PwC auditor spent just two hours on BHS audit, says chairman
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PwC auditor spent just two hours on BHS audit, says chairman

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PwC auditor spent just two hours on BHS audit, say...

In a damning email circulated to PwC partners, Kevin Ellis said Steve Denison spent only two hours on the audit and backdated his audit opinion Read M...

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PwC bans all-male job shortlists in bid to tackle gender pay gap
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PwC bans all-male job shortlists in bid to tackle gender pay gap

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PwC bans all-male job shortlists in bid to tackle ...

With the highest gender pay gap of the Big Four, PwC implements a new initiative to get more women into top level positions Read More...

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PwC fined a record £10m over BHS audit
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PwC fined a record £10m over BHS audit

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PwC fined a record £10m over BHS audit

The record fine comes after a two-year investigation into BHS’s 2014 audits, which PwC had signed off on just days before its sale for £1 Read More...

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PwC to net £50m from Carillion insolvency
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PwC to net £50m from Carillion insolvency

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PwC to net £50m from Carillion insolvency

The NAO report revealed that Carillion's insolvency will cost the taxpayer £148m while PwC will net £50m, a figure that has been questioned by MPs Rac...

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Ukraine’s PrivatBank files $3bn claim against PwC
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Ukraine’s PrivatBank files $3bn claim against PwC

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Ukraine’s PrivatBank files $3bn claim against PwC

PwC said it plans to defend its position "vigorously" Read More...

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PwC’s gender pay gap highest of Big Four
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PwC’s gender pay gap highest of Big Four

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PwC’s gender pay gap highest of Big Four

Across the firm’s entire workforce, including partners, PwC reports a mean gender pay gap of 43.8% Read More...

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PwC Whitepaper: The Future Starts Now
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PwC Whitepaper: The Future Starts Now

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PwC Whitepaper: The Future Starts Now

Transform your finance function using cloud-based technology Business needs have changed. Today, Finance is under pressure to deliver faster access to...

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PwC pay gap review finds “no evidence of gender bias” at BBC
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PwC pay gap review finds “no evidence of gender bias” at BBC

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PwC pay gap review finds “no evidence of gender bi...

Although it did not find evidence of overt gender bias, the report outlined “anomalies that need addressing” in the broadcaster’s pay structures Read ...

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Kevin Ellis, Chairman, PwC
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Kevin Ellis, Chairman, PwC

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Kevin Ellis, Chairman, PwC

Ellis was appointed as chairman and senior partner in July 2016 Read More...

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PwC to switch to 100% renewable energy by 2022
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PwC to switch to 100% renewable energy by 2022

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PwC to switch to 100% renewable energy by 2022

The firm made this pledge as part of plans to reduce its carbon footprint by 40% by 2022 Read More...

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Sarah Churchman, Head of Diversity, Inclusion, and Wellbeing, PwC
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Sarah Churchman, Head of Diversity, Inclusion, and Wellbeing, PwC

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Sarah Churchman, Head of Diversity, Inclusion, and...

Churchman is a senior HR professional with over 25 years’ experience in the professional services sector Read More...

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PwC slapped with 2 year audit ban in India
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PwC slapped with 2 year audit ban in India

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PwC slapped with 2 year audit ban in India

The ban follows PwC’s failure to detect fraud over $1bn at Satyam Computer Services in one of the country’s largest corporate scandals Read More...

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Carillion: PwC appointed as special managers – what happens now?
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Carillion: PwC appointed as special managers – what happens now?

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Carillion: PwC appointed as special managers – wha...

Carillion has collapsed and PwC partners have been appointed as special managers by the High Court. What happens now? Read More...

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PwC's 6 areas of focus for private businesses in 2018
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PwC's 6 areas of focus for private businesses in 2018

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PwC's 6 areas of focus for private businesses in 2...

PwC outlines 6 key areas likely to impact private businesses including digital disruption, the political landscape, and cash flow concerns Read More...

