FRC launches investigation into Lookers audit
Big Four

FRC launches investigation into Lookers audit

4y Aoife Morgan

FRC launches investigation into Lookers audit

Regulatory body has launched an investigation into Deloitte’s auditing practices for the years ending 2017 and 2018 Read More...

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Autonomy auditors criticised in FRC investigation
Audit

Autonomy auditors criticised in FRC investigation

4y Aoife Morgan

Autonomy auditors criticised in FRC investigation

Former Deloitte partners failed to act with “professional scepticism” Read More...

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Q+A: Deloitte’s UK managing partner for audit & assurance
Audit

Q+A: Deloitte’s UK managing partner for audit & assurance

4y Aoife Morgan

Q+A: Deloitte’s UK managing partner for audit & as...

We spoke with Deloitte’s newest UK managing partner Paul Stephenson on the pandemic and what to expect in the new year Read More...

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Buying guide: innovation safeguards the auditing industry against coronavirus
Audit

Buying guide: innovation safeguards the auditing industry against coronavir...

5y Aaran Fronda

Buying guide: innovation safeguards the auditing i...

Increasingly firms are leveraging both in-house and external auditing solutions, but implementation risks remain Read More...

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Q&A: G&E's new audit head on moving in a pandemic and the future of audit
Audit

Q&A: G&E's new audit head on moving in a pandemic and the future of audit

5y Jeremy Chan

Q&A: G&E's new audit head on moving in a pandemic ...

Moving from the Big Four to a regional firm, Daisy Marsden is taking her audit expertise to Garbutt & Elliott Read More...

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Q&A: Deloitte’s deputy CEO and managing partner audit & assurance
Audit

Q&A: Deloitte’s deputy CEO and managing partner audit & assurance

5y Michael McCaw

Q&A: Deloitte’s deputy CEO and managing partner au...

The perception of audit has changed – and with it the market Read More...

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Audit Q&A: You cannot serve two masters
Accounting Standards

Audit Q&A: You cannot serve two masters

5y Shannon Moyer

Audit Q&A: You cannot serve two masters

We sat down with Remko Renes, an assistant professor of corporate governance at Nyenrode Business University, to discuss the future of audit in the UK...

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EY’s Wirecard audit exposes potential fraud
Audit

EY’s Wirecard audit exposes potential fraud

5y Shannon Moyer

EY’s Wirecard audit exposes potential fraud

After a series of audits by EY and a special audit by KPMG, nearly €1.9bn remains unaccounted for Read More...

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Live discussion: Supporting clients on the long road to recovery
Business

Live discussion: Supporting clients on the long road to recovery

5y Leanna Reeves

Live discussion: Supporting clients on the long ro...

As the pandemic continues to disrupt businesses and accountancy firms across the UK, Accountancy Age is hosting a live discussion with audit and accou...

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Wirecard audit procedures yet to be completed
Audit

Wirecard audit procedures yet to be completed

5y Shannon Moyer

Wirecard audit procedures yet to be completed

EY audit of the financial services provider has been repeatedly deferred Read More...

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KPMG, PwC's Eddie Stobart audits under FRC investigation
Audit

KPMG, PwC's Eddie Stobart audits under FRC investigation

5y Shannon Moyer

KPMG, PwC's Eddie Stobart audits under FRC investi...

Audits for Eddie Stobart’s 2017 and 2018 accounts found errors dating back several years Read More...

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FRC fines KPMG £700,000 for poor audit
Audit

FRC fines KPMG £700,000 for poor audit

5y Tom Lemmon

FRC fines KPMG £700,000 for poor audit

The FRC has fined KPMG UK £700,000 and reprimanded KPMG UK’s former senior partner for Manchester, Nicola Quayle for a “failure to apply sufficient pr...

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Covid-19: Auditors need clarity before acting
Audit

Covid-19: Auditors need clarity before acting

5y Tom Lemmon

Covid-19: Auditors need clarity before acting

Auditors call for clarity and calmness to help assist clients, while technology is making remote working easier Read More...

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Winwood: Analytics crucial to future of audit
Audit

Winwood: Analytics crucial to future of audit

5y Chris Jewers

Winwood: Analytics crucial to future of audit

Paul Winwood, head of audit at BHP says the ability to drill into numbers in an intelligent manner will shape the future of the industry Read More...

