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DECEMBER 2019

Reverse Factoring: Auditors slammed for not disclosing supply chain finance (29 Dec 2019)
India needs to take a judicious view while banning audit firms (24 Dec 2019)
Revised ISA 315 to strengthen audit of material misstatement (24 Dec 2019)
The audit industry must change after rolling crises (23 Dec 2019)
What Is Reverse Factoring? A Report Highlights a Problematic and Growing Concern (20 Dec 2019))
FRC extends probe into EY's audits of Thomas Cook (19 Dec 2019)
BRYDON REVIEW: ASSESS, ASSURE AND INFORM IMPROVING AUDIT QUALITY AND EFFECTIVENESS - REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT REVIEW INTO THE QUALITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF AUDIT (18 Dec 2019)
Brydon Review: Independent Review into the Quality and Effectiveness of Audit - List of recommendations (18 Dec 2019)
Brydon Review: Should Auditors Uncover Fraud? For First Time, UK Says Yes (18 Dec 2019)
Brydo Review: Auditors 'should not just be regular accountants' (17 Dec 2019)
FRC bans auditors from providing recruitment and pay services (17 Dec 2019)
FRC revises standards in bid to strengthen audit confidence (17 Dec 2019)
SFO charges two ex-Serco employees with fraud and false accounting (16 Dec 2019
FRC reveals thematic review targets for 2020/21 (13 Dec 2019
Grant Thornton audit failings must be made more public (10 Dec 2019)
The top UK accounting scandals of 2019 (9 Dec 2019)
Fraud and the Big Four: What should we expect from auditors? (6 Dec 2019)
Saatchi accounting scandal worse than thought (4 Dec 2019)
KPMG UK launches audit only apprenticeship (3 Dec 2019)
WeWork: Auditor EY didn't warn about the risks (3 Dec 2019)
Grant Thornton struggles to balance the books (30 Nov 2019)
Here's how Britain's tax system is rigged against the many (15 Nov 2019)
Autonomy founder Mike Lynch faces extradition battle (15 Nov 2019)
Steinhoff swaps auditors to Mazars after accounting problems (15 Nov 2019)
Airlines Get a Break in New Accounting for Leases (15 Nov 2019)
Lloyds shareholders lose legal fight over HBOS (15 Nov 2019)
Interserve chief White to step down after rescue restructuring (15 Nov 2019)
Interserve prepack administration - unpacked (15 Nov 2019)
ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£50M of new debt revealed in Kier accounting error (15 Nov 2019)
How the Shareholder first business model contributes to poverty, inequality and climate change (14 Nov 2019)
One in three millennial business owners dissatisfied with accountants (14 Nov 2019)
Mazars confirmed as Steinhoff auditor (14 Nov 2019)
Surprised that women are still struggling for equal pay? (14 Nov 2019)
Can Labour close the gender pay gap by 2030? (14 Nov 2019)
Norwegian wealth fund blacklists G4S shares over human rights concerns (14 Nov 2019)
Regulator Considers Adjusting Rules Guiding Audit Firms on Audit Quality (13 Nov 2019)
Toto Energy appoints KPMG for administration (13 Nov 2019)
91% of UK professionals work beyond their contracted hours (12 Nov 2019)
Halfords' accounting hit is another blow for KPMG partners (12 Nov 2019)
Halfords accounts change puts KPMG in spotlight (12 Nov 2019)
Panama Papers and the 'thin line' for legal tax dodging (12 Nov 2019)
Deloitte's ethnicity pay gap increases (12 Nov 2019)
Eddie Stobart shareholders face steep losses in potential rescue (12 Nov 2019)
Rich Australians lobby tax office to prevent increased scrutiny of their businesses (12 Nov 2019)
McDonnell takes on McDonald's over tax and workers' pay (12 Nov 2019)
UK tests resilience of top six auditors (12 Nov 2019)
Ex-Soccer Players Sue St. James's Place Over Tax-Avoidance Plan (12 Nov 2019)
Cash returns, exits and shareholder votes (12 Nov 2019)
Directors of insolvent companies which used tax avoidance could face huge bills (12 Nov 2019)
Modern accounting plays fast and loose with limited liability (11 Nov 2019)
Advisory the path to growth for accounting firms (11 Nov 2019)
India arrests two auditors in connection with PMC Bank scam (11 Nov 2019)
Jury Finds Former Alstom Executive Guilty of Foreign Bribery (11 Nov 2019)
FRC chairman calls for break-up of Big Four accountants (8 Nov 2019)
PwC Role in Mattel Reporting Under Review by US Audit Watchdog (8 Nov 2019)
KPMG looks to close private members' club (8 Nov 2019)
Corbyn pledges to fight tax evasion and avoidance (8 Nov 2019)
Thomas the Tank Engine was allegedly the engine for an accounting error (7 Nov 2019)
KPMG to cut UK internal training team (7 Nov 2019)
Russia Might Ease Accounting Rules on Sanctioned Firms (7 Nov 2019)
Leadsom says audit reform is a top priority (7 Nov 2019)
The shareholders fighting to make oil firms greener (7 Nov 2019)
More work needed on inconsistent audit quality (7 Nov 2019)
Pre pack administration Deloitte sells Mamas & Papas to Bluegem Capital (7 Nov 2019)
How the Public Sector can Leanr from Thomas Cook Collapse (6 Nov 2019)
Mattel, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) buried accounting issues (6 Nov 2019)
Wirecard widens KPMG audit in effort to end accounting woes (6 Nov 2019)
Accounting Scams Continue to Bilk Businesses (6 Nov 2019)
BEIS committee brands audit profession automatons (6 Nov 2019)
Wirecard hopes wide KPMG audit will refute FT allegations (6 Nov 2019)
MPs slate 'audit automatons' over Thomas Cook failure (5 Nov 2019)
Thomas Cook: Business Committee Chair Rachel Reeves letter to Business Secretary Andrea Leadsom (5 Nov 2019)
Thomas Cook - BEIS Committee Annex: Conclusions and Recommendations (5 Nov 2019)
FRC expects companies to expand discussion of new leasing standard in annual reports and accounts (5 Nov 2019)
FRC: Auditors need to improve their challenge of management urgently (5 Nov 2019)
FRC Report on Developments in Audit - audit Quality (5 Nov 2019)
Former BHS owner Dominic Chappell banned as director (5 Nov 2019)
Mothercare UK appoints PricewaterhouseCoopers as administrators (5 Nov 2019)
Under Armour shares hit by accounting probe (5 Nov 2019)
Accountancy watchdog FRC warns auditors in wake of Thomas Cook collapse (5 Nov 2019)
Sustainable accounting standards and taxonomy (5 Nov 2019)
KPMG to cull a tenth of its UK partners as part of cost-cutting (4 Nov 2019)
KPMG's Project Zebra should make wounded beast stronger (4 Nov 2019)
China Forestry's Liquidators Sue KPMG for $166 Million (4 Nov 2019)
Auditing firms set to rake in £35 million for overseeing 36 insolvencies (4 Nov 2019)
UK audit shake-up spurs flood of inquiries for non-Big Four firms (4 Nov 2019)
These scandals show why the finance sector must be challenged this election (1 Nov 2019)
Goals Soccer Centres 'may have overstated profits by by £40 million (1 Nov 2019)
US audit watchdog the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has fined BDO Mexico and Deloitte Korea for improperly altering audit documentation ahead of scheduled PCAOB inspections (1 Nov 2019)
Thomas Cook brand name bought by Chinese conglomerate (1 Nov 2019)
Mike Ashley spent millions on private flights as Sports Direct profits fell 80% (1 Nov 2019)
Companies benefit when auditor's alumni sits on board (1 Nov 2019)
Manchester clothing firm wins Bentley Motors trademark battle (1 Nov 2019)

