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Accounting regulator is no longer toothless but it still needs more powers
UK accounting watchdog imposes penalty on Big Four firm over serious failings in UK contractor audit
Decision by Insolvency Service is the first boardroom ban on an executive of failed construction company
Firm had been accused of missing ‘red flags’ on UK outsourcer before it collapsed in 2018
There are good arguments for holding many more than 30 stocks
Malus and clawback provisions are increasingly common, but not yet credible
Big Four firm denies it is responsible for £1.3bn of losses claimed by liquidators of collapsed outsourcer
UK watchdog says three directors ‘acted recklessly’ in lead-up to outsourcing group’s collapse
Decision to omit Sarbanes-Oxley type rules draws criticism from head of audit regulator
Industry bodies which have received £50mn in recent penalties say they are open to reform
The accounting watchdog has pushed for a £50,000 fine for a then 25-year-old who created misleading meeting minutes
Tribunal finds five defendants guilty of misconduct after hearing auditors created ‘false documents’
Four years after Carillion’s collapse, many rivals have attracted attention of accounting regulator
Objections deal potential blow to FRC’s case against Big Four firm and six accountants
Official receiver alleges that any competent auditor would have detected the misstatements at UK outsourcer
Peter Meehan described being ‘shocked and angry’ after his suspension from accounting firm
Regulator alleges six KPMG staff ‘fabricated’ documents after questions from its inspectors about audit of UK outsourcer
Big Four accounting firm tries to distance itself from actions of former staff who were auditing Carillion
FRC opens case against accounting firm that is expected to last five weeks
Financial Reporting Council makes formal complaint against accounting firm
Claims that KPMG was negligent ahead of the outsourcer’s collapse draw scrutiny of private litigation financing funds
Auditor is under a separate investigation over its work for collapsed outsourcer
Supply chain finance scheme launched in 2012 helped failed contractor mask mounting debt
Jon Holt is a very different personality to predecessor Bill Michael
Peter Meehan’s departure comes as watchdog’s investigation into collapsed contractor nears its end
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