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Firm’s UK arm had argued that request to show it can meet potential $2.7bn penalty was ‘unnecessary’
Technology from start-up Harvey aims to make contract analysis and due diligence quicker
Battery start-up had just £1.8mn and no IP when it went into administration in January
Julie Boland tells partners there are questions about how to protect the audit business and profit targets for consulting
Complex plan to split the audit-to-consulting firm now depends on global HQ brokering a deal
Joe Ucuzoglu publishes point by point defence of Big Four’s multidisciplinary model
US boss caught senior leaders off guard by announcing in a partner call that ‘Project Everest’ needed to be reworked
US boss says plan to spin off the consulting business needs to be reworked
£5.6mn penalty is Big Four firm’s fourth in past year
Plan to break up the Big Four firm would reshape the profession and enrich senior partners, but the landscape has changed since it was first announced
Crypto boom helped fintech to first annual profit
McKinsey and KPMG first to move as clients reduce costs and battle inflation
Management consultancy has added 17,000 staff over the past five years
Breakthrough after months of delays as auditors pressed fintech over internal controls
Firm had been accused of missing ‘red flags’ on UK outsourcer before it collapsed in 2018
Tough economic times are both causing drag and creating opportunities in a highly variable sector
Fifth live investigation launched into firm’s audits of UK companies
Stricter oversight raises standards but competitors argue it also creates barriers to entry
Resignation comes two months after trading was halted in investment consultancy’s shares
UK audit watchdog chief takes over as government attempts to rein in rail link’s costs
Recharge Industries beats three rival offers in race to buy UK start-up out of bankruptcy
Big Four consultant took over administration of failed company after being paid £500,000 a month as adviser
Average pay hits £717,000 as Big Four firm benefits from rising demand for consulting services
Cummings-backed unit had been attempt to reduce spending on private sector advisers
High Court hears of ‘shocking breach’ of professional duties by Big Four firm
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