October 2019

Partner profit dips at Grant Thornton after series of scandal (31 Oct 2019)
Insolvency and inquisitiveness (30 Oct 2019)
British accountancy firm Ernst & Young 'used black market in gold to launder money (29 Oct 2019)
FRC fines Deloitte audit partner £120000 over misconduct (29 Oct 2019)
FRc Sanctions against Ross Howard, Deloitte partner, in relation to the audit of Serco Geografix Ltd (29 Oct 2019)
Whistleblower sues EY over Dubai money laundering scandal (29 Oct 2019)
Finance Curse: Who are UK banks lending to? (29 Oct 2019)
1 in 5 law firms ignore money laundering rules (29 Oct 2019)
Neil Woodford shares £20m windfall (29 Oct 2019)
KPMG poised to call time on its members' club in Mayfair (29 Oct 2019)
HMRC's preferential status in insolvency (29 Oct 2019)
Revolving Doors: Former FRC chief executive Haddrill appointed FLA director general (29 Oct 2019)
Insolvency regime leaves companies to fail (29 Oct 2019)
EY: Gold, drug money and a major auditor's 'cover-up' (28 Oct 2019)
Blowing whistle on dirty money 'wrecked my life' (28 Oct 2019)
Big four increase their market share of UK audit - audit 100% of FTSE100 (28 Oct 2019)
FRC: Key Facts and Trends in the Accountancy Profession (28 Oct 2019)
Gender pay gap at its widest among women in their 50s (28 Oct 2019)
Tax dodging must be an issue in a snap election (25 Oct 2019)
FRC releases revised UK Stewardship Code (25 Oct 2019)
The real reason to amend goodwill accounting (25 Oct 2019)
Social Impact of losing trust in audit (25 Oct 2019)
Exxon Sued Again Over Climate Accounting, (24 Oct 2019)
Can mid-tier firms restore trust in audit? (24 Oct 2019)
RSM puts its head above the parapet with Sports Direct (24 Oct 2019)
Sports Direct appoints RSM as new auditor (24 Oct 2019)
Insolvency: Supercuts hair salon owner Regis UK enters administration (24 Oct 2019)
FRC critical of auditor independence at Thomas Cook hearing (23 Oct 2019)
Thomas Cook auditors condemned by MPs after travel firm's collapse (23 Oct 2019)
Ex-Thomas Cook boss denies responsibility for tour firm's collpase (23 Oct 2019)
KPMG in talks to sell £200m pensions unit to Exponent (23 Oct 2019)
KPMG nets £2.3m for Patisserie Valerie despite conflict of interest (23 Oct 2019)
Accountancy profession 'complicit in Thomas Cook failure' (22 Oct 2019)
PwC grilled by MPs over its dual role at failed Thomas Cook (22 Oct 2019)
MPs question PwC, EY over Thomas Cook going concern status (22 Oct 2019)
Thomas Cook used its auditors to justify £5m bonus (22 Oct 2019)
Thomas Cook auditors PwC defend £21m fee bonanza (22 Oct 2019)
PwC accused of conflict over dual role at Thomas Cook (22 Oct 2019)
SA power firm Eskom sues Deloitte for 'overcharging' (22 Oct 2019)
Women At Ernst & Young Instructed On How To Dress (22 Oct 2019)
Thomas Cook: MPs to question PwC on possible conflict of interest (21 Oct 2019)
KPMG partners' pay falls as audit reforms and fines bite (21 Oct 2019)
Wirecard appoints KPMG for independent review of accounting (21 Oct 2019)
Wirecard Denies Fraud Claims, Defends Accounting Practices (21 Oct 2019)
Exxon's Climate-Change Accounting Goes on Trial (21 Oct 2019)
Banks Giving Disparate Estimates on Loan Loss Accounting Impact (21 Oct 2019)
KPMG launches £100m cost-cutting programme (21 Oct 2019)
KPMG eyes cost cuts with 'Project Zebra' plan (21 Oct 2019)
Small firms need to report gender pay gaps (21 Oct 2019)
Accounting profession needs to 'lead by example on diversity (21 Oct 2019)
How companies use debt to line their pockets (18 Oct 2019)
BDO resigns as auditor to £19bn UK money manager Fundsmith (18 Oct 2019)
KPMG partners' pay falls as audit reforms and fines bite (18 Oct 2019)
SEC probes oilfield firm ProPetro over accounting disclosures (18 Oct 2019)
The Problem with Accounting for Employees as Costs Instead of Assets (18 Oct 2019)
Period of debt-fuelled expansion 'may have caused Thomas Cook collapse (18 Oct 2019)
$16 Billion Wirecard Has Some Byzantine Accounting (18 Oct 2019)
Wirecard Again Facing Accounting Fraud Allegations (18 Oct 2019)
Wirecard chairman dismisses calls for independent audit (18 Oct 2019)
Barclays board approved 'sham' Qatar deal (18 Oct 2019)
Greta Thunberg accuses rich countries of creative carbon accounting" (18 Oct 2019)
Bonmarch appoints administrators (18 Oct 2019)
Wells Fargo takes $1.6 billion hit linked to fake-account scandal (17 Oct 2019)
Whistleblowers say US audit watchdog PCAOB is not doing its job (17 Oct 2019)
Former PCAOB inspector jailed for fraud (17 Oct 2019)
Global economy faces $19tn corporate debt timebomb (17 Oct 2019)
IMF: Global Financial Stability Report October 2019 (17 Oct 2019)
Newly uncovered tax documents show Trump 'kept two sets of books (17 Oct 2019)
Revolving Doors: Treasury Attorney Joins KPMG After Helping Write US Tax Law (17 Oct 2019)
UBS pays more than 10 million euros to settle Italy money laundeirng probe (17 Oct 2019)
Insolvency: Almost half a million UK businesses in distress (17 Oct 2019)
Who is behind the wheel? Fixing the global standards on company ownership (17 Oct 2019)
Audit reform architect warns government over FRC "drift" (16 Oct 2019)
Kingman concerned over FRC reform (16 Oct 2019)
What BHS, Carillion and Thomas Cook have in common and why this government review should worry everyone (15 Oct 2019)
Outrage as retired PWC partners share a £100m windfall (15 Oct 2019)
MPs slam Thomas Cook accounting (15 Oct 2019)
Deloitte auditor accused of recklesness at FRC tribunal (15 Oct 2019)
Wirecard's suspect accounting practices revealed (15 Oct 2019)
Wirecard Drops on News Report Suggesting Accounting misdeeds (15 Oct 2019)
Called to account: developments in auditors' liability (15 Oct 2019)
Bust airlines to fly passengers home under new insolvency rules (15 Oct 2019)
That's no shortcut, it's accounting fraud (15 Oct 2019)
FRC fines increased 44% last year (15 Oct 2019)
IFAC shows strong support for international accounting standards (15 Oct 2019)
Questions MPs must ask those behind the Thomas Cook's collapse (14 Oct 2019)
Former PwC partners share £100m windfall payout (14 Oct 2019)
Only prudence can keep bank accounts honest (14 Oct 2019)
Debt made Thomas Cook a 'zombie', says rescuer (14 Oct 2019)
Rising Risk (Part I): Accounting shenanigans and alternative investments (14 Oct 2019)
FRC says Deloitte auditors too close to Autonomy (14 Oct 2019)
Beware of Funny Financials (11 Oct 2019)
ProPetro reshuffles top executives during probe into accounting (10 Oct 2019)
BDO chief predicts 25% hike in audit fees by 2022 (10 Oct 2019)
Britain rejects calls to expand watchdog powers after London Capital & Finance (10 Oct 2019)
Investors get lost in Big Oil's carbon accounting maze (9 Oct 2019)
Audit reform: time to replace rhetoric with analysis (9 Oct 2019)
Fraudsters 'target Thomas Cook refund site' (8 Oct 2019)
FRC chairman steps up plans for stronger UK accounting standards (8 Oct 2019)
Dingemans and Thompson take over at FRC (8 Oct 2019)
Grant Thornton cuts partner numbers as it seeks improvement (8 Oct 2019)
Grant Thornton cuts UK partner numbers (8 Oct 2019)
Making sense of London Capital & Finance (8 Oct 2019)
One of UK's biggest care home operators investigated over finances (7 Oct 2019)
BDO narrows gap with Big Four but warns audit is 'broken' (7 Oct 2019)
Mandatory joint auditing is on its way, says BDO (7 Oct 2019)
Brydon criticises 'shotgun' approach to auditors over company collapses (7 Oct 2019)
Future of Audit Sir Donald Brydon CBE Speech at ICAEW Audit & Assurance Faculty Conference 4 th October 2019 (7 Oct 2019)
Audit reform: time to replace rhetoric with analysis (7 Oct 2019)
Ex-BHS owner Dominic Chappell who bought the department store denies tax fraud (7 Oct 2019)
Pizza Express lining up for painful debt restructuring (7 Oct 2019)
Government deregulation is delivering social cleansing and slums for the future (4 Oct 2019)
Watchdog finds fault with EY US audits (4 Oct 2019)
Ex-KPMG Partner Latest to Plead Guilty in Auditing Scheme (4 Oct 2019)
Don't shoot the auditor after a company collapse - UK Brydon review (4 Oct 2019)
PwC breaks 1000 employee barrier in Scotland (4 Oct 2019)
Commonwealth Bank insurance arm faces 87 criminal charges (4 Oct 2019)
Citigroup Among Banks Hit With $1.4 Billion Nigerian Penalty (4 Oct 2019)
WeWork's Failed IPO (Ernst & Young) Is a Win for Main Street (4 Oct 2019)
Metro Bank founder quits amid fallout from accounting error (2 Oct 2019)
Thomas Cook auditors (PwC and Ernst & Young) now under investigation 'made almost £50million in fees over a decade' from collapsed holiday giant (2 Oct 2019)
Rising Risk (Part I): Accounting shenanigans and alternative investments (2 Oct 2019)
How CPAs and auditors will remain relevant (2 Oct 2019)
Trustees and auditors need to up their game (2 Oct 2019)
KPMG UK's restructuring provides insight for midsize, large firms (2 Oct 2019)
PwC Global revenue tops $42bn (2 Oct 2019)
Thomas Cook auditors investigated by accounting watchdog (1 Oct 2019)
Is the number up for audit? (1 Oct 2019)
Thomas Cook collapse will intensify UK audit debate, PwC says (1 Oct 2019)
FRC tightens going concern auditing standards after corporate failures (1 Oct 2019)
AIM-listed Byotrol delays results over revenue recognition (1 Oct 2019)
KPMG UK staff told to hand back work mobiles to cut costs (1 Oct 2019)
How to change audit standards (1 Oct 2019)

September 2019

Pharma company pays $30m for accounting disclosure failures (30 Sep 2019)
Goals Soccer Centres warns HMRC black hole could be higher than £12m (30 Sep 2019)
KPMG moves to head off audit crackdown (30 Sep 2019)
Comscore Fined $5M Over Accounting Fraud (30 Sep 2019)
PwC in bid to dismiss claim over Guernsey 'Ponzi' scheme (30 Sep 2019)
Crypto is an Intangible Asset, Global Accounting Standards body argues (30 Sep 2019)
There's a grimly familiar story behind Thomas Cook's collapse (27 Sep 2019)
BEISCom launches full inquiry into Thomas Cook collapse (27 Sep 2019)
BEIS committee to investigate Thomas Cook auditors (27 Sep 2019)
PwC UK considers giving external body oversight of auditors pay (27 Sep 2019)
Deloitte total gender earnings gap is 39.3% (27 Sep 2019)
Big Four accountants facing changing times (27 Sep 2019)
FRC publishes latest list of companies whose Reports and Accounts have been reviewed (27 Sep 2019)
FRC: UK Regulator Slams Auditors' Lack of Transparency (26 Sep 2019)
FRC: Audit firm transparency reports not visible enough and ineffective (26 Sep 2019)
Profit warning at M&C Saatchi as accounting errors bite (25 Sep 2019)
Gucci tax scandal spreads as Italy targets executive pay (25 Sep 2019)
KPMG switches 820 UK staff from advisory to audit (25 Sep 2019)
KPMG to manage Thomas Cook liquidation (25 Sep 2019)
Accounting regulator looks into Thomas Cook investigation (24 Sep 2019)
Thomas Cook collapse: accounting watchdog FRC weighs up investigation (24 Sep 2019)
FRC statement regarding Thomas Cook (24 Sep 2019)
Thomas Cook bosses face Insolvency Service scrutiny over collapse (23 Sep 2019)
Deloitte partners face Autonomy tribunal (23 Sep 2019)
PwC uncovers potential $30m accounting issue at Pure Circle (23 Sep 2019)
Thomas Cook collapse to leave bondholders almost empty handed (23 Sep 2019)
Right-wing economics has turned our high streets into deserts (20 Sep 2019)
PCAOB slams three Big Four member firms (KPMG Mexico, PwC Argentina and PwC Austria) over audits (20 Sep 2019)
KPMG UK to cut hundreds of admin roles in cost-saving drive (20 Sep 2019)
Cost saving drives KPMG to cut hundreds of admin roles (20 Sep 2019)
'The men who plundered Europe': City of London practices on trial in Bonn (20 Sep 2019)
Disciplinary tribunal for two Deloitte partners over audits of scandal hit software giant Autonomy (20 Sep 2019)
Accounting Firm'S Work 'Misused' To Hide Fraud (20 Sep 2019)
Trump sues Vance and Mazars in response to subpoena (20 Sep 2019)
Crowe International Indian firm takes on US watchdog (20 Sep 2019)
HMRC wins IR35 tribunal against three BBC presenters (20 Sep 2019)
Sports Direct notifies business department as it continues auditor hunt (18 Sep 2019)
India fines PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) £26.4m for allegedly receiving foreign investments disguised as (18 Sep 2019)

