MEP Sajjad Karim tells Accountancy Age he agrees with many of the proposals put forward by the Competition Commission, but non-audit services remains ...
View articleGreater visibility of work done by auditors and audit committees will prove their interests are being served Read More...
View articlePwC loses top spot in Business Superbrand for the first time in the ranking's history Read More...
View articleCompetition Commission claims that auditors have misaligned incentives between shareholders and management, denied by Big Four Read More...
View articleThe Financial Director audit survey shows the Big Four has maintained its stranglehold on the audit market. But for how long? asks Richard Crump Read ...
View articleCompetition Commission takes a realistic, but relatively unexciting, view on opening up the audit market Read More...
View articleCompetition Commission proposes remedies after investigation finds audits too often fail to fulfil their intended purpose Read More...
View articleThe Big Four dominance of the listed audit market has an "adverse" effect on competition, an investigation into the firms' concentration of the market...
View articleCathy Corns impressed by advisors' "robust" responses under pressure during the Public Accounts Committee session on tax avoidance Read More...
View article"Who else are the government supposed to consult on constructing tax law?" asks Calum Fuller after the Big Four appeared before the Public Accounts Co...
View articleBig Four tell Lord Lawson imposing a different accounting regime for banks would be a mistake Read More...
View articleBig Four tax partners called before Public Accounts Committee to discuss tax avoidance Read More...
View articleCompanies using Big Four auditor provide better quality IFRS disclosures, Cass Business School study finds Read More...
View articleVerdantix survey sees Ernst & Young, KPMG, and Microsoft crowned top green services outfits Read More...
View articleKPMG enters into talks with founders of legal social mobility venture, which could see the Big Four firm forge an equivalent model for the accountancy...
View articleKPMG wins Schroders audit, ending PwC's 50-year tenure as the fund manager's auditor Read More...
View articleDespite a jump in revenues, KPMG sees its UK profits drop 13% Read More...
View articleInternational firm says revenues grew 4.4% on last year to $23bn Read More...
View articleSEC accuses Chinese affiliates of Big Four and BDO of breaking securities laws by withholding audit paperwork Read More...
View articleMorningstar table shows RSM Tenon is biggest loser in overall auditor clients ranking for listed clients Read More...
View articleColin takes a wry look at one of the week's bigger developments Read More...
View articleAccountancy Age readers overwhelmingly feel acquisitions are the best way to challenge the Big Four after this week's poll Read More...
View articleBig Four and mid-tier disagree over Competition Commission definition of audit market Read More...
View articleListed firm storms Experian table as second most popular advisor on mergers & acquisitions in the UK, up from 20th Read More...
View articleUK watchdog pushes back provisional findings of audit investigation to January Read More...
View articleCompetition could be restricted by the backgrounds of those involved in the appointment of auditors, regulator finds Read More...
View articleVirtuous circle that increases Big Four chances of winning FTSE 350 audits operates in reverse for mid-tier Read More...
View article