PwC annual report shows increased demand due to uncertainty
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PwC annual report shows increased demand due to uncertainty

7y Chris Jewers

PwC annual report shows increased demand due to un...

The firm has increased its UK revenue, which includes revenues for PwC Middle East by 12% to £4.2m for the year ended 30 June 2019. Read More...

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Indian government wants market review of Big Four
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Indian government wants market review of Big Four

7y Chris Jewers

Indian government wants market review of Big Four

The call for the anti-trust review comes at a time when the Big four are all facing increased scrutiny in India as well as many other international ma...

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EY announces 733 new partner promotions worldwide
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EY announces 733 new partner promotions worldwide

7y Tom Lemmon

EY announces 733 new partner promotions worldwide

Ernst and Young, announced that 733 people have been promoted to partner at across the globe. For the fifth consecutive year, women and emerging marke...

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Deloitte announces changes to its People & Purpose leadership team
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Deloitte announces changes to its People & Purpose leadership team

7y Tom Lemmon

Deloitte announces changes to its People & Purpose...

Deloitte has appointed Sharron Pamplin as the partner for human resources in the UK. Pamplin joins the firm from Atkins, where she was HR director for...

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KPMG: We will not tolerate bad behaviour
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KPMG: We will not tolerate bad behaviour

7y Dave Beach

KPMG: We will not tolerate bad behaviour

After a KPMG partner stepped down amid bullying allegations, two senior female executives at KPMG weigh in on allegation processes, inclusive attitude...

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KPMG slapped with $50m fine over past audit work
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KPMG slapped with $50m fine over past audit work

7y Tom Lemmon

KPMG slapped with $50m fine over past audit work

KPMG has agreed to pay a $50m penalty after the American Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged the firm with altering past audit work after...

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Deloitte appoints first female Managing Partner for Consulting
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Deloitte appoints first female Managing Partner for Consulting

7y Dave Beach

Deloitte appoints first female Managing Partner fo...

Anne-Marie Malley has been appointed managing partner for Consulting in the UK, the first woman in the firm's history to hold the position Read More...

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KPMG bullying allegations “only scratching the surface” in industry
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KPMG bullying allegations “only scratching the surface” in industry

7y Dave Beach

KPMG bullying allegations “only scratching the sur...

As KPMG's Sanjay Thakkar steps down amid a complaint to the FRC, a legal specialist suggests more investigations are likely in professional services R...

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EY appoint two women to senior UK leadership roles
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EY appoint two women to senior UK leadership roles

7y Tom Lemmon

EY appoint two women to senior UK leadership roles

EY today announced the appointment of Justine Belton to its UK LLP Board and Tonia Lovell as a UK Independent Non-Executive (INE). The announcement me...

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Big Four scoop diversity honours while “alarming pay gaps” remain
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Big Four scoop diversity honours while “alarming pay gaps” remain

7y Dave Beach

Big Four scoop diversity honours while “alarming p...

“It’s horrific that we’re still seeing fewer opportunities for ethnic minority employees and people of colour, and alarming ethnicity pay gaps across ...

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PwC reveals “big deal” tech plan to boost audit quality
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PwC reveals “big deal” tech plan to boost audit quality

7y Dave Beach

PwC reveals “big deal” tech plan to boost audit qu...

PwC has committed to an additional £30m annual spend to boost training, employee numbers and technology in a bid to improve its audit process. It incl...

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How are KPMG UK addressing the increasing pressure put on in-house legal teams?
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How are KPMG UK addressing the increasing pressure put on in-house legal te...

7y Emanuela Hawker , Reporter

How are KPMG UK addressing the increasing pressure...

Two new appointments to their LOTS team shows how KPMG UK plans to offer more services to their clients Read More...

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Remaining Big Four follow Deloitte in revealing partners fired for inappropriate conduct
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Remaining Big Four follow Deloitte in revealing partners fired for inapprop...

7y Accountancy Age

Remaining Big Four follow Deloitte in revealing pa...

A total of 37 Big Four partners have been let go for sexual harassment and other bullying claims as the industry shows support for #MeToo Read More...

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Partners in Deloitte fired for inappropriate behaviour
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Partners in Deloitte fired for inappropriate behaviour

7y Accountancy Age

Partners in Deloitte fired for inappropriate behav...