Yu Group leaks a year after accounting scandal (18 Sep 2019)
Joint audits no quick fix for market competition (18 Sep 2019)
HMRC as preferential creditor: Javid warned over insolvency debts (18 Sep 2019)
EFRAG launches crypto-assets research to tighten accounting rules (18 Sep 2019)
Profit Shifting: Chinese takeover of Bellamy's infant formula would benefit tax haven entities (18 Sep 2019)
PwC annual report shows increased demand due to uncertainty (18 Sep 2019)
The effects of Brexit on outsourced accountancy (18 Sep 2019)
The hard knock auditing life (18 Sep 2019)
Social auditing 'protects brands but lets down workers' (18 Sep 2019)
Authoritarian populism threatens to destroy UK democracy (16 Sep 2019)
PwC partners set for £765000 payday (16 Sep 2019)
KPMG rewards turnaround team 25% pay rise (16 Sep 2019)
Companies still behind schedule on lease accounting standards (16 Sep 2019)
UK Regulators set out plans to ensure the charity accounting better serves the public (16 Sep 2019)
Changing HMRC Status to Priority Creditor: Chancellor warned over Treasury insolvency 'cash grab' (16 Sep 2019)
More Debt Would Be 'Current' Under New Accounting Proposal (12 Sep 2019)
Deloitte man kept quiet at Autonomy's internal audit committee (12 Sep 2019)
Sports Direct without auditor as crisis deepens (12 Sep 2019)
Philip Green's Topshop and Topman report £505m loss (12 Sep 2019)
Ex-KPMG Partner Sentenced to a Year and a Day in 'Steal the Exam' Scandal (11 Sep 2019)
Ex-KPMG partner sentenced to a year and a day for regulatory data theft scandal (11 Sep 2019)
EY employee conspires in £76k staff fraud (11 Sep 2019)
Deloitte's global revenues reach $46.2bn (11 Sep 2019)
Environmental accounting is more than a numbers game (11 Sep 2019)
KPMG has 50% women on board (11 Sep 2019)
Sports Direct still looking for auditor (11 Sep 2019)
Ban against PwC overturned in India (10 Sep 2019)
Big Four accounting firms bungle a third of US audits (10 Sep 3019)
KPMG partners leave firm after WhatsApp probe (10 Sep 2019)
Seven charities investigated over accounting discrepancies (7 Sep 2019)
Philip Green's Topshop empire plunges to huge loss (7 Sep 2019)
Fat cats: Boss of Britain's 'useless' accounting regulator paid almost times as much as the Prime Minister (7 Sep 2019)
Deloitte given interim relief in IL&FS case (7 Sep 2019)
FRC boss warns reforms 'may not address expectations' (7 Sep 2019)
UK Accounting Watchdog Warns Audit Reform Won't Satisfy All (7 Sep 2019)
FRC beefs up enforcement ahead of ARGA transition (7 Sep 2019)
FRC publishes annual report as the transition to a new regulator progresses (7 Sep 2019)
Executive Pay: Labour threatens to ban bankers' bonuses (7 Sep 2019)
What is public sector audit's true role? (7 Sep 2019)
Botched Audits: Big Four Accounting Firms Fail Many Inspections (6 Sep 2019)
EY global chief admits 'zero contingency' for audit break up (6 Sep 2019)
EY chief warns on global impact of forced audit split in UK (6 Sep 2019)
Fifth of Big Four-audited IPOs show weaknesses in financial reporting controls (6 Sep 2019)
Australia Big four accountancy firms called to account (6 Sep 2019)
Deloitte, Others Fined by Ghana Watchdog for Bank Audit Failures (6 Sep 2019)
US audit regulator levied only $6.5 mln in fines in 16 years (6 Sep 2019)
Tax on snacks would have 'huge impact' on obesity, say experts (6 Sep 2019)
There's a paradox at the heart of the Brexit debate (5 Sep 2019)
Fifth of Big Four-audited IPOs show weaknesses in financial reporting controls (5 Sep 2019)
Japan to demand greater accountability from audit firms (4 Sep 2019)
Labour takes aim at shareholder capitalism (4 Sep 2019)
Amazon accused of handing over 'diddly-squat' in corporation tax (4 Sep 2019)
Why audits are not meeting investor expectations (4 Sep 2019)
80 job losses loom as Karen Millen's Aussie arm enters administration (4 Sep 2019)
Wall Street Is Shrugging Off Allegations of GE Accounting Fraud (3 Sep 2019)
Two partners who quit KPMG over bullying launch own firm (3 Sep 2019)
FTSE 100 audits more evenly spread across Big Four (3 Sep 2019)
Revolving Doors: Sajid Javid appoints Ernst & Young (EY) Brexit guru Mats Persson as chief of staff (3 Sep 2019)
Revolving doors: Former Ernst & Young (EY) partner to chair FRC audit committee (3 Sep 2019)
NAO consults on final stage of local audit code update (3 Sep 2019)
Debenhams lines up Deloitte as retailer takes on legal challenge (1 Sep 2019)
General Electric wins partial dismissal of shareholder lawsuit (1 Sep 2019)
Women who quit KPMG over bullying launch rival consulting firm (1 Sep 2019)
Auditor ranking race narrows as FTSE 100 firms spread out (1 Sep 2019)

August 2019

Permira Drops Pursuit of UK Accounting Firm Cogital (30 Aug 2019)
CFOs Say They Underestimated Challenges of Lease Accounting (30 Aug 2019)
Big Four accountant Deloitte fuels anger on 'rewards for failure' (29 Aug 2019)
Deloitte UK partners in line for biggest payday in 10 years (29 Aug 2019)
Goals Soccer Centres invite takeover bids after accounting probe (29 Aug 2019)
Corporate Governance: Can we trust CEOs' shock conversion to corporate benevolence? (29 Aug 2019)
Renold investigation reveals accounting error adds up to £2.5m (29 Aug 2019)
Engineer Renold's accounting probe unearths 'intentional misstatements (29 Aug 2019)
Honeywell Won't Face SEC Charges Related To Asbestos Accounting (29 Aug 2019)
Global Standard Setter to Tweak Libor Hedge Accounting Relief (29 Aug 2019)
Audit firm RSM charged with violating independence rules (29 Aug 2019)
Insolvency: Bury MP and fans groups call for inquiry into CVA and football regulation (29 Aug 2019)
Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley faces shareholder rebellion (29 Aug 2019)
The Eddie Stobart accounting scandal again shows the need for reform (27 Aug 2019)
AIM-listed Renold's accounting errors add up to £2.5m (27 Aug 2019)
Kraft Heinz brings back former CFO after accounting missteps (27 Aug 2019)
Deloitte UK partners in line for biggest payday in 10 years (27 Aug 2019)
RSM US LLP Charged With Violating Auditor Independence Rule (27 Aug 2019)
SEC fines audit firm RSM $950000 to settle independence violations (27 Aug 2019)
LCP plans £200m bid for KPMG pensions business (27 Aug 2019)
Ernst & Young Defies Call To End Forced Arbitration For Sexual Harrasment Claims (27 Aug 2019)
What does the 'free market' really mean? (23 Aug 2019)
Eddie Stobart (audited by KPMG) suspends trading in its shares after accounting error (23 Aug 2019)
Shares in Eddie Stobart suspended amid an accounting review (23 Aug 2019)
Eddie Stobart crisis deals fresh blow to Woodford (23 Aug 2019)
Sports Direct eyes MHA Macintyre Hudson as next auditor (23 Aug 2019)
More Steves than women are FTSE 100 CEOs (23 Aug 2019)
PCAOB finds KPMG and PwC and affiliates lacking (22 Aug 2019)
New Accounting Rules Limit Transparency And Harm Investors (22 Aug 2019)
Sports Direct courts mid-tier firms in race to appoint auditor (22 Aug 2019)
Armed Forces signs Deloitte to £2.5m support deal for new recruiting drive (22 Aug 2019)
'Big 4' accounting firms are on the defensive over Hong Kong protests (21 Aug 2019)
'Hocus-pocus accounting' or legitimate valuing? The question at the heart of Burford (21 Aug 2019)
General Electric renews defense against charges of bogus accounting (21 Aug 2019)
PwC to manage Northern Rock holding company (19 Aug 2019)
Leading US bosses drop shareholder-first principle (19 Aug 2019)
CEOs Say They Will Stop Maximizing Shareholder Value (19 Aug 2019)
Is US capitalism really abandoning the 'greed is good' mantra? (19 Aug 2019)
Sports Direct's largest minority shareholder shows faith in Ashley (19 Aug 2019)
Boohoo snaps up Karen Millen and Coast in £18.2m pre-pack deal (19 Aug 2019)
Tory insolvency reforms are gesture politics. They won't curb tax abuse (16 Aug 2019)
Does GE Have A $38 Billion Accounting Problem? (16 Aug 2019)
GE Is Accused of $38 Billion Fraud (16 Aug 2019)
Last player found guilty in KPMG insider dealing case (16 Aug 2019)
Deloitte faces court fight and probe over its failure to spot £160m fraud (16 Aug 2019)
Boss of collapsed UK telecom reports Deloitte to FRC (16 Aug 2019)
Former client reports Deloitte to FRC (16 Aug 2019)
PwC wins UK government contract to manage remaining Northern Rock assets (16 Aug 2019)
Grant Thornton resigns as Sports Direct auditor (16 Aug 2019)
Why auditors need to be sent to 'Fraud School' (16 Aug 2019)
US standard setter consults on delay to lease accounting standard (16 Aug 2019)
Big Four accounting firms assailed on HK stance (16 Aug 2019)
Grant Thornton walks out on Sports Direct and sparks crisis (14 Aug 2019)
Sports Direct shares tumble as it races to find new auditor (14 Aug 2019)
Mini bond firm with links to London Capital & Finance fails (14 Aug 2019)
PwC quits as auditor to AIM listed Staffline Group (14 Aug 2019)
M&C Saatchi announces £6.4m accounting error (14 Aug 2019)
Saatchi's £8m blunder over accounting and property changes (14 Aug 2019)
Ofcom fines BT (audited by PwC) for suspect accounting (14 Aug 2019)
BT faces court over £530m Italian fraud as law firm in Enron victory targets telecom giant (14 Aug 2019)
BT and ex-CEO Paterson named in Italian accounting suit (14 Aug 2019)
Fresh Evidence of Auditor Bias Emerges (14 Aug 2019)
Deloitte in £20m lawsuit over Rhino administration (13 Aug 2019)
Staffline auditor PwC resigns, hunt for new bookkeeper begins (13 Aug 2019)
Former US KPMG director jailed over PCAOB tip-offs (13 Aug 2019)
Auditors reporting weaknesses are less attractive study says (13 Aug 2019)
Opening of China markets puts spotlight on auditors (13 Aug 2019)
Finance Bill 2020 Insolvency implications extending joint and several liability (13 Aug 2019)
Coffee Day Enterprise appoints EY to scrutnise book of accounts (13 Aug 2019)
Former PCAOB Inspections Leader And KPMG Executive Director Sentenced For Scheme To Steal Confidential PCAOB Information In Order To Fraudulently Improve KPMG PCAOB Inspection Results (12 Aug 2019)
First of the KPMG cheats jailed (12 Aug 2019)
KPMG ousts head of financial services unit (12 Aug 2019)

