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Findings of BaFin-commissioned probe comes as accounting industry remains under scrutiny
Corporate governance overhaul comes weeks after former chair told employees to ‘stop moaning’
Big Four boss’s position became ‘untenable’ following comments at virtual meeting
Staff unimpressed by halfhearted initial attempts from their boss to apologise for his comments
Performance system to be scrapped as firm moves to calm relations with staff
Bill Michael is reported to have dismissed unconscious bias as ‘complete crap’
The Big Four accounting firm may be over the worst but improving the culture remains paramount
Bill Michael later apologised to consultants who had raised concern over pay
Far-reaching overhaul of corporate governance set to be unveiled in long-awaited white paper
Big Four accounting firm’s continued investment in staff and technology hits profit
Crisis vindicates heavy spending on digital products at UK professional service firms
Royal seal of approval works wonders for morale at KPMG
UK accounting watchdog alleges conflict of interest in arranging sale of bedmaker to HIG
Big Four group denies talking to private equity firms on a potential disposal
Total fees rose 7% last year after groups moved to counter closer regulatory scrutiny
Petrol stations group loses Big Four firm soon after its owners seal £6.8bn deal to buy Asda from Walmart
Big Four firm says ‘significant uncertainty remains’ over UK economy’s future performance
Demand for employees still declining as jobseekers look outside the capital
Exclusive: Employee at payments group’s longtime auditor flagged suspicious accounting and attempted bribery in 2016
Chris Townsend agreed to head government Covid programme despite having accepted job from KPMG
Watchdog takes firms to task in quality review; AO hits long awaited high during lockdown
PwC, Deloitte, EY and KPMG had higher number of audits needing big improvements, FRC finds
UK regulator orders the largest shake-up of the industry in decades
The industry’s failure to spot holes in the accounts of several collapsed companies has led to clamour for reform
Investors and market face more denial, depression and anger in coronavirus recovery
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