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EY UK hit with second fine in a week over audit failures

Big Four firm fined by regulator over audit rule breaches

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EY fined nearly £5m over Thomas Cook audits

The collapse of travel company Thomas Cook in 2019 left thousands of holidaymakers stranded

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Accounting watchdog probes BDO’s audit of Home REIT

Mid-market auditor investigated over sheltered housing investor’s accounts

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BP’s U-turn shows we must rethink investor stewardship

The primary driver of good stewardship should be market forces, not regulation

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KPMG investigated over Entain audit

Big Four accountancy firm probed over gambling company audit

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‘Muppets and miscreants’ don’t speak for auditors, FRC boss says

The head of the audit watchdog wants to restore the profession’s reputation after a series of crises

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Michael Izza fires parting shot at FRC ahead of his departure

Accountancy body head says up threshold for fines to secure new talent

'If you want good people to come in, if you want good firms, you’ve got to give them a profession where they feel their view is valued'

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Shopping centre-owner Intu collapsed in 2020, putting auditors in the spotlight

PwC cleared in Intu Properties audit probe

Regulator drops investigation into PwC’s audits of property firm Intu

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The Financial Reporting Council watered down a set of corporate governance proposals last week

City chiefs: Audit regulator must boost competitiveness

Capital Markets Industry Taskforce piles on the pressure for regulatory change ahead of Chancellor’s speech

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'Let’s hope we don’t have to wait for the next corporate crisis'

Keith Skeoch: Reform the audit sector before another blow-up

The 66-year-old former Standard Life Aberdeen CEO could have retired when he quit the audit watchdog. He instead chose to return to the City

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Outsourcing and construction company Carillion’s collapse in 2018 was a major corporate scandal (James Beck/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

KPMG fined record £30m over Carillion auditing scandal

KPMG UK hit with record fine over ‘exceptional’ failures in audits of Carillion

Former Civil Aviation Authority head Richard Moriarty takes on 'broad and important remit' at FRC

Audit watchdog names new CEO as Sir Jon Thompson heads to HS2

Seasoned regulator Richard Moriarty to take charge at a pivotal period for the FRC

Sector improves quality scores, but the regulator wants to see more

Watchdog calls out BDO and Mazars over poor progress on audit quality

'There are still significant areas of work that need to be addressed' according to the FRC

KPMG and PwC are the latest firms to be hit with sanctions from the audit watchdog

KPMG and PwC fined by regulator over Eddie Stobart audits

Big Four firms reprimanded over work for trucking company Eddie Stobart

'They have the resources available to increase the pay levels of more junior people that they want to attract into their firms' Sir Jan du Plessis says

Pay junior auditors more if you want to attract staff, watchdog’s chair says

Audit salaries are lagging other City professions that have seen wages at the lower ranks spiral

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'You look at things like financial audits which are pretty robust now. That didn’t happen overnight'

KPMG’s global ESG boss backs tougher climate audit rules

John McCalla-Leacy tells FN he welcomes stricter oversight from the FRC on green reporting

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Under Sir Jon Thompson’s watch, the FRC has been preparing for the switch, which requires legislation from the government

FRC chief executive set for exit to lead HS2

Sir Jon Thompson will continue as chief executive of the FRC on a part-time basis until the end of his six months’ notice period

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Audit regulator tightens rules with new register

The public-interest entities auditor register will determine who can audit the financial statements of large listed companies or financial institutions

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