KPMG and EY targeted in Investec shareholder revolt (12 Aug 2019)
Former Goals Soccer Centres executives under investigation (12 Aug 2019)
Inquiry into financial services long overdue as UK suffers (8 Aug 2019)
Australian parliamentary inquiries into Big Four opened (8 Aug 2019)
SEC Charges Brixmor Property Group Inc. and Former Senior Executives with Accounting Fraud (8 Aug 2019)
Ex KPMG partner banned over US insider trading (8 Aug 2019)
Uber created a $6.1B Dutch weapon to avoid paying taxes (8 Aug 2019)
Deloitte resigns as auditor of Indian shadow bank lender (8 Aug 2019)
Automation and the Future of Auditing (8 Aug 2019)
Ex-HSBC Banker Pleads Guilty in $1.8 Billion French Tax Case (7 Aug 2019)
Big Four firms allegedly interested in scooping Grant Thornton (7 Aug 2019)
A KPMG court case over Carillion is needed to serve public interest (7 Aug 2019)
KPMG faces legal threat over Carillion (7 Aug 2019)
KPMG faces lawsuit threat over Carillion audit (7 aug 2019)
Deloitte fails to deliver government IT project, loses contract (7 aug 2019)
Jack Wills sold to Sports Direct in £12.75m pre-pack administration deal (7 Aug 2019)
India Govt asks NCLT to freeze assets of IL&FS arm's audit partners Deloitte, BSR (7 Aug 2019)
FTSE 100 has £4.5bn at risk in tax disputes (7 Aug 2019)
Ineos on the hunt for new auditor after dropping PwC in wake of tax fallout (7 Aug 2019)
UK accountancy firms prepare to cull risky clients (7 Aug 2019)
Accounting standards board approves changes to DB reporting methods (7 Aug 2019)
Lease Accounting 2.0: The Next Evolution (7 Aug 2019)
Australia Labor shocks big four with inquiry they never saw coming (7 Aug 2019)
ASIC to name and shame big four consulting firms over audit quality (7 Aug 2019)
The 3 big four inquiries explained (7 Aug 2019)
Revolving Doors: KPMG poaches SFO's COO (7 Aug 2019)
FRC Sanctions against KPMG and a partner in relation to Client Assets Reports of BNY Mellon entities (2 Aug 2019)
How an 'Inequality Tax' could restore some fairness to Britain (2 Aug 2019)
Labour vows to hold public inquiry into UK financial sector (2 Aug 2019)
Goals Soccer Centres says accounts crisis stretches back to 2010 (2 Aug 2019)
Goals blames 'improper behaviour' as accounting crisis deepens (2 Aug 2019)
Goals Soccer Centres to delist in fresh blow for Mike Ashley (2 Aug 2019)
US Audit regulator fines PwC Mexico $100,000 for violating independence rules (2 Aug 2019)
Time's up for Henry but also the billion-dollar audit club (2 Aug 2019)
CIMA drops exemption fees for accounting students (2 Aug 2019)
Chinese stock market hit by Ruihua CPAs accounting scandal (2 Aug 2019)
Audit watchdog fines KPMG for fifth time in 15 months over BNY Mellon (2 Aug 2019)
KPMG appointed administrators as Laterooms and Superbreak collapse (2 Aug 2019)
Chinese Auditors Are on the Hook After Clients Are Caught Cooking the Books (2 Aug 2019)
Ernst & Young - Secret interviews reveal risky business for NAB's top executives (2 Aug 2019)
Henry admitted NAB was still selling rip-offs while royal commission raged (2 Aug 2019)
EY's dual roles at NAB raises concerns (2 Aug 2019)
Revolving doors: Moneysupermarket Appoints Former Deloitte Partner Britton To Board (2 Aug 2019)
KPMG fined £3.5m over breach in BNY Mellon audit (1 Aug 2019)
KPMG UK Fines Top $16 Million in 2019 Amid Industry Crackdown (1 Aug 2019)
Revolving doors: Former MEP Kay Swineburne joins KPMG in London (1 Aug 2019)
Finance Bill 2020: Key Insolvency Measures (1 Aug 2019)
Finance Bill 2020 - HMRC debts: priority on insolvency (1 Aug 2019)
US Corporate Debt Continues To Rise As Do Problem Leveraged Loans (1 Aug 2019)
Stock buybacks are reaching dangerous levels (1 Aug 2019)

