PwC ordered to pay $625.3m over failure to detect Colonial Bank fraud
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PwC ordered to pay $625.3m over failure to detect Colonial Bank fraud

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PwC ordered to pay $625.3m over failure to detect ...

A US federal judge found that as auditor PwC was negligent and failed to detect £2bn fraud which spanned several years Read More...

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FRC opens investigation into Deloitte’s audits of SIG
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FRC opens investigation into Deloitte’s audits of SIG

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FRC opens investigation into Deloitte’s audits of ...

The investigation comes months after shareholders voted to remove Deloitte as auditor in an unusual rebellion, and will focus on the audit of cash and...

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Shared parental leave: why is uptake so low?
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Shared parental leave: why is uptake so low?

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Shared parental leave: why is uptake so low?

In 2016-17 only 1% of eligible parents took up the option of Shared Parental Leave Read More...

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What does a career in audit involve?
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What does a career in audit involve?

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What does a career in audit involve?

Accountancy Age's careers series outlines what a career in audit involves, the key skills you need, and who might be suited to it Read More...

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Clean Air Day: Environmental sustainability in the accountancy industry
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Clean Air Day: Environmental sustainability in the accountancy industry

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Clean Air Day: Environmental sustainability in the...

Clean Air Day is all about promoting how we can improve our air quality and look after our own and others' health Read More...

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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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Deloitte promotes 54 partners in UK
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Deloitte promotes 54 partners in UK

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Deloitte promotes 54 partners in UK

Deloitte North West Europe has announced the promotion of 136 partners, 54 of whom are in the UK Read More...

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Deloitte faces disciplinary action over Autonomy accounts scandal
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Deloitte faces disciplinary action over Autonomy accounts scandal

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Deloitte faces disciplinary action over Autonomy a...

The FRC has brought disciplinary action against Deloitte auditors over their failure to adequately challenge issues with Autonomy’s accounts, which le...

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Deloitte's Audit Innovation Campus Challenge enjoys third year of success
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Deloitte's Audit Innovation Campus Challenge enjoys third year of success

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Deloitte's Audit Innovation Campus Challenge enjoy...

The competition is focused on the future of audit and assurance, giving students across the US a chance to come up with an innovative idea to improve ...

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What are the Big Four doing to support mental health in the workplace?
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What are the Big Four doing to support mental health in the workplace?

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What are the Big Four doing to support mental heal...

While training and support is very important, it's also about changing the day-to-day treatment of and attitudes towards mental health at work, and ma...

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Auditors ‘in the dock’ over Carillion as report calls for Big Four break-up
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Auditors ‘in the dock’ over Carillion as report calls for Big Four break-up

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Auditors ‘in the dock’ over Carillion as report ca...

Inquiry report is scathing of Carillion directors and auditors and calls for the audit market to be referred to the Competition and Markets Authority ...

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Deloitte to review Abraaj finances after investors question KPMG review
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Deloitte to review Abraaj finances after investors question KPMG review

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Deloitte to review Abraaj finances after investors...

Abraaj's troubles began when four investors, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, alleged that money intended for medical projects had b...

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Grant Thornton joins with Immersive Labs to increase cyber talent
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Grant Thornton joins with Immersive Labs to increase cyber talent

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Grant Thornton joins with Immersive Labs to increa...

Now that cybersecurity is such an important consideration for businesses, Grant Thornton's involvement in the Digital Cyber Academy is another step to...

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Women in Finance: Top Five reveal!
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Women in Finance: Top Five reveal!

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Women in Finance: Top Five reveal!

Here are the five women who been voted into the top five positions on the Women in Finance 2018 List – all based entirely on your votes Read More...

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Day in the Life: Camilla Banks, senior manager, Deloitte
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Day in the Life: Camilla Banks, senior manager, Deloitte

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Day in the Life: Camilla Banks, senior manager, De...

In our new day-in-the-life series, we find out what accountants in practice and industry get up to on a typical day Read More...

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Big Four dominate FTSE 250 audit market in Q1 rankings
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Big Four dominate FTSE 250 audit market in Q1 rankings

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Big Four dominate FTSE 250 audit market in Q1 rank...

Auditor rankings reveal that 241 of FTSE 250 companies are audited by Big Four firms Read More...

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Deloitte to pay $149.5m over Taylor, Bean & Whitaker audit failure
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Deloitte to pay $149.5m over Taylor, Bean & Whitaker audit failure

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Deloitte to pay $149.5m over Taylor, Bean & Wh...

The Justice Department said Deloitte failed to detect a multi-million-dollar fraud scheme that spanned six years Read More...

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Deloitte appoints new tax partner
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Deloitte appoints new tax partner

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Deloitte appoints new tax partner

Paul Knight will lead the firm’s corporation tax advisory services to the public sector and charities Read More...

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Deloitte’s audits of Hezbollah-linked bank to be examined by Dubai court
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Deloitte’s audits of Hezbollah-linked bank to be examined by Dubai court

7y Accountancy Age

Deloitte’s audits of Hezbollah-linked bank to be e...

In a landmark ruling, a Dubai judge said the court will hear whether Deloitte Middle East was negligent as auditor of the Lebanese Canadian Bank Read ...

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Shareholders bring lawsuit against Steinhoff and Deloitte
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Shareholders bring lawsuit against Steinhoff and Deloitte

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Shareholders bring lawsuit against Steinhoff and D...

Law firm BarentsKrans has commenced legal proceedings against Steinhoff and its auditor Deloitte on behalf of aggrieved shareholders of the retail com...

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David Sproul, Senior Partner and Chief Executive, Deloitte
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David Sproul, Senior Partner and Chief Executive, Deloitte

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David Sproul, Senior Partner and Chief Executive, ...

We are likely to see Sproul leading Deloitte in even more growth this year as well as making changes to embrace technology and the changing role of th...

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Financial Power List 2018: 1-5 revealed
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Financial Power List 2018: 1-5 revealed

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Financial Power List 2018: 1-5 revealed

Here we reveal the top 5 individuals we feel will have the greatest impact on the accountancy industry in 2018 Read More...

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Manchester United tops Deloitte rankings as world’s highest earning football club
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Manchester United tops Deloitte rankings as world’s highest earning footbal...

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Manchester United tops Deloitte rankings as world’...

The club topped the list for the second year running, beating out Real Madrid by only €1.7m – the narrowest ever margin between the top two spots Read...

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Bill Dodwell, Tax Partner, Deloitte
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Bill Dodwell, Tax Partner, Deloitte

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Bill Dodwell, Tax Partner, Deloitte

Dodwell leads the tax policy group at Big Four firm, Deloitte Read More...

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John Cullinane, Tax Policy Director, CIOT
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John Cullinane, Tax Policy Director, CIOT

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John Cullinane, Tax Policy Director, CIOT

John Cullinane was appointed tax policy director of the Chartered Institute of Taxation in September 2015 and was named in 44th position on the Accoun...

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Financial Power List 2018: 41-45 revealed
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Financial Power List 2018: 41-45 revealed

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Financial Power List 2018: 41-45 revealed

We reveal the individuals who have made positions 41-45 on the Financial Power List 2018 Read More...

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Deloitte hires ex-HSBC global head of IFRS as partner
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Deloitte hires ex-HSBC global head of IFRS as partner

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Deloitte hires ex-HSBC global head of IFRS as part...

The Big Four firm has appointed former global head of IFRS at HSBC as a partner in the UK banking and capital markets team Read More...

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