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PwC found negligent by US judge over Colonial Bank's $2bn fraud
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PwC found negligent by US judge over Colonial Bank's $2bn fraud

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PwC found negligent by US judge over Colonial Bank...

A US federal judge has said that the firm failed to respond to red flags and will now consider whether PwC should be liable for damages Read More...

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ICAS appoints former PwC partner as new CEO
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ICAS appoints former PwC partner as new CEO

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ICAS appoints former PwC partner as new CEO

Bruce Cartwright, a former PwC partner and head of corporate restructuring in Scotland, will succeed Anton Colella as the new CEO of ICAS in March 201...

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PwC replaces EY as Domino's auditor
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PwC replaces EY as Domino's auditor

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PwC replaces EY as Domino's auditor

EY will continue to audit the pizza group until the financial year ending 30 December 2018 Read More...

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KPMG replaces PwC as Croda auditor
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KPMG replaces PwC as Croda auditor

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KPMG replaces PwC as Croda auditor

KPMG will take on audit responsibilities from 1 January 2018, with shareholders due to vote on the firm’s appointment in April next year at Croda’s An...

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FRC closes investigation into PwC over Barclays compliance
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FRC closes investigation into PwC over Barclays compliance

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FRC closes investigation into PwC over Barclays co...

The accountancy watchdog said the investigation was dropped as there was not a 'realistic prospect that a tribunal would make an adverse finding again...

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PwC’s five strategic priorities for becoming ‘the leading professional services firm’
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PwC’s five strategic priorities for becoming ‘the leading professional serv...

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PwC’s five strategic priorities for becoming ‘the ...

Will the firm achieve its strategic aim of becoming synonymous with innovation? Read More...

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PwC publishes 12.8% BAME pay gap
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PwC publishes 12.8% BAME pay gap

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PwC publishes 12.8% BAME pay gap

The firm said that the pay gap was 'entirely driven' by the fact that more BAME individuals were employed in junior administrative roles, while more n...

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PwC to audit BBC pay policies following gender pay gap outrage
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PwC to audit BBC pay policies following gender pay gap outrage

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PwC to audit BBC pay policies following gender pay...

PwC and law firm Eversheds will conduct an audit of the BBC’s pay policies, particularly looking at the gender pay gap Read More...

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PwC to take over from Deloitte as Diploma auditor
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PwC to take over from Deloitte as Diploma auditor

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PwC to take over from Deloitte as Diploma auditor

Diploma decided to undergo an audit tender process as Deloitte is approaching its 10 year anniversary as group auditor Read More...

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PwC launches scale-up programmes to support start-ups
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PwC launches scale-up programmes to support start-ups

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PwC launches scale-up programmes to support start-...

The SCALE programmes are aimed at fostering innovation and linking fast-growth start-ups with large organisations, with a focus on fintench, commerce,...

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PwC fined a record £5.1m by the FRC over RSM Tenon audit
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PwC fined a record £5.1m by the FRC over RSM Tenon audit

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PwC fined a record £5.1m by the FRC over RSM Tenon...

PwC and partner Nicholas Boden have been severely reprimanded and fined over admitted misconduct relating to RSM Tenon audit Read More...

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Toshiba narrowly escapes delisting as PwC finally signs off on accounts
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Toshiba narrowly escapes delisting as PwC finally signs off on accounts

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Toshiba narrowly escapes delisting as PwC finally ...

PwC has signed off on Toshiba’s accounts, ending a period of uncertainty during which the auditor withheld its opinion on the tech giant’s financial s...

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PwC fined $1m over Merrill Lynch audit
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PwC fined $1m over Merrill Lynch audit

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PwC fined $1m over Merrill Lynch audit

The US-based watchdog levied this fine following PwC’s failure to observe rules relating to customer protection when auditing Merrill-Lynch Read More...

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PwC sued by NHBC for £35m in tax dispute
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PwC sued by NHBC for £35m in tax dispute

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PwC sued by NHBC for £35m in tax dispute

NHBC is suing its auditor PwC over allegations the firm failed to disclose the council was overpaying corporation tax Read More...

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