July 2019

Substantial increase in fines as FRC takes tough action to tackle poor quality audit (31 Jul 2019)
Accountancy fines double to record £32m as regulator FRC gets tough (31 Jul 2019)
China accounting scandal threatens corporate fundraising (31 Jul 2019)
An opportunity for change in the accounting sector a need for reinvention (31 Jul 2019)
This Fund Finds Value by Recognizing the Flaws in Accounting Earnings (31 Jul 2019)
Ladbrokes Coral fined £5.9m for 'systemic' failure to protect customers and money laundering (31 Jul 2019)
'This is not rocket science' say auditors in verdict on Nothamptonshire council (31 Jul 2019)
Bob Geldof's firm's use of tax haven is legal, but the system hurts African nations (31 Jul 2019)
Higher audit costs are a price worth paying for the Big Four (31 Jul 2019)
Public Sector Code of Audit Practice will retain principles-based approach (31 Jul 2019)
Finance Bill 2020: Key Insolvency Measures (31 Jul 2019)
Grant Thornton to quit as Sports Direct auditor over 674 million euro tax bill (30 Jul 2019)
Grant Thornton stays silent on auditor resignation claims (30 Jul 2019)
On Congressional Subpoenas to Accounting Firms (30 Jul 2019)
Ingenious film scheme ruled tax avoidance at appeal (30 Jul 2019)
Revolving Doors: FRC makes Council appointments - PwC partner appointed (30 Jul 2019)
Jo Swinson criticised over donor links to fossil fuels and tax avoidance (30 Jul 2019)
Value of new KPMG contracts from UK government rises despite audit failures (30 Jul 2019)
12% rise in government spend on Big Four consultancy (30 Jul 2019)
KPMG winner as big four take more public contracts (30 Jul 2019)
Deloitte India granted four-week pause in legal battle (30 Jul 2019)
BDO extends AIM audit lead (30 Jul 2019)
Call centre boss and accountant jailed in £2.3m tax fraud (30 Jul 2019)
BoJo will continue showering corporations with money without an economic return (26 Jul 2019)
'Shambles' as Sports Direct's results (audite dby Grant Thornton) delayed (26 Jul 2019)
Patisserie Valerie appoints administrators for Grant Thornton probe (26 Jul 2019)
KPMG ditched as administrators of Patisserie Valerie (26 Jul 2019)
Deloitte India granted four-week pause in legal battle (26 Jul 2019)
FRC sets out requirement to audit firms on non-financial conduct (26 Jul 2019)
Private equity groups circle challenger accountancy firm (26 Jul 2019)
EY warns of audit fee hikes as compliance costs bite (26 Jul 2019)
Accounting body IASB could drop hybrid pension scheme funding work (26 Jul 2019)
Audit firms to report to FRC on staff misconduct (25 Jul 2019)
Italy's Bio-on shares hit hard on allegations of accounting flaws (25 Jul 2019)
KPMG quits building society audits in blow to mutual sector (24 Jul 2019)
Big Four auditor KPMG is fined £5m over latest blunder at bank BNY Mellon (24 Jul 2019)
Brydon Review: Business has evolved, now it's audit's chance to do the same (24 Jul 2019)
Deloitte and KPMG seek stay on prosecution in India (23 Jul 2019)
Dingemans to chair FRC despite MPs concerns (23 Jul 2019)
Two thirds of businesses say audit fails to meet needs of investors (23 Jul 2019)
Brydon Review: Areas for audit to evolve according to PwC paper (22 Jul 2019)
Audit - A changing game (22 Jul 2019)
Audit needs to better serve investors (22 Jul 2019)
Grant Thornton scrambling for cover after Sports Direct audit delay (19 Jul 2019)
Time to tackle 'Big Four' auditors' bad behaviour (19 Jul 2019)
UK Government consults on plans for overhaul of audit market (19 Jul 2019)
UK Government Consultation - MARKET STUDY ON STATUTORY AUDIT SERVICES: Initial consultation on recommendations by the Competition and Markets Authority (19 Jul 2019)
The Shell Game: Untangling Jeffrey Epstein's Offshore Money Web (19 Jul 2019)
One in five FTSE 100 CEOs is an accountant (19 Jul 2019)
HMRC's Thompson chosen to overhaul accounting watchdog (18 Jul 2019)
UK accounting chair candidate questions core audit market reform (18 Jul 2019)
FRC proposes changes to ethics and audit standards (18 Jul 2019)
Lynch mobBritain's biggest fraud trial pits Mike Lynch against Hewlett Packard (18 Jul 2019)
IASB consults on IAS 12 amend to reflect lease accounting rules (18 Jul 2019)
India regulator proposes tighter disclosure for auditors (18 Jul 2019)
Companies House reveals UK's top 10 areas for late filing (18 Jul 2019)
G7 ministers reach consensus on taxing digital giants (18 Jul 2019)
Jeffrey Epstein's offshore fortune traced to Paradise Papers (18 Jul 2019)
Entry for the Fiction Prize:Claim that law & accounting firms paid £19.1bn in tax (18 Jul 2019)
EU's 2018 bank stress test too mild, spared weaker states (18 Jul 2019)
How rotten audits are enriching accountancy firms and their partners (15 Jul 2019)
India accuses Deloitte of misreading the law (15 Jul 2019)
Ban on audit firms may not hit their entire network (15 Jul 2019)
Will ANYONE step in to help those stuck on Cell Block Woodford (15 Jul 2019)
Were Woodford savers short changed in cosy deal (15 Jul 2019)
'Complexities' force delay in Sports Direct annual results (15 Jul 2019)
Sports Direct delays results amid House of Fraser woes (15 Jul 2019)
Accounting watchdog FRC moves to beef up audit independence rules (15 Jul 2019)
FRC to tighten auditing and ethical standards (15 Jul 2019)
MPs demand radical overhaul of laws to protect whistleblowers (15 Jul 2019)
Whistleblowers need independent office to protect them, say MPs (15 Jul 2019)
Two million of UK's lowest-paid may get statutory sick pay (15 Jul 2019)
Brokenshire reveals independent probe into local government audit (11 Jul 2019)
External audits of local councils to be investigated (11 Jul 2019)
NAO boss: auditors need to 'get off the fence' (11 Jul 2019)
Dingemans set to be next FRC chair (11 Jul 2019)
Accountancy and MBAs top qualifications for FTSE 100 CEOs (11 Jul 2019)
Biggest auditors fail their annual exams (11 Jul 2019)
AQI 2019: Grant Thornton's auditing branded 'unacceptable' (11 Jul 2019)
AQI 2019: decline in audit quality at Mazars (11 Jul 2019)
AQI 2019: Deloitte shows 'modest' improvement in audit quality (11 Jul 2019)
AQI 2019: BDO must improve audit quality control processes (11 Jul 2019)
AQI 2019: KPMG auditors fail to challenge management (11 Jul 2019)
AQI 2019: PwC required to stem 'unsatisfactory' decline in audit quality (11 Jul 2019)
AQI 2019: EY outperforms Big Four on audit quality target (11 Jul 2019)
Latest FRC Audit Inspections (10 Jul 2019)
Mazars expands US presence with auditor alliance (11 Jul 2019)
HMRC Paper: Protecting your taxes in insolvency - Summary of Public Consultatoin Responses (11 Jul 2019)
Deloitte defends its African Bank auditing (11 Jul 2019)
UK watchdog says all top accountants fail audit quality test (10 Jul 2019)
Watchdog finds work of Patisserie Valerie auditor Grant Thornton unacceptable (10 Jul 2019)
PwC, KPMG, Deloitte and EY all fail to meet audit quality targets (10 Jul 2019)
UK Accounting watchdog slams big firms for substandard audits (10 Jul 2019)
Audit work at not acceptabe says FRC (10 Jul 2019)
Only big fines will change how the auditors audit (10 Jul 2019)
Renold reveals £1.8m accounting blackhole (10 Jul 2019)
Transfer (mis)pricing, the jewel in every multinational enterprise's crown (10 Jul 2019)
Care home operators 'beg for taxpayer cash despite being run by offshore companies controlled from Jersey (10 Jul 2019)
Lease accounting puts brake on Eddie Stobart (10 Jul 2019)
Superdry sees tough times ahead as it swings to £85.4m loss (10 Jul 2019)
'Desperate' finance directors resorting to accounting 'fiddles' to keep trusts afloat (10 Jul 2019)
ISS raises concerns over Telford reappointing PwC as auditor (8 Jul 2019)
US regulator finds that 39% of the audits by BDO were deficient (8 Jul 2019)
Photo-Me annual filing delayed as auditor KPMG requests more time (8 Jul 2019)
Pensions watchdog could go after Philip Green's overseas assets (8 Jul 2019)
Whoever becomes the next PM, the rich are in for a treat (5 Jul 2019)
Money Laundering- How Britain can help you get away with stealing millions: a five-step guide (5 Jul 2019)
Government-owned bank 'forging signatures' in repossession cases (5 Jul 2019)
Wells Fargo (audited by KPMG) fined $5,880,000 by the Central Bank of Ireland for regulatory reporting breaches and related governance failings (5 Jul 2019)
MBS to appeal Grant Thornton damages decision (5 Jul 2019)
Bribery, Corruption and Money Laundering - How Britain can help you get away with stealing millions: a five-step guide (5 Jul 2019)
Manchester Building Society takes Grant Thornton case to Supreme Court (5 Jul 2019)
More hot air and spin - Rebuilding pride in audit: Q&A with PwC's Hermione Hudson (5 Jul 2019)
Serco and Deloitte pay millions after outsourcer's 'deliberate fraud' (4 Jul 2019)
Deloitte fined £4.2m over Serco tagging scandal (4 Jul 2019)
FRC Sanctions against Deloitte and Helen George in relation to the audit of Serco Geografix Limited (4 Jul 2019)
Clark keen not to harm UK as centre of audit expertise (4 Jul 2019)
Letter from the Secretary of State to BEIS Committee Chair regarding the future of audit - dated 27 June 2019 (4 Jul 2019)
The Future of Audit: UK Government Response to the BEIS Committee Nineteenth Report of Session 19 (4 Jul 2019)
FRC revises Practice Note 19 for bank audits (4 Jul 2019)
Massive KPMG fine: the straw that breaks the Big Four back? (3 Jul 2019)
Morrisons revises 2018 profits lower after adopting new accounting rules (3 Jul 2019)
BT to get £700m earnings boost from adoption of new accounting standard (3 Jul 2019)
SFO announces DPA in principle with Serco Geografix Ltd (3 Jul 2019)
British companies, pension funds may have to report climate risks (3 Jul 2019)
Existential angst: Accountants have nothing to fear but everything? (3 Jul 2019)
What does the future hold for accountancy firms (3 Jul 2019)
EY reveals global tax tie-up with Nokia (3 Jul 2019)
Litany of fraud on public bodies revealed by Audit Scotland (3 Jul 2019)
Pod sold to ASK Italian owner in pre-pack administration (3 Jul 2019)
1825 acquires £1.7bn Grant Thornton advice business (1 Jul 2019)
Grant Thornton sells £1.7bn wealth advisory arm to focus on "core buisness (1 Jul 2019)
The Big Four may be blocked from doing Indian audits for years to come - They are under fire after scandals, most recently the collapse of IL&FS (1 Jul 2019)
Auditor Liability: Investor Lawsuits Against Auditors Are Falling, and That's Bad News for Capital Markets (1 Jul 2019)
Children are suffering. These companies (Booz Allen Hamilton, Deloitte, and PricewaterhouseCoopers) are profiting (1 Jul 2019)
FCA action on individuals doubles in 12 months (1 Jul 2019)
Australian banks oppose regulator's credit checks reform plan (1 Jul 2019)
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) faces questions over decision to drop bribery investigation (1 Jul 2019)
PwC UK unveils bumper partner promotions round as it shakes up top (1 Jul 2019)
PwC says nearly 40% of new UK partners are women (1 Jul 2019)

