UK firms are drawing a line on FRC ‘name and shame’ tactics
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UK firms are drawing a line on FRC ‘name and shame’ tactics

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UK firms are drawing a line on FRC ‘name and shame...

A rare alliance of the Big Four and mid-tier firms is pushing the FRC to abandon its controversial ‘name and shame’ policy. As the regulator weighs it...

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FRC launches ‘scalebox’ to help smaller firms challenge Big Four dominance
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FRC launches ‘scalebox’ to help smaller firms challenge Big Four dominance

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FRC launches ‘scalebox’ to help smaller firms chal...

The Financial Reporting Council has unveiled a new scalebox initiative to mentor smaller audit firms and improve competition with the Big Four. Read M...

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Deloitte's Glencore audits under FRC scrutiny
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Deloitte's Glencore audits under FRC scrutiny

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Deloitte's Glencore audits under FRC scrutiny

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has launched a formal investigation into Deloitte’s audits of Glencore plc and its UK subsidiary, Glencore Energ...

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BDO flagged by FRC over audit quality concerns
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BDO flagged by FRC over audit quality concerns

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BDO flagged by FRC over audit quality concerns

The Financial Reporting Council has sharply criticised BDO’s audit quality, calling its work “significantly short of expectations” and placing the fir...

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Big accountancy firms fail to monitor AI’s impact on audit quality, says FRC
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Big accountancy firms fail to monitor AI’s impact on audit quality, says FR...

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Big accountancy firms fail to monitor AI’s impact ...

The FRC has warned that big accountancy firms aren’t tracking how AI tools affect audit quality, raising concerns over oversight amid growing reliance...

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Big Four firms fined over exam cheating scandal
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Big Four firms fined over exam cheating scandal

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Big Four firms fined over exam cheating scandal

The Dutch arms of Deloitte, PwC and EY have been fined a combined $8.5mn after US regulators uncovered widespread exam cheating involving “hundreds” o...

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KPMG fined £1.25m for Carr’s Group audit breaches
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KPMG fined £1.25m for Carr’s Group audit breaches

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KPMG fined £1.25m for Carr’s Group audit breaches

KPMG has been fined £1.25m by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) over serious breaches of audit independence rules during its 2021 audit of farm an...

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Council prepares for potential government bailout
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Council prepares for potential government bailout

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Council prepares for potential government bailout

Council weighs in £40,000 CIPFA intervention amid £37m budget black hole Read More...

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FRC sets out plans for UK sustainability assurance standard
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FRC sets out plans for UK sustainability assurance standard

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FRC sets out plans for UK sustainability assurance...

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has opened consultation on a proposed UK version of a new global sustainability assurance standard, aiming to gi...

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EY faces £2bn lawsuit over “extremely serious” audit failings at NMC Health
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EY faces £2bn lawsuit over “extremely serious” audit failings at NMC Health

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EY faces £2bn lawsuit over “extremely serious” aud...

The UK accounting watchdog has identified “extremely serious” failings in EY’s audits of NMC Health, according to claims aired at the High Court this ...

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EY fined £4.9m for failing to meet standards in Thomas Cook audit
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EY fined £4.9m for failing to meet standards in Thomas Cook audit

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EY fined £4.9m for failing to meet standards in Th...

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has fined EY nearly £5m for “serious breaches of standards” in its audits of Thomas Cook’s financial statements ...

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Talks stall on US-UK mutual recognition of accounting qualifications
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Talks stall on US-UK mutual recognition of accounting qualifications

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Talks stall on US-UK mutual recognition of account...

Efforts to ease cross-border mobility for auditors between the US and UK have hit a roadblock, with longstanding negotiations over mutual recognition ...

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PwC fined £2.9m over audit failures at Gupta’s Wyelands Bank
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PwC fined £2.9m over audit failures at Gupta’s Wyelands Bank

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PwC fined £2.9m over audit failures at Gupta’s Wye...

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has fined PwC £2.9 million and issued a severe reprimand over “serious failings” in its 2019 audit of Wyelands B...

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Watchdog scrutiny puts MHA’s ISG audit and IPO at risk
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Watchdog scrutiny puts MHA’s ISG audit and IPO at risk

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Watchdog scrutiny puts MHA’s ISG audit and IPO at ...

The UK’s Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has launched an investigation into accountancy firm MHA over its audit of failed construction giant ISG, ad...

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