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Humphrey: Audit needs a dynamic repair
Audit

Humphrey: Audit needs a dynamic repair

5y Tom Lemmon

Humphrey: Audit needs a dynamic repair

Manchester University’s Professor of accounting, Christopher Humphrey talks to Accountancy Age about the future of audit Read More...

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Exclusive: Interview with Sir Donald Brydon – “That can’t happen again” - Part 2
Audit

Exclusive: Interview with Sir Donald Brydon – “That can’t happen again” - P...

5y Chris Jewers

Exclusive: Interview with Sir Donald Brydon – “Tha...

In the second part of Accountancy Age’s exclusive interview with Sir Donald Brydon, we hear how the same concerns with audit expressed in 1992 have no...

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Exclusive: Interview with Sir Donald Brydon – "Last chance saloon" for audit
Accounting Firms

Exclusive: Interview with Sir Donald Brydon – "Last chance saloon" for audi...

5y Chris Jewers

Exclusive: Interview with Sir Donald Brydon – "Las...

Speaking exclusively to Accountancy Age in the first of a two-part series, Sir Donald Brydon - author of the report into the effectiveness and quality...

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Audit industry stalemate shows signs of shifting
Audit

Audit industry stalemate shows signs of shifting

5y Chris Jewers

Audit industry stalemate shows signs of shifting

Signs that the UK’s audit industry would reform had slowed in the New Year, but with Brexit almost over the line and an impending cabinet reshuffle, w...

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Brydon and the audit gap: Expectations, definitions and fraud
Accounting Standards

Brydon and the audit gap: Expectations, definitions and fraud

5y Chris Jewers

Brydon and the audit gap: Expectations, definition...

Sir Donald Brydon’s report into the quality and effectiveness of audit was published at the end of 2019, and in it, Brydon tackles the issues of the a...

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How to become a Partner
Career

How to become a Partner

5y Leanna Reeves

How to become a Partner

Whether it’s seeking expertise within a field, building a profile, or developing a good career plan, Leanna reeves discusses how to achieve the positi...

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Brydon Report: Industry reacts to findings and audit recommendations
Accounting Firms

Brydon Report: Industry reacts to findings and audit recommendations

5y Chris Jewers

Brydon Report: Industry reacts to findings and aud...

Following the release of the Brydon report, in which Sir Donald Brydon has made 64 recommendations on how to improve the troubled UK audit industry, A...

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Brydon review calls for ‘urgent reform’
Accounting Standards

Brydon review calls for ‘urgent reform’

5y Chris Jewers

Brydon review calls for ‘urgent reform’

The long wait for the Brydon report is over, and in it Sir Donald Brydon makes a series of recommendations including the break-up of the auditing indu...

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FRC revises standards in bid to strengthen audit confidence
Accounting Standards

FRC revises standards in bid to strengthen audit confidence

5y Chris Jewers

FRC revises standards in bid to strengthen audit c...

The FRC has issued revised ethical and auditing standards in an effort to strengthen auditor independence and ban conflicts of interest. Read More...

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KPMG announces drop in profits, but shows signs of positive audit investments
Audit

KPMG announces drop in profits, but shows signs of positive audit investmen...

5y Chris Jewers

KPMG announces drop in profits, but shows signs of...

The Big Four firm has announced a drop in profits amid rumours that as many as 65 partners could quite the firm. Read More...

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Video: Trust in audit and technology – an Accountancy Age panel debate
Accounting Firms

Video: Trust in audit and technology – an Accountancy Age panel debate

5y Leanna Reeves

Video: Trust in audit and technology – an Accounta...

Accountancy Age’s first filmed panel debate offers a discussion around the issue of trust in audit – a profession which encounters both a growing use ...

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Can technology solve the audit crisis? Key takeaways from our latest podcast
Audit

Can technology solve the audit crisis? Key takeaways from our latest podcas...

5y Tom Lemmon

Can technology solve the audit crisis? Key takeawa...

Read the key points from our latest thought-provoking podcast with Deloitte’s Katie Canell and Simon Cleveland. Read More...

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“Serious questions” over government’s commitment to audit reform
Audit

“Serious questions” over government’s commitment to audit reform

5y Tom Lemmon

“Serious questions” over government’s commitment t...

Chief Executive of the CIIA, Dr Ian Peters MBE, has urged the government to pass the necessary legislation on audit reform, but hope of action is fadi...

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