June 2019

KPMG staffers embarrassed to work at firm after $50m SEC audit fine (28 Jun 2019)
Autonomy CFO granted bail to appeal conviction (28 Jun 2019)
FRC picks up reporting problems in half of annual reports reviewed (28 Jun 2019)
FRC publishes a list of companies whose Reports and Accounts have been reviewed - See List of Company Names Published in June 2019 (28 Jun 2019)
BDO US in trouble with audit watchdog (28 Jun 2019)
Brydon Review: Accountancy body calls for radical change to UK audits (28 Jun 2019)
KPMG to sell pensions advisory arm as audit reforms bite (28 Jun 2019)
Accounting standard amendments 'should prompt action' (28 Jun 2019)
Seven investors apply to put Gavin Woodhouse firms into administration (28 Jun 2019)
How could Brydon help restore trust in audit? (27 Jun 2019)
PwC Now Audits Crypto Companies (26 Jun 2019)
Ernst & Young (EY) reveals global tax tie-up with Nokia (26 Jun 2019)
Revolving doors: Former Australia Defence Minister Christopher Pyne takes job with consulting firm EY (26 Jun 2019)
SAICA expels former KPMG partner over Gupta audit (25 Jun 2019)
PricewaterhouseCoopers scrutinised over Adria audit (25 Jun 2019)
India Mulls Ceiling for Audit Firms Amid Crack Down on Lapses (25 Jun 2019)
Barring ailing firms from the index would boost investors (25 Jun 2019)
IASB plans to prioritise intangibles reporting under IFRS (24 Jun 2019)
Police arrest five in Patisserie Valerie investigation (23 Jun 2019)
Autonomy founder Mike Lynch set to give evidence in court (23 Jun 2019)
Grant Thornton revamps UK audit after Patisserie Valerie scandal (22 Jun 2019)
Deloitte Sues HNA For Failing To Pay Court Judgment (21 Jun 2019)
Cineworld drops KPMG after 15 years as auditor (20 Jun 2019)
Deloitte ban to disrupt businesses and investment inflows: US to India (19 Jun 2019)
Significant concern in 10% of audit reviews, says ICAEW (19 Jun 2019)
The KPMG cheating scandal was much more widespread than originally thought (18 Jun 2019)
KPMG US fined $50m over stolen data and exam fraud (18 Jun 2019)
SEC Adopts Amendments to Improve the Application of the Auditor Independence Rules to Loan Provision (18 Jun 2019)
Brydon: UK Accounting Groups Call for Radical Changes to Auditing (18 Jun 2019)
Ex-BHS owner Dominic Chappell in court over tax fraud charges (18 Jun 2019)
KPMG Paying $50 Million Penalty for Illicit Use of PCAOB Data and Cheating on Training Exams (17 Jun 2019)
SEC Order: KPMG Paying $50 Million Penalty for Illicit Use of PCAOB Data and Cheating on Training Exams (17 Jun 2019)
More accountability for directors will rebuild trust in auditing (17 Jun 2019)
Sygnia drops Deloitte over "reputational risk" (17 Jun 2019)
Cash-starved Patisserie Valerie 'stopped using butter in puff pastry' (16 Jun 2019)
One in four audits need improvement, say ICAEW inspectors (16 Jun 2019)
Brydon: Investors are core to bridging the audit gap (15 Jun 2019)
The inside story of the KPMG 'bullying' affair (15 Jun 2019)
Deloitte accountant spared jail over £90000 fraud (14 Jun 2019)
India moves to ban Deloitte and KPMG affiliate (13 Jun 2019)
KPMG bullying allegations only scratching the surface in industry (13 Jun 2019)
Mazars wants new audit qualification (13 Jun 2019)
Aiding 'organised crime': India alleges 22 audit violations by Deloitte, KPMG arm in fraud case (13 Jun 2018)
FRC Sanctions against PwC and partners in relation to Redcentric plc (13 Jun 2019)
FRC Report on audit of Redcentric Plc (13 Jun 2019)
PwC fined ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£4.55 million over audit of Redcentric (12 Jun 2019)
ICAEW partners with Deloitte over climate change (12 Jun 2019)
Company directors will have to sit for exams in India after scandals (12 Jun 2019)
India pushes for 5-year auditing ban for Deloitte and KPMG arm (11 Jun 2019)
Brydon Review: Investor group renews campaign against illegal dividends (11 Jun 2019)
Ex Patisserie Valerie chair shocked by Grant Thornton (10 Jun 2019)
IL&FS probe: Not just connivance, auditors (Deloite and Ernst & Young) also pitched products to top-brass (10 Jun 2019)
Interserve owed creditors more than £100m (10 Jun 2019)
UK Government 'kicking audit reforms into the long grass' (10 June 1099)
The Future of Audit: UK Government Response to the BEIS CommitteeNineteenth Report of Session (10 Jun 2019)
KPMG reported to accounting watchdog by ex-employee (9 Jun 2019)
Patisserie Valerie ex-chair says he was tricked by false picture of accounting and audits (9 Jun 2019)
Wanted by UK Parliament: Auditors With Professional Skepticism (7 Jun 2019)
PCAOB bans Big Four audit partner and manager from PwC and Ernst & Young (7 Jun 2019)
FTSE 250 audit fees exceed £200m for first time (7 Jun 2019)
KPMG faces claims of delay over bullying complaints (5 Jun 2019)
PwC invests £30m in audit quality but stops short of CMA report recommendations (4 Jun 2019)
RBI ban on member firm of Ernst & Young to impact banks (4 Jun 2019)

May 2019

Theresa May's legacy on tax avoidance is unforgivable (31 May 2019)
Female KPMG partners quit over firm's response to complaints (31 May 2019)
Canada: CRA signs secret settlement with wealthy KPMG clients involved in offshore tax scheme (31 May 2019)
KPMG's responsible business approach wins plaudits (31 May 2019)
UK government spent ‚Â£97m on Brexit advice - of which £65m was paid to consultants including Deloitte, PwC and Ernst & Young (31 May 2019)
Uber's First Results After IPO Show Slowing Growth and $1 Billion Loss (31 May 2019)
PwC Brazil and Crowe Canada audits slammed (29 May 2019)
Quinn Insurance inquiry hears PwC was unaware of impact of loan guarantees impact (29 May 2019)
Football firm warns accounting blunder will hit 2019 results too (29 May 2019)
UK Government spends almost £100m on Brexit consultants (29 May 2019)
Carbon credit fraud trial collapses as expert witness was no expert (29 May 2019)
Chinese Firm Overstates Cash by $4.3 Billion Using False Documents (29 May 2019)
Revolving Doors: NHSI efficiency chief joins Deloitte seven months after £400000 contract (29 May 2019)
NHS hatchet man returns to his previous employer Deloitte, after awarding them a contract (29 May 2019)
The Dummy Company at the Heart of Deutsche Bank Money Laundering Probe (29 May 2019)
County by Country Reporting: Shell pledges to reveal the taxes it pays in every country (29 May 2019)
Goals Soccer Centres' woes deepen as it warns on 2019 results (28 May 2019)
Investor Lawsuits Against Auditors Are Falling, and That's Bad News For Capital Markets (28 May 2019)
BEIS backs call for greater dividend transparency (28 May 2019)
Accounting if there's no Brexit deal (28 May 2019)
Auditing if there's no Brexit deal (28 May 2019)
Hopes of saving British Steel rise as potential buyers emerge (28 May 2019)
British Steel shows the poor incentives embedded in private equity (28 May 2019)
HMRC: Role of professional bodies in the regulation of tax agents (28 May 2019)
The British Steel scandal is a corporate disaster entirely made in the UK (24 May 2019)
UK accounting watchdog FRC bolsters supervision with Bank of England hire (24 May 2019)
South Korea orders further arrests at Samsung Electronics over accounting scandal (24 May 2019)
New accounting rules could leave pension schemes £100bn worse off (24 May 2019)
FRC overhaul sees plan to hire 80 staff as budget increases (24 May 2019)
Turf Wars: Gauke approves ICAEW application to administer oaths (24 May 2019)
Too Many Companies Are Paying Too Much for Stock Buybacks (24 May 2019)
ACCA reveals £35.2m deficit (24 May 2019)
British Steel crisis shows dangers of private equity (23 May 2019)
British Steel's owners Greybull Capital to face grilling from MPs (23 May 2019)
Greybull Capital: rescuer of distressed firms or vulture fund? (23 May 2019)
Malaysian police raid Deloitte office for 1MDB-related documents (23 May 2019)
Censured BHS auditor (PwC partner) re-emerges at luxury property start-up (23 May 2019)
Direction requiring the Financial Conduct Authority to investigate events at London Capital and Finance (23 May 2019)
High court judge leads inquiry into London Capital & Finance scandal (23 May 2019)
Mazars: the low-profile auditors who won over Goldman and Trump (23 May 2019)
Goldman Sachs chooses Mazars for audit but does it really matter? (23 May 2019)
Mazars ordered to hand over Trump accounting records (22 May 2019)
UK audit watchdog proposes record 12.5 million pounds fine for KPMG (21 Mar 2019)
Britain's Big Four accountants could gain reprieve from audit reform (21 May 2019)
Accounting changes could leave pension schemes worse off (21 May 2019)
Accounting firms' consulting revenue surpasses $25B (21 May 2019)
Internal auditors could build back trust in the public sector (21 May 2019)
How UK regulators have covered up corruption and fraud (17 May 2019)
Over a third of audits fail quality test, says IFIAR (17 May 2019)
Over a third of audits still failing the quality test (17 May 2019)
IFIAR Survey of Audit Inspection Findings 2018 (17 May 2019)
KPMG overhauls its audit leadership and governance (17 May 2019)
KPMG to Restructure Audit Business in UK (17 May 2019)
Thomas Cook shares 'worthless' after Citigroup warning (17 May 2019)
Brexit chaos hits Thomas Cook as losses mount to (17 May 2019)
Metro Bank raises in new funds to bolster finances (17 May 2019)
Thank Yu very much: Yu Group soars as FCA drops investigation (17 May 2019)
Bank of England warned prosecutors against charging Barclays over controversial Qatar payments (15 May 2019)
Deloitte India told to provide a show-cause notice for IL&FS (15 May 2019)
New CEOs face bumpy ride and shorter shelf life (15 May 2019)
The Curse of Private Equity: British Steel's owners charging firm a year in fees and interest (15 May 2019)
Metro Bank looks into sale of loans hit by accounting error (14 May 2019)
Carillion's 'relationship with auditors too comfortable' (14 May 2019)
Trump Lawyer Urges Judge to Nix Accounting Records Demand (14 May 2019)
Steinhoff posts $4bn operating loss for fiscal 2017 (14 May 2019)
NAO seeks views on local audit code (14 May 2019)
Pensions discrimination ruling pushes Premier Foods to loss (14 May 2019)
Momentum builds for bank capital checks as Metro Bank struggles (13 May 2019)
Metro Bank explores sale of loans hit by accounting error (13 May 2019)
Metro Bank: why are customers worried and are they covered? (13 May 2019)
Autonomy ex-finance chief sentenced to jail for HP fraud (13 May 2019)
Ex-Autonomy CFO sentenced in U.S. to five years prison over Hewlett-Packard fraud (13 May 2019)
'Opinion shopping' for auditors reduces business red flags (13 May 2019)
Construction industry blames auditors KPMG for Carillion's collapse (13 May 2019)
EY Denmark passes PCAOB test, KPMG Japan fails (13 May 2019)
FSCS explores 'possible grounds for compensation' for London Capital and Finance investors (10 May 2019)
South Korea orders arrest of two Samsung Electronics officials over accounting scandal (10 May 2019)
Ex-BHS owner Dominic Chappell is charged with money laundering and tax evasion over purchase of two yachts allegedly paid for with profits he hadn't paid tax on (10 May 2019)
Big Four firms growing strongly in Germany and Australia (10 May 2019)
FRC Sanctions against MSR Partners LLP (formerly Moore Stephens) and Stephen Corrall (9 May 2019)
FRC Report on Audit failures at Laura Ashley by Moore Stephens (9 May 2019)
Moore Stephens owns up to flawed Laura Ashley audit (9 May 2019)
The accounting racket: How the fines for botched audits go to industry group (ICAEW) fighting reforms (9 May 2019)
KPMG pays in fines but auditors owe the public more (9 May 2019)
Should Auditors Be Responsible For Catching Corporate Fraud? (9 May 2019)
More than half of businessesopinion shopping (9 May 2019)
'Opinion-Shopping' Compromises Auditor Independence (9 May 2019)
How Lyft disguises its losses (9 May 2019)
KPMG 'severely reprimanded' for audit failings at Co-op Bank (8 May 2019)
KPMG fined over Co-operative Bank audit (8 May 2019)
FRC Sanctions (on KPMG) in relation to the 2009 audit of The Co-operative Bank plc (8 May 2019)
Trump blasts report on his business losses, calls accounting a 'sport' (8 May 2019)
ASB enhances communication in US auditors' reports (8 May 2019)
Kraft Heinz to restate earnings as accounting probe widens (7 May 2019)
Kraft Heinz (audited by PwC) admits $181m in accounting 'misstatements' (7 May 2019)
Companies House regime faces major overhaul (7 May 2019)
CORPORATE TRANSPARENCY AND REGISTER REFORM - Consultation on options to enhance the role of Companies House and increase the transparency of UK corporate entities (7 May 2019)
India: Big Four audit firms barred from practising law, offering legal services (7 May 2019)
FRC: Stephen Chamberlain, former Vice President of Finance of Autonomy Corporation plc (7 May 2019)
Fat cats: UK measures to curb executive pay have flopped, says thinktank (7 May 2019)
UK Ministers spend extra on Brexit consultant contracts - including Deloitte and Ernst & Young (7 May 2019)
Philip Green tries to stop Topshop group falling like a house of cards (7 May 2019)
Big Four auditors present male and pale faces to top UK clients (7 May 2019)
1MDB: US to return $200m in funds to Malaysia as part of probe (7 May 2019)
Big Four accountants see red over traffic light grading system (7 May 2019)
Accountants must embrace blockchain to thrive (7 May 2019)
While corporate barons refuse to democratise their companies, the UK government is failing to act (3 May 2019)
India: Big Four audit firms barred from practising law, offering legal services (3 May 2019)
Big four: EY hires magic circle law firm to challenge CMA reforms (3 May 2019)
Accounting body proposes temporary relief during Libor phase out (3 May 2019)
Hertz Makes A Rare Move By Suing Former Executives (3 May 2019)
Deep Purple accountant jailed for six years for stealing over million from the band (3 May 2019)
Australia Greens take a step forward in reining in the big four accounting firms (3 May 2019)
Thomas Cook seeks to borrow to stave off cash crunch (3 May 2019)
SEC Charges Sapphire Glass Manufacturer and Former CEO With Fraud (3 May 2019)
Will Deloitte get 5-year ban in India? (3 May 2019)
Arcadia landlords want more investment in return for backing rescue (3 May 2019)
Metro Bank shares collapse as accounting fallout hits home (2 May 2019)
BDO pushes ahead with plans to split audit and consulting units (2 May 2019)
Professional services firm BDO plots out break-up plan (2 May 2019)
Steinhoff cuts value of goodwill assets in 2017 accounts (2 May 2019)
KPMG advises on grant for British Steel (2 May 2019)
UBS shareholders revolt against leadership over French tax fine (2 May 2019)
Director banned over football stadium accounting failure (2 May 2019)
A wealth of lessons should be learnt from London Capital & Finance (2 May 2019)
Big customers desert Metro Bank over accounting error (1 May 2019)
'Break up the cartel': New campaign seeks to establish new corporate accounting rules (1 May 2019)
FRC consultation on revising Standards for Investment Reporting (1 May 2019)
Failed Asda bid cost Sainsbury's (1 May 2019)
Working-class people earn less in top jobs as report warns Inequality Commission report (1 May 2019)
Four Seasons Health Care goes into administration (1 May 2019)

