent and failed to detect £2bn fraud which spanned several years Read More...

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PwC announces promotion of 54 equity partners
People In Practice

PwC announces promotion of 54 equity partners

6y Accountancy Age

PwC announces promotion of 54 equity partners

Of the newly promoted partners, 26% are women – an increase on 19% appointed in 2017 Read More...

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PwC auditor spent just two hours on BHS audit, says chairman
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PwC auditor spent just two hours on BHS audit, says chairman

6y Accountancy Age

PwC auditor spent just two hours on BHS audit, say...

In a damning email circulated to PwC partners, Kevin Ellis said Steve Denison spent only two hours on the audit and backdated his audit opinion Read M...

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

6y Accountancy Age

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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PwC fined a record £10m over BHS audit
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PwC fined a record £10m over BHS audit

6y Accountancy Age

PwC fined a record £10m over BHS audit

The record fine comes after a two-year investigation into BHS’s 2014 audits, which PwC had signed off on just days before its sale for £1 Read More...

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PwC to net £50m from Carillion insolvency
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PwC to net £50m from Carillion insolvency

6y Accountancy Age

PwC to net £50m from Carillion insolvency

The NAO report revealed that Carillion's insolvency will cost the taxpayer £148m while PwC will net £50m, a figure that has been questioned by MPs Rac...

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Ukraine’s PrivatBank files $3bn claim against PwC
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Ukraine’s PrivatBank files $3bn claim against PwC

6y Accountancy Age

Ukraine’s PrivatBank files $3bn claim against PwC

PwC said it plans to defend its position "vigorously" Read More...

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PwC’s gender pay gap highest of Big Four
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PwC’s gender pay gap highest of Big Four

6y Accountancy Age

PwC’s gender pay gap highest of Big Four

Across the firm’s entire workforce, including partners, PwC reports a mean gender pay gap of 43.8% Read More...

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PwC Whitepaper: The Future Starts Now
Business

PwC Whitepaper: The Future Starts Now

6y

PwC Whitepaper: The Future Starts Now

Transform your finance function using cloud-based technology Business needs have changed. Today, Finance is under pressure to deliver faster access to...

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PwC pay gap review finds “no evidence of gender bias” at BBC
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PwC pay gap review finds “no evidence of gender bias” at BBC

6y Accountancy Age

PwC pay gap review finds “no evidence of gender bi...

Although it did not find evidence of overt gender bias, the report outlined “anomalies that need addressing” in the broadcaster’s pay structures Read ...

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Kevin Ellis, Chairman, PwC
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Kevin Ellis, Chairman, PwC

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Kevin Ellis, Chairman, PwC

Ellis was appointed as chairman and senior partner in July 2016 Read More...

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PwC to switch to 100% renewable energy by 2022
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PwC to switch to 100% renewable energy by 2022

6y Accountancy Age

PwC to switch to 100% renewable energy by 2022

The firm made this pledge as part of plans to reduce its carbon footprint by 40% by 2022 Read More...

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Sarah Churchman, Head of Diversity, Inclusion, and Wellbeing, PwC
People In Business

Sarah Churchman, Head of Diversity, Inclusion, and Wellbeing, PwC

6y Accountancy Age

Sarah Churchman, Head of Diversity, Inclusion, and...

Churchman is a senior HR professional with over 25 years’ experience in the professional services sector Read More...

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PwC slapped with 2 year audit ban in India
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PwC slapped with 2 year audit ban in India

6y Accountancy Age

PwC slapped with 2 year audit ban in India

The ban follows PwC’s failure to detect fraud over $1bn at Satyam Computer Services in one of the country’s largest corporate scandals Read More...

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Carillion: PwC appointed as special managers – what happens now?
Business Recovery

Carillion: PwC appointed as special managers – what happens now?

6y Accountancy Age

Carillion: PwC appointed as special managers – wha...

Carillion has collapsed and PwC partners have been appointed as special managers by the High Court. What happens now? Read More...

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PwC's 6 areas of focus for private businesses in 2018
Business

PwC's 6 areas of focus for private businesses in 2018

6y Accountancy Age

PwC's 6 areas of focus for private businesses in 2...

PwC outlines 6 key areas likely to impact private businesses including digital disruption, the political landscape, and cash flow concerns Read More...

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