Deloitte in danger of losing £8m Vodafone audit
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Deloitte in danger of losing £8m Vodafone audit

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Deloitte in danger of losing £8m Vodafone audit

Vodafone puts audit contract on the market for the first time in 26 years Read More...

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London Stock Exchange puts audit out to tender
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London Stock Exchange puts audit out to tender

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

London Stock Exchange puts audit out to tender

LSE puts audit, currently held by PwC, out to tender Read More...

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Leader: Minimal audit change leaves quality question unanswered
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Leader: Minimal audit change leaves quality question unanswered

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Leader: Minimal audit change leaves quality questi...

UK and EU audit market interventions lack the oomph to create a huge impact - and so quality remains an issue, says Kevin Reed Read More...

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Opinion: EU non-audit black list is a grey area
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Opinion: EU non-audit black list is a grey area

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Opinion: EU non-audit black list is a grey area

Prohibited tax services are open to interpretation, claims Richard Crump Read More...

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Last minute deal pushes through EU audit reform
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Last minute deal pushes through EU audit reform

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Last minute deal pushes through EU audit reform

EU rules will impose mandatory audit rotation, restrict non-audit services, cap non-audit fees and enhance supervision Read More...

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Preliminary agreement reached on EU audit reform
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Preliminary agreement reached on EU audit reform

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Preliminary agreement reached on EU audit reform

Framework on EU audit reform is now subject to final agreement by member states later this week Read More...

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Audit trilogue negotiations set to restart
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Audit trilogue negotiations set to restart

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Audit trilogue negotiations set to restart

Negotiations on between parliament, the EU Council and European Commission on EU audit reform set to restart Read More...

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Berkeley Group hires KPMG for audit role
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Berkeley Group hires KPMG for audit role

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Berkeley Group hires KPMG for audit role

Housebuilder breaks audit tie with PwC after 24 years, recruiting KPMG for the role Read More...

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Deloitte replaces PwC as Marks & Spencer's auditor
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Deloitte replaces PwC as Marks & Spencer's auditor

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Deloitte replaces PwC as Marks & Spencer's aud...

Marks & Spencer changes auditor for first time since 1926 Read More...

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EU audit reform talks suspended
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EU audit reform talks suspended

10y Richard Crump , Writer

EU audit reform talks suspended

Audit reform negotiations called off as MEPs fail to agree to compromises put forward by parliament Read More...

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Unilever swaps PwC for KPMG as auditor
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Unilever swaps PwC for KPMG as auditor

10y Rachael Singh , Writer

Unilever swaps PwC for KPMG as auditor

Unilever to end 27-year audit relationship with PwC - KPMG to be its next auditor, while EY said it could not bid for the work Read More...

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British MEP confident of deal on EU audit reform
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British MEP confident of deal on EU audit reform

10y Richard Crump , Writer

British MEP confident of deal on EU audit reform

Sajjad Karim optimistic of agreeing common approach to EU audit reforms by end of the year Read More...

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Firms get strategic in lining up audit targets
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Firms get strategic in lining up audit targets

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Firms get strategic in lining up audit targets

Auditors will become more strategic in how they recruit, allocate resources and manage their cost base to attack FTSE 350 tenders Read More...

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Competition Commission waters down audit reforms
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Competition Commission waters down audit reforms

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Competition Commission waters down audit reforms

Competition watchdog retreats from contentious plans and imposes ten year audit tendering rules Read More...

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Report questions auditors' ethics
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Report questions auditors' ethics

10y Rachael Singh , Writer

Report questions auditors' ethics

Research from Harvard finds auditors in India are bending the rules for the benefit of senior management at the company in which they are auditing Rea...

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EU moves close to imposing mandatory auditor rotation
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EU moves close to imposing mandatory auditor rotation

11y Richard Crump , Writer

EU moves close to imposing mandatory auditor rotat...

Member states agree package of measures that will force companies to switch auditors Read More...

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Competition Commission must roll back on audit rules
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Competition Commission must roll back on audit rules

11y Richard Crump , Writer

Competition Commission must roll back on audit rul...

Competition Commission must heed the view of business and adopt FRC approach to audit tendering rules Read More...

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Standard Chartered could drop KPMG as its auditor
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Standard Chartered could drop KPMG as its auditor

11y Rachael Singh , Writer

Standard Chartered could drop KPMG as its auditor

KPMG could see itself ousted as auditor of investment bank after Standard Chartered begins tendering process Read More...

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Competition watchdog urged to water down audit tendering rules
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Competition watchdog urged to water down audit tendering rules

11y Richard Crump , Writer

Competition watchdog urged to water down audit ten...

Competition Commission told to scrap five year audit tendering plans in favour of FRC’s ten year 'comply or explain' approach Read More...

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Five-year audit tender costs disproportionate
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Five-year audit tender costs disproportionate

11y Richard Crump , Writer

Five-year audit tender costs disproportionate

Forcing companies to tender audit work every five years could prove costly, finds Richard Crump Read More...

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Tendering changes will cost audit market £100m a year
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Tendering changes will cost audit market £100m a year

11y Richard Crump , Writer

Tendering changes will cost audit market £100m a y...

Taken together, FRC and Competition Commission audit proposals will cost accountants and businesses £100m a year Read More...

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PCAOB proposes biggest shake-up to US audit reports since 1940s
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PCAOB proposes biggest shake-up to US audit reports since 1940s

11y Richard Crump , Writer

PCAOB proposes biggest shake-up to US audit report...

America's accountancy watchdog wants auditors to reveal more information about the listed companies they audit Read More...

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FRC rubbishes mandatory five year audit tendering
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FRC rubbishes mandatory five year audit tendering

11y Richard Crump , Writer

FRC rubbishes mandatory five year audit tendering

FRC warns five year tendering could result in a "sham process" that will undermine competition Read More...

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Colin: Wheel of Fortune
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Colin: Wheel of Fortune

11y Taking Stock

Colin: Wheel of Fortune

Colin comments on the state of the audit market Read More...

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Another day, another audit rotation
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Another day, another audit rotation

11y Richard Crump , Writer

Another day, another audit rotation

The new fashion of appointing fresh auditors has yet to extend outside the Big Four Read More...

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PwC replaces Deloitte as auditors of Hargreaves Lansdown
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PwC replaces Deloitte as auditors of Hargreaves Lansdown

11y Richard Crump , Writer

PwC replaces Deloitte as auditors of Hargreaves La...

Hargreaves Lansdown describes 50 year audit tenures as "embarrassing" as fund seller switches auditors to PwC from Deloitte Read More...

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Unilever puts PwC audit up for tender
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Unilever puts PwC audit up for tender

11y Richard Crump , Writer

Unilever puts PwC audit up for tender

Consumer goods giant first FTSE 100 business to change auditors following Competition Commission measures Read More...

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