The other Big Four firms are refusing to reveal the number of partners they have let go for misconduct in the same time frame Read More...

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KPMG soars past PwC to take over as leader in FTSE 100 audit market
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KPMG soars past PwC to take over as leader in FTSE 100 audit market

7y Accountancy Age

KPMG soars past PwC to take over as leader in FTSE...

Big Four rival KPMG overtake PwC as main auditor of UK’s top companies Read More...

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KPMG South Africa aims for recovery in new CEO appointment
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KPMG South Africa aims for recovery in new CEO appointment

7y Accountancy Age

KPMG South Africa aims for recovery in new CEO app...

It is hoped that hiring ex-PwC joint deputy chief executive, Ignatius Sehoole, will help the firm get back on track after a flurry of scandals this ye...

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KPMG, Deloitte and the audit dilemma
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KPMG, Deloitte and the audit dilemma

7y Emanuela Hawker , Reporter

KPMG, Deloitte and the audit dilemma

Following KPMG and Deloitte’s proposal to stop providing non-audit services to audit clients, the industry considers whether this move will be benefic...

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KPMG celebrates two years as a Disability Confident Leader
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KPMG celebrates two years as a Disability Confident Leader

7y Beth McLoughlin

KPMG celebrates two years as a Disability Confiden...

KPMG assesses the benefits and what the company has learned in two years of its inclusion programme Read More...

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EY claims corporate reporting in FTSE 350 is improving
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EY claims corporate reporting in FTSE 350 is improving

8y Emanuela Hawker , Reporter

EY claims corporate reporting in FTSE 350 is impro...

January 2019 will see the new Corporate Governance Code coming into effect, and businesses are already preparing for it – but EY believes more can be ...

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Working flexibly and logically at PwC
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Working flexibly and logically at PwC

8y Emily Sexton-Brown

Working flexibly and logically at PwC

PwC is now allowing new hires to work the hours that personally suit them through their new Flexible Talent Network and Helen Hopkin, head of workplac...

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PwC annual report: the drive to keep improving
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PwC annual report: the drive to keep improving

8y Emanuela Hawker , Reporter

PwC annual report: the drive to keep improving

It’s been another great year for PwC. But how many of their targets have been reached, and what will 2019 bring? Read More...

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KPMG does charity abseil for NSPCC partnership
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KPMG does charity abseil for NSPCC partnership

8y Accountancy Age

KPMG does charity abseil for NSPCC partnership

James Stewart, head of Brexit and vice chair at KPMG, and Peter Wanless, CEO of the NSPCC, on why businesses need to partner with charities Read More...

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Debenhams now working with KPMG team amidst CVA worries
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Debenhams now working with KPMG team amidst CVA worries

8y Emanuela Hawker , Reporter

Debenhams now working with KPMG team amidst CVA wo...

After their third profit warning of the year, Debenhams calls in KPMG reconstructing specialists Read More...

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Deloitte reduces gender pay gap but bonus gap widens
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Deloitte reduces gender pay gap but bonus gap widens

8y Accountancy Age

Deloitte reduces gender pay gap but bonus gap wide...

This year Deloitte's gender pay gap is 41.1% compared with last year's 43.2% but there are still few female partners Read More...

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Half of EY's UK Board positions are now held by women
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Half of EY's UK Board positions are now held by women

8y Accountancy Age

Half of EY's UK Board positions are now held by wo...

With two new appointments, five out of ten Board members at EY are women Read More...

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Deloitte poised to replace PwC as Lloyds' auditor amid Big Four conflict
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Deloitte poised to replace PwC as Lloyds' auditor amid Big Four conflict

8y Accountancy Age

Deloitte poised to replace PwC as Lloyds' auditor ...

Lloyds Banking Group are preparing to replace PwC as auditor and have supposedly asked Deloitte to step in from 2021 Read More...

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FRC data on Big Four audits may highlight need for industry overhaul
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FRC data on Big Four audits may highlight need for industry overhaul

8y Accountancy Age

FRC data on Big Four audits may highlight need for...

New FRC data shows that audit fees across EY, Deloitte, KPMG, and PwC rose by nearly 6 percent in 2016/17 compared with a 2.7 percent rise the previou...

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