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Buyout groups hope to roll smaller companies into bigger businesses to attract larger clients
Regulator to perform fewer inspections after firm reduces its number of ‘public interest entity’ audits by more than 70%
Sébastien de Montessus was fired as chief executive of the gold miner after sending an alleged irregular payment instruction
Head of accountancy body says changes needed to make profession more attractive
With three-quarters of CPAs at or near retirement age, some argue length of training should be cut
Head of largest firm outside the Big Four plans to focus on integrating its international network
Auditors and regulators consider ways to strengthen oversight and hold management to account
Big Four firm cites success in early experiments to spread out work at peak times in the US
Industry group says more could follow suit as regulator steps up inspections
Board members complained about law firm’s high fees and being kept in the dark
Brooge listed on Nasdaq as part of acquisition vehicle boom but has since had two Big Four auditors resign
Cutting from the lower-paid bottom ranks is not the answer to a slowdown in deals
Tie-up subject to votes by partners in both countries as consultancy seeks to boost growth and move past scandals
EY has launched 10 redundancy consultations in recent months
Big Four firm says suspicious activity quickly spotted but industry disagrees about relying on the new technology
US regulator says more than 1,000 of firm’s workers cheated on tests designed to familiarise them with US standards
US strategy consulting arm says ‘emerging business conditions’ mean new hires not needed until July
PwC refused to reapply for the job at troubled music rights investor
Gulf between smallest Big Four firm and rivals opens up as number of partners falls to a more than 20-year low
Richard Moriarty says Financial Reporting Council’s priority is high-quality audits and competition is not ‘an end in itself’
The first woman to become global chief of a Big Four firm faces the challenge of uniting it
Promotion of Americas financial services head follows failed plan to split off consulting arm
PCAOB imposes total penalties nearing $12mn against PwC, Deloitte, KPMG and others
Big Four firm says deficiency rate soared to 46% in annual inspections
Five years after the collapse of contractor Carillion, much of the agenda has been delayed or watered down
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