Firms criticised by MPs over failure to report 'scale of risk' carried by Kids Company
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Firms criticised by MPs over failure to report 'scale of risk' carried by K...

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Firms criticised by MPs over failure to report 'sc...

PwC, PKF Littlejohn and Kingston Smith failed to report the scale of risk carried by chairty Kids Company prior to its collapse into adminsitration Re...

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Friday Afternoon Live: Google, tax and audit thresholds
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Friday Afternoon Live: Google, tax and audit thresholds

11y Accountancy Age

Friday Afternoon Live: Google, tax and audit thres...

Kevin Reed discusses the week's news Read More...

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FRC: Extended auditor reporting welcomed by investors
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FRC: Extended auditor reporting welcomed by investors

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

FRC: Extended auditor reporting welcomed by invest...

Greater signposting and use of graphics and colour greatly enhance reports, FRC finds Read More...

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Stagecoach set for EY audit appointment
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Stagecoach set for EY audit appointment

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Stagecoach set for EY audit appointment

EY set to take on Stagecoach audit from April Read More...

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Izza 'disappointed' by government decision to raise audit exemption threshold
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Izza 'disappointed' by government decision to raise audit exemption thresho...

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Izza 'disappointed' by government decision to rais...

Audit exemption threshold raised to maximum level despite concerns over quality of reporting Read More...

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Colin: The sweet side of audit
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Colin: The sweet side of audit

11y Taking Stock

Colin: The sweet side of audit

Colin couldn't resist when he heard about PwC's newest audit client Read More...

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FRC considers plans to investigate KPMG over HBOS audit
Accounting Firms

FRC considers plans to investigate KPMG over HBOS audit

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

FRC considers plans to investigate KPMG over HBOS ...

Accounting watchdog examines why KPMG afforded HBOS a 'going concern' status a year before the bank's catastrophic failure Read More...

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KPMG and PwC dominate listed audit market
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KPMG and PwC dominate listed audit market

11y Richard Crump , Writer

KPMG and PwC dominate listed audit market

Big Four auditors dominate listed audit market over last decade, latest adviser rankings show Read More...

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Sweet win for PwC London as it takes on PureCircle audit
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Sweet win for PwC London as it takes on PureCircle audit

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Sweet win for PwC London as it takes on PureCircle...

PwC London takes on audit of sweetener-producers PureCircle Read More...

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KPMG picks up Great Western Mining audit
Accounting Firms

KPMG picks up Great Western Mining audit

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

KPMG picks up Great Western Mining audit

Big for firm takes on AIM-listed company's audit from Irish firm LHMCasey McGrath Read More...

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Baker Tilly Hong Kong quits Asian Citrus audit after failure to agree fee
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Baker Tilly Hong Kong quits Asian Citrus audit after failure to agree fee

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Baker Tilly Hong Kong quits Asian Citrus audit aft...

Baker Tilly Hong Kong relinquishes Asian Citrus audit after failing to agree fee for year's audit work Read More...

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EY extracts Vedanta Resource audit as Deloitte tenure ends
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EY extracts Vedanta Resource audit as Deloitte tenure ends

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

EY extracts Vedanta Resource audit as Deloitte ten...

London-listed Vedanta appoints EY as auditors after Deloitte ends tenure stretching back to 2003 Read More...

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FRC: Firms must be more rigorous in audit quality control
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FRC: Firms must be more rigorous in audit quality control

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

FRC: Firms must be more rigorous in audit quality ...

Regulator finds firms' audit quality controls are not as rigorous as the standards they apply to businesses they audit Read More...

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PwC secures AstraZeneca audit
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PwC secures AstraZeneca audit

11y Richard Crump , Writer

PwC secures AstraZeneca audit

KPMG replaced by PwC as AstraZeneca changes auditors for first time since 1999 Read More...

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Taking Stock: Colin's review of 2015
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Taking Stock: Colin's review of 2015

11y Kevin Reed , Writer

Taking Stock: Colin's review of 2015

Our wonderful cartoonist Higgins has taken a Colin-eyed view of 2015. It's basically all the best Colin cartoons on Youtube... Read More...

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FRC to probe Grant Thornton's Globo audits
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FRC to probe Grant Thornton's Globo audits

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

FRC to probe Grant Thornton's Globo audits

Grant Thornton replaced BDO as Globo auditors after BDO resigned in February 2014 Read More...

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Friday Afternoon Live: KPMG's bad month and Tyrie's FRC criticism
Accounting Firms

Friday Afternoon Live: KPMG's bad month and Tyrie's FRC criticism

11y Accountancy Age

Friday Afternoon Live: KPMG's bad month and Tyrie'...

Kevin Reed rounds up the week's news Read More...

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Taking Stock: Spotting accounting flaws is child’s play
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Taking Stock: Spotting accounting flaws is child’s play

11y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: Spotting accounting flaws is child’s...

A secondary school student in Barcelona, spotted discrepancies in Abengoa accounts - apparently overlooked by auditors Deloitte Read More...

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Tyrie "flabbergasted" by FRC failure to investigate HBOS audit failings
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Tyrie "flabbergasted" by FRC failure to investigate HBOS audit failings

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Tyrie "flabbergasted" by FRC failure to investigat...

Tyrie's exasperation expressed after he hears from two specialist advisers appointed to probe the bank's fall from grace Read More...

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BDO gives mixed assessment on audit committee reports
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BDO gives mixed assessment on audit committee reports

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

BDO gives mixed assessment on audit committee repo...

Average number of meetings held by audit committees continues to creep up, as does the proportion of female committee members Read More...

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MP queries possible conflict of interest over ex PwC partner watchdog role
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MP queries possible conflict of interest over ex PwC partner watchdog role

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

MP queries possible conflict of interest over ex P...

PwC, where Care Quality Commission chair Peter Wyman spent over 40 years, is also the internal auditor of CQC Read More...

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Tyrie reiterates call for FRC to probe KPMG over HBOS
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Tyrie reiterates call for FRC to probe KPMG over HBOS

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Tyrie reiterates call for FRC to probe KPMG over H...

MP continues to press Stephen Haddrill to reconsider case for a probe into KPMG's auditing of HBOS Read More...

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Colin: Overseeing the Holy See
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Colin: Overseeing the Holy See

11y Taking Stock

Colin: Overseeing the Holy See

Colin couldn't help but wonder what it's like keeping God's representatives on Earth in check Read More...

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Audit firm governance code to champion quality and transparency
Accounting Firms

Audit firm governance code to champion quality and transparency

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Audit firm governance code to champion quality and...

Feedback reveals that the role of independent non-executives was important but could be further strengthened Read More...

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PwC lands Headlam audit
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PwC lands Headlam audit

11y Richard Crump , Writer

PwC lands Headlam audit

PwC supplants KPMG as auditors of European floorcoverings distributor Headlam Read More...

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Adverse findings should provide impetus for enhancing value of audits derived by investors
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Adverse findings should provide impetus for enhancing value of audits deriv...

11y Accountancy Age

Adverse findings should provide impetus for enhanc...

Scope and communication of value provided by audit must evolve if it is to serve the needs of investors Read More...

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PwC appointed as auditor to probe Vatican finances
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PwC appointed as auditor to probe Vatican finances

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

PwC appointed as auditor to probe Vatican finances

Pope's bid to clean up the Vatican's finances sees the appointment of PwC as external auditor Read More...

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