PwC must improve goodwill impairment auditing
Audit

PwC must improve goodwill impairment auditing

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

PwC must improve goodwill impairment auditing

Audit Inspection Unit finds issue with PwC's goodwill impairment and revenues audit work Read More...

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Helphire ditches Deloitte for KPMG
Audit

Helphire ditches Deloitte for KPMG

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Helphire ditches Deloitte for KPMG

Deloitte out of audit role three months after £27m accounting error discovered at client Read More...

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Newman: China infected by Big Four clauses
Accounting Firms

Newman: China infected by Big Four clauses

13y Rose Orlik

Newman: China infected by Big Four clauses

BDO chief says Big Four clauses have spread to China as a result of their widespread use leading to boilerplate insertion Read More...

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Big Four trainees – children of the crisis?
Accounting Firms

Big Four trainees – children of the crisis?

13y Rose Orlik

Big Four trainees – children of the crisis?

Big Four trainees now focus more on risk due to the credit crunch, but will this generate industry-wide change or is it just lip service? Read More...

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Job market uncertainty gives accountants a headache
Accounting Firms

Job market uncertainty gives accountants a headache

13y Rose Orlik

Job market uncertainty gives accountants a headach...

Accountants might find moving to pastures new essential with job creation appearing erratic and Asia-centric Read More...

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Big Four play audit musical chairs
Audit

Big Four play audit musical chairs

13y Rose Orlik

Big Four play audit musical chairs

The Big Four have been swapping audits like kids with marbles, indicating the market may be increasingly dynamic Read More...

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Dawn in the East: Islamic finance in focus
Corporate Finance

Dawn in the East: Islamic finance in focus

13y Rose Orlik

Dawn in the East: Islamic finance in focus

International firms may look to Islamic finance as economic recovery remains patchy and clients keep their options open Read More...

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Peter Mitchell gives Big Four a black eye
Audit

Peter Mitchell gives Big Four a black eye

13y Taking Stock

Peter Mitchell gives Big Four a black eye

SPA chairman Peter Mitchell takes a dig at the big audit firms Read More...

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Lawsuit claims KPMG US treats women unfairly
Accounting Firms

Lawsuit claims KPMG US treats women unfairly

13y Rachael Singh , Writer

Lawsuit claims KPMG US treats women unfairly

Ex-senior manager claimed sex discrimination in pay, promotion and flexible working Read More...

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Who will win Kabul Bank audit?
Audit

Who will win Kabul Bank audit?

13y Rose Orlik

Who will win Kabul Bank audit?

DfID is spending £7m on a forensic audit of Kabul Bank, and no one knows whether the Big Four or an Afghan firm is the preferred choice Read More...

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UK-funded audit to clean up Kabul Bank
Audit

UK-funded audit to clean up Kabul Bank

13y Rose Orlik

UK-funded audit to clean up Kabul Bank

UK government paying £7m for audit of Kabul Bank, corruption fears have choked aid Read More...

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FRC welcomes OFT's fresh perspective
Audit

FRC welcomes OFT's fresh perspective

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

FRC welcomes OFT's fresh perspective

FRC chief said OFT better-placed than his organisation to deal with audit's competition issues Read More...

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Big Four welcomes OFT inquiry
Audit

Big Four welcomes OFT inquiry

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Big Four welcomes OFT inquiry

Big-Four firms looking to co-operate during the OFT's investigatory discussions Read More...

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Fight for your firm's survival
Accounting Firms

Fight for your firm's survival

13y Rachael Singh , Writer

Fight for your firm's survival

The UK accountancy profession has become a mature and saturated market, forcing firms to innovate or face being squeezed out, according to a report by...

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Assurance confronts its barriers
Practice Regulation

Assurance confronts its barriers

13y Rose Orlik

Assurance confronts its barriers

Can assurance services be expanded, can the difficulties be surmounted and is there any demand? Read More...

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OFT to decide on audit inquiry
Audit

OFT to decide on audit inquiry

13y Rose Orlik

OFT to decide on audit inquiry

Response considered to calls for investigation into Big Four audit market dominance Read More...

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Clients favour consultants' local knowledge over global reach
Consulting

Clients favour consultants' local knowledge over global reach

13y Rose Orlik

Clients favour consultants' local knowledge over g...

Study suggests Big Four could fall from favour Read More...

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Closing time for accountant-only firms?
Accounting Firms

Closing time for accountant-only firms?

13y Accountancy Age

Closing time for accountant-only firms?

Fergus Payne discusses the potential for multi-disciplinary practices Read More...

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Investors 'do care' about audit competition
Audit

Investors 'do care' about audit competition

13y Rose Orlik

Investors 'do care' about audit competition

An investor body has refuted claims that shareholders contribute to Big Four dominance by taking no interest in the audit tendering process Read More...

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Sexton tales newly-created reputation role at PwC
Audit

Sexton tales newly-created reputation role at PwC

13y Rose Orlik

Sexton tales newly-created reputation role at PwC

PwC has created a head of reputation role as critics focus on lack of competition at the top of the audit market and the conduct of the Big Four Read ...

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Big Four 'reframed competition debate'
Audit

Big Four 'reframed competition debate'

13y Rose Orlik

Big Four 'reframed competition debate'

BDO's Jeremy Newman strongly denies the assertion that lack of choice is not an issue in audit, and accuses the Big Four of reframing the debate for s...

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Lawson finally cracks a smile at Lords audit gig
Audit

Lawson finally cracks a smile at Lords audit gig

13y Taking Stock

Lawson finally cracks a smile at Lords audit gig

TS HAD FRONT row seats for the House of Lords audit inquiry press conference, and it was a worthy way to spend an hour. Lord MacGregor’s cheery ...

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PwC poaches Deloitte tax partner
Audit

PwC poaches Deloitte tax partner

13y Rose Orlik

PwC poaches Deloitte tax partner

PwC has hired Robert Bridson, formerly of Deloitte, as its new financial services tax partner Read More...

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Poor performance in banking crisis weakens case for Big Four status quo
Audit

Poor performance in banking crisis weakens case for Big Four status quo

13y Accountancy Age

Poor performance in banking crisis weakens case fo...

Lord MacGregor, chairman of the Lords' economic affairs committee, on the findings of its audit inquiry Read More...

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Big Four speaks out on audit inquiry
Audit

Big Four speaks out on audit inquiry

13y Rose Orlik

Big Four speaks out on audit inquiry

The Big Four firms' reaction to the House of Lords audit inquiry has been passionate yet diplomatic Read More...

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Beever and Struthers bumps KPMG off housing audit
Audit

Beever and Struthers bumps KPMG off housing audit

13y Rose Orlik

Beever and Struthers bumps KPMG off housing audit

Beever and Struthers has wrested a not-for-profit contract from previous auditor KPMG Read More...

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Is Audit Commission the new player in town?
Audit

Is Audit Commission the new player in town?

13y Rose Orlik

Is Audit Commission the new player in town?

The House of Lords has seized on the Audit Commission as part of the solution to Big Four dominance, but competition law could thwart its emergence as...

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