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KPMG UK to pay £5m to settle claim from ex-audit client Watchstone

KPMG was accused of failings in its 2013 audit of Watchstone

KPMG was fined £4.5m over its work on Quindell’s 2013 numbers by audit watchdog the Financial Reporting Council on 11 June 2018
KPMG was fined £4.5m over its work on Quindell’s 2013 numbers by audit watchdog the Financial Reporting Council on 11 June 2018 Photo: Jack Taylor/Getty Images

KPMG UK is to pay nearly £5m to Watchstone to settle a claim over alleged failings in its audit of insurance outsourcer Watchstone in 2013.

Watchstone — formerly Quindell — served KPMG with a £14m claim in November 2021 over alleged failings in its 2013 audit of the company.

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