UK-listed engineering group subject to formal investigation as takeover talks languish
Big Four firm in regulatory crosshairs after exceeding time limits on work for oil major in the US and UK
Financial Reporting Council finds some auditors also lacked performance indicators for automated tools used
Dutch arms of Deloitte, PwC and EY pay total of $8.5mn after ‘hundreds’ of staff shared answers on internal tests
British consulting executive swaps Big Four for Big Blue
Decision protects funding for some government agencies and is blow to Donald Trump’s deregulatory agenda
Big Four firm ordered to pay ￡690,000 after issues uncovered on work for London-listed agriculture and engineering group
Profits for Big Four firm come in ‘below our original plan’, says internal memo
FTSE 100 group failed after disclosure of billions of dollars of off-balance sheet debts
Berlin says Republican proposal to shut the PCAOB threatens international co-operation
Shareholders need to examine how groups account for controversial tax positions
Artificial intelligence raises opportunities and risks for audit quality and financial reporting
Big Four accountant says factors behind delayed 2022 accounts remain
Chair of accounting regulator says proposal would upend agreements for inspections in countries from China to the EU
Offering will test investor appetite for professional services firms amid chill in new listings
Proposal to fold the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board into the SEC will boost Donald Trump’s deregulatory agenda
Accounting regulator’s probe will focus on audits for four financial years to 2018
Big Four firm failed to evaluate impact of partner’s ‘long association’ with now-defunct travel company, regulator says
Agreement would help top firms to move staff working on audits of banks and dual-listed companies
Oversight board claims vindication after imposing steeper fines and tougher audit standards
Even after the many blows in the past 10 years, the latest disclosures are difficult to swallow
Engineering company expects to suspend share trading at end of April because of work needed to prepare 2024 accounts
Recent retirees left waiting for equity repayment as Big Four firm grapples with audit ban after Evergrande collapse
Big Four firm admits it failed to recognise risks posed by bank’s loans to steel magnate’s wider business empire
Financial Reporting Council pledges ‘end-to-end’ assessment after complaints by firms over lengthy probes