April 2019

KPMG slapped with fine for 'insufficient' motor insurer audit (30 Apr 2019)
FRC Sanctions against KPMG and others in relation to Equity Syndicate Management Limited (30 Apr 2019)
KPMG hit with yet another audit fine but firm insists it has changed (30 Apr 2019)
Deloitte and KPMG show accountants club rules are inconsistent (30 Apr 2019)
Samsung executives arrested over 3bn fraud (30 Apr 2019)
The gender pay gap in accounting - some analysis (30 Apr 2019)
Tobacco firm BAT 'costs developing countries $700m in tax' (30 Apr 2019)
Tesco seeks online sales tax to fund business rate cuts (30 Apr 2019)
Kangmei's $4bn accounting error highlights China risk (30 Apr 2019)
British chiefs in firing line over BT (audited by PwC) accounting fraud scandal in Italy (29 Apr 2019)
Deloitte threatened with five-year ban in India (29 Apr 2019)
As Deloitte stares at a lengthy India ban, a look at the events that led to this (29 Apr 2019)
Tesco says new lease accounting standard would have increased 2018-19 operating profits (29 Apr 2019)
KPMG criticised over Patisserie Valerie conflict of interest (29 Apr 2019)
Big four accountancy firms consider legal challenge to audit shake-up (29 Apr 2019)
RSM US slammed over "inadequate" quality control (29 Apr 2019)
Ferrexpo shares sink after auditor Deloitte quits in row over charity payments (29 Apr 2019)
Ferrexpo could have done without the side show to its Deloitte spat (29 Apr 2019)
Billionaires are a threat to democracy (26 Apr 2019)
Goodwill Accounting Bane of GE, Kraft Scrutiny (26 Apr 2019)
Wells Fargo, Others Get Favorable Loan Loss Accounting Change (26 Apr 2019)
Deloitte drops Ferrexpo over charity fund concerns (26 Apr 2019)
Retaliation Case Puts Auditor Independence Rules in Focus (26 Apr 2019)
Mazars replaces KPMG at French Connection (26 Apr 2019)
The pros and cons of splitting out your audit practices (26 Apr 2019)
Failed airline FlyBMI 'owed £37m' when it collapsed, say administrators (26 Apr 2019)
Zurich to pay $5.1 million penalty to US in tax-evasion case (26 Apr 2019)
London Capital & Finance investors rage against the FCA, EY and (25 Apr 2019)
UK's 'creative carbon accounting' breaches climate deal, say critics (25 Apr 2019)
Tory MP Johnny Mercer dismisses alleged ties to London Capital and finance (25 Apr 2019)
Microsoft becomes third listed US firm to be valued at $1tn (25 Apr 2019)
Gucci owner Kering close to settling Italian tax case for 1.3 to 1.4 billion Euros (25 Apr 2019)
Ireland's football association facing accounting concerns (25 Apr 2019)
SEC Charges Truckload Freight Company Celadon Inc With Accounting Fraud (25 Apr 2019)
Celadon Group, Inc. Enters into Corporate Resolution for Securities Fraud and Agrees to Pay $42.2 Million in Restitution (25 Apr 2019)
Local authority pension funds back UK audit market reform proposals (24 Apr 2019)
Wirecard relied on three opaque partners for almost all its profit (24 Apr 2019)
BT scandal: prosecutors allege senior managers involved (24 Apr 2019)
Facebook to set aside $3bn over investigation (24 Apr 2019)
American insurance giant AIG looks beyond Big Four for auditor (24 Apr 2019)
Johnson joins Patisserie Valerie creditor committee (24 Apr 2019)
British Telecom's Italian job (audited by PwC) had London roots, say investigators (23 Apr 2019)
BT's Italian accounting fraud linked to London, investigation reveals (23 Apr 2019)
Netflix Accounting Risks (23 Apr 2019)
Underlying profits, underlying problems: rewards for failure at Interserve (23 Apr 2019)
Revolving Doors: FRC appoint new member to the Audit and Assurance Council - former PwC and Royal Bank of Scotland exec (23 Apr 2019)
Diversity Drive Falls Short at Big UK Accounting Firms (23 Apr 2019)
Women underrepresented on accountancy firm boards (23 Apr 2019)
CMA's joint audit proposals divide opinion (23 Apr 2019)
PCAOB approves PwC, finds fault with EY (23 Apr 2019)
Accounting Rules Are Driving Bets Against Canadian Banks (22 Apr 2019)
Auditor insists image of under-fire industry does not reflect reality- Deloitte oppose audit reforms (22 Apr 2019)
Interrogator of politicians, officials and bankers turns on auditors (22 Apr 2019)
Deloitte earned more than in FAI audit fees since 1997 (22 Apr 2019)
PwC's 2017 PCAOB Inspection Report Is Fairly Unspectacular (22 Apr 2019)
Do the CMA auditing proposals make sense? (22 Apr 2019)
Women underrepresented on accountancy firm boards (22 Apr 2019)
The big four auditors are failing and the watchdog's report won't change that (18 Apr 2019)
Competition and Markets Authority Report:Statutory audit services market study - Final Report (18 Apr 2019)
Watchdog's plans for audit reform get mixed reception (18 Apr 2019)
Watchdog calls for UK's big four accountancy firms to be split up (18 Apr 2019)
CMA proposes radical reshaping of UK audit (18 Apr 2019)
Mixed response to CMA proposals (18 Apr 2019)
Big Four consulting projects overshoot on costs (18 Apr 2019)
The madness of audit independence (18 Apr 2019)
Fat cats: RBS investors urged to vote down chief exec Ross McEwan's pay packet (18 Apr 2019)
Fat cats: Debenhams boss steps down with£700000 payoff (18 Apr 2019)
GE Urged to Drop Auditor KPMG Following Accounting Missteps (17 Apr 2019)
Audit market in turmoil (17 Apr 2019)
FRC to target auditors' work on fraud (17 Apr 2019)
Big Four US consulting consistently over budget (17 Apr 2019)
Big Four consulting projects cost more than expected (17 Apr 2019)
US Accounting class-action lawsuit settlement totals climbed last year (17 Apr 2019)
FRC prioritises audit inspections during ARGA transition (17 Apr 2019)
Call to relax 51% rule on audit firm ownership (17 Apr 2019)
EU gives 'high-level' protection to whistleblowers (17 Apr 2019)
FRC fines Baker Tilly £750000 (16 Apr 2019)
FRC sanctions Baker Tilly auditors after Tanfield probe (16 Apr 2019)
FRC Sanctions against Baker Tilly and others in relation to the audit of Tanfield Group plc (16 Apr 2019)
FRC report on Baker tilly audit of Tanfield Group (16 Apr 2019)
Ernst & Young, KPMG Reported To Danish Police (16 Apr 2019)
Danske Bank auditor EY reported to fraud squad over 2014 report (16 Apr 2019)
AUDIT OUTSOURCING DETRIMENTAL TO QUALITY (16 Apr 2019)
Ireland Revenue accuses ACCA of being 'grossly irresponsible' (16 Apr 2019)
Denmark has reported the local operations of Ernst & Young and KPMG to the police amid a widening crackdown on money laundering (15 Apr 2019)
Swedbank drawn into criminal probe in growing money-laundering crackdown (15 Apr 2019)
Big four accountants face fines as regulator closes down(15 Apr 2019)
Shareholders take company auditors to task (15 Apr 2019)
UK Competition Watchdog may exempt biggest firms from joint audit rule (15 Apr 2019)
The accountants' laundromat: How Britain is still washing dirty money (12 Apr 2019)
Debenhams: what went wrong and what can investors learn? (12 Apr 2019)
Is Uber really worth $100bn? (12 Apr 2019)
Public sentiment towards Metro Bank plunges amid regulatory probes (12 Apr 2019)
Proposed Break-Up Of The 'Big Four' Accounting Firms Is Good News (12 Apr 2019)
Big Four May Gain Legal Market Foothold With State Rule Change (12 Apr 2019)
Insolvency: LK Bennett bought but 15 stores to close (12 Apr 2019)
ACCC drops Big Four probe (12 Apr 2019)
Life after BHS, Carillion, & Patisserie Valerie: Is there light at the end of the tunnel for audits (12 Apr 2019)
FRC Investigation in connection with the audit of the financial statements of Interserve Plc (audited by Grant Thronton) (11 Apr 2019)
Grant Thornton under investigation for Interserve audit (11 Apr 2019)
Accountants launder money because accountancy trade associations (acting as regulators) are "focused on representing their members rather than strongly supervising standards" (11 Apr 2019)
Anti-Money Laundering Supervision by the Legal and Accountancy Professional Body Supervisors: Themes from the 2018 OPBAS anti-money laundering supervisory assessments (11 Apr 2019)
Accountancy bodies slated over anti-money laundering controls (11 Apr 2019)

