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Abu Dhabi hospital group’s administrator alleges litany of errors at Big Four auditor
Hospital group collapsed in 2020 after revealing more than $4bn in previously undisclosed debt
The Big Four firm’s German branch has a dubious recipe to avoid a repeat of Wirecard
Big Four firm promises to address ‘permanent occupational stress and overburdening’ of its auditors
Companies had scaled back lavish galas amid pandemic restrictions and climate commitments
Big Four groups axe businesses after PwC and KPMG announce similar moves
Firm pursues unknown sources who gave secret review on audit shortcomings to Handelsblatt
Former partner had been allowed to keep job after behaving in ‘obscene and aggressive’ manner on work trip
FRC set to launch first guide for accountants on how to carry out a good audit
Corporate push to go digital is likely to keep consultancy tills ringing but there are pressure points elsewhere
Average share of profits hits £749,000 as fee income rises and travel costs drop
Plus Sequoia creates a new a semi-permanent fund to keep investing in companies it helped go public, and DraftKings walks away from Entain bid
First-hand testimony paints a picture of missed opportunities to uncover the fraud and a failure to understand a company EY audited for a decade
Plus, Washington reports new risks from climate change
Alliance hopes to help smaller firms compete with the big accounting and consultancy practices
Funding part of $10bn plan including training and fraud detection initiatives
Zeromax bought jewellery and made irregular offshore transfers while the Big Four firm gave it clean audits
A questioning mindset is key to auditing, yet lack of professional scepticism is a recurring criticism
Big Four firm and former partner receive severe reprimands from UK accounting watchdog
Ministers want to break dominance of largest accountancy firms and increase competition
Country’s highest court has rejected an attempt to force the publication of an unredacted report
Big Four accounting firm and three partners accused by regulator of audit independence misconduct
Introduction of the audit board ‘a significant milestone’ in ringfencing UK audit practice
Former EY auditor Andreas Loetscher says he should not be named in German parliamentary report
Paul Boyle says industry lobbying has deflected attention from dominance of Big Four firms
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