FAI calls in Grant Thornton to review books (11 Apr 2019)
Did Samsung do 'big bath accounting'? (11 Apr 2019)
UK Auditors broke rules on hospitality (10 Apr 2019)
Deloitte helped IL&FS fudge accounts: Whistleblower (10 Apr 2019)
Brydon lays out scope of audit review (10 Apr 2019)
Will Patisserie Valerie's battle against KPMG set a trend? (10 Apr 2019)
PCAOB settles with KPMG Bermuda (10 Apr 2019)
Insolvency: KPMG to charge up to £535 an hour for administering failed Glasgow charity (10 Apr 2019)
Suspended lawyer linked to failed London Capital & Finance (10 Apr 2019)
Standard Chartered fined $1.1bn for money-laundering and sanctions breaches (10 Apr 2019)
Sports Direct issues legal threat to remove Debenhams administrators (10 Apr 2019)
Debenhams deal is national scandal, says Sports Direct (10 Apr 2019)
Debenhams: Three things that went wrong (10 Apr 2019)
KPMG plans overhaul of British business (10 Apr 2019)
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon on big banks facing new accounting rules (10 Apr 109)
The 'Big Four' accounting firms should be broken up (8 Apr 2019)
KPMG plots breakaway audit arm (8 Apr 2019)
KPMG to Create Independent Audit Firm in the UK (8 Apr 2019)
Creditors block administration of Patisserie Valerie (8 Apr 2019)
Did FCA jump too late to investigate London Capital & Finance? (8 Apr 2019)
Top 10 lessons learnt on the road to FASB/IASB lease accounting (8 Apr 2019)
Breaking up the bean counters: can the Big Four accountants fight off reforms (7 Apr 2019)
BDO pushes ahead with plans to split audit and consulting units (7 Apr 2019)
MPs slam FRC's choice of KPMG review head (5 Apr 2019)
Wirecard Accounting Executive in Singapore Has Left the Company (5 Apr 2019)
Reeves queries FRC's KPMG review conflict of interest (4 Apr 2019)
Auditor Ernst & Young apparently missed 'highly suspicious' trades at London and Capital Finance (3 Apr 2019)
City guru Lord Myners lashes London Capital & Finance 'cover-up' (2 Apr 2019)
UK lawmakers want Big Four accounting firms broken up (2 Apr 2019)
Big Four accounting firms accused of 'anti-competitive' behaviour (2 Apr 2019)
City watchdog ordered to probe London Capital & Finance collapse (2 Apr 2019)
Top accounting body IASB will not add to climate change rules overload (2 Apr 2019)
'Greenwashing is rampant', warns chief of global accounting body IASB (2 Apr 2019)

March 2019

Here's how to save the UK high street (29 Mar 2019)
Lease accounting: A private company perspective (29 Mar 2019)
London Capital and Finance: 'One of the biggest financial scandals around': FCA criticised over LC&F (29 Mar 2019)
Watchdog (FCA) ignored trade in toxic bonds like those sold by collapsed London Capital and Finance (29 Mar 2019)
PCAOB finds fault with PwC US audits (29 Mar 2019)
'Big Four' Consulting Firms Dominate Blockchain Jobs Market (29 Mar 2019)
Fat Cats: BP chief Bob Dudley paid $14.7m for 2018 (29 Mar 2019)
How shadowy tax havens skirt conservation efforts (29 Mar 2019)
PwC review finds 'significant' accounting irregularities at Datalex (29 Mar 2019)
FRC: Pension funds call for clear-out at UK audit regulator (28 Mar 2019)
Cost of FRC could rise by 25% this year (28 Mar 2019)
PCAOB find deficiencies in at Grant Thornton US (28 Mar 2019)
Goldman Sachs (audited by PwC) fined £34m for reporting failures (28 Mar 2019)
Deloitte being sued over audit of books following Madoff scam (28 Mar 2019)
Former KPMG partner struck off South Africa register over Gupta audits (28 Mar 2019)
Gupta scandal: ex-KPMG SA partner struck off (28 Mar 2019)
Independent Review of the Prudential Supervision of The Co-operative Bank Plc (28 Mar 2019)
FCA response to the independent review of the prudential supervision of the Co-operative Bank (28 Mar 2019)
PricewaterhouseCoopers Faces Collective Action in Age Bias Case (28 Mar 2019
From Carillion to Interserve: the construction sector struggle (28 Mar 2019)
US Congress demands Trump's financial records from Mazars (28 Mar 2019)
Deloitte to oversee Office Outlet administration (28 Mar 2019)
Goals Soccer Centres (audited by KPMG until June 2018) admits £12m 'substantial' VAT error (27 Mar 2019)
HMRC wins £40 million battle against tax avoidance promoters - trusts implicated in disguised remuneration (27 Mar 2019)
UK software group was HP's 'unwanted stepchild', court told (27 Mar 2019)
How Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC partners minimise their tax bill (27 Mar 2019)
Autonomy executives fudged revenues from clients, court told (26 Mar 2019)
New Loss Accounting Rule Will Dent Some Banks' Capital Levels (26 Mar 2019)
Goldman Sachs' female staff earn half as much as male counterparts (26 Mar 2019)
UK Government details scale of loan scheme tax avoidance (26 Mar 2019)
Fat Cats: 'Excessive executive pay' at UK's biggest firms criticised by MPs (26 Mar 2019)
Parliamentary Committee Report - Executive Rewards: paying for success (26 Mar 2019)
PCAOB offers guidance on critical audit matter requirements (26 Mar 2019)
HMRC warns football agents over fraud investigations (26 Mar 2019)
Nearly 2000 football agents have been warned they could face tax investigations (26 Mar 2019)
Autonomy boss in 'deliberate fraud', court told (25 Mar 2019)
Whistleblower accuses PwC of failings over private jet trip (25 Mar 2019)
Whistleblower slams PwC over private jet flight (25 Mar 2019)
Accounting firm E&Y ShinNihon faces $9bn suit from Toshiba (25 Mar 2019)
IMF chief joins calls for big tech firms to pay more tax (25 Mar 2019)
Deloitte looks at administration way out for Office Outlet (25 Mar 2019)
Corporate raider Melrose quietly drops its executive pay adviser Deloitte (25 Mar 2019)
Unhealthy audit teams lead to healthy audit fees (25 Mar 2019)
Debenhams asks bondholders to back plan for 200 mln stg of new loans (22 Mar 2019)
HP Readies $5 Billion Trial Against Autonomy Founder Mike Lynch (22 Mar 2019)
FRC: IoD raises concerns over ARGA remit (22 Mar 2019)
US watchdog PCAOB has censured and fined US and Hong Kong firms and Deloitte Colombia for breaching its special reporting rules (22 Mar 2019)
Metro Bank has work to do to improve governance (22 Mar 2019)
Metro Bank urged to shake up board amid regulatory probes (22 Mar 2019)
Fat cats: Half of FTSE firms flout pension rules: Anger builds over obscene executive perks (22 Mar 2019)
Why the Ethnicity Pay Gap Is Even More Complicated Than Gender (22 Mar 2019)
London Capital & Finance collapse leaves customers counting the cost (22 Mar 2019)
Wirecard boss tells staff accounting allegations 'known and addressed' (22 Mar 2019)
UK auditing shake-up looks set to hit company directors (22 Mar 2019)
Exclusive analysis of audit inspection reports (22 Mar 2019)
Interserve's collapse shows the UK's outsourcing model is broken (20 Mar 2019)
Interserve fights to keep contracts as rivals circle (20 Mar 2019)
Top accounting scandals in 2018 (20 Mar 2019)
Police begin criminal inquiry into failed training firm 3aaa (20 Mar 2019)
Deloitte gagged by Government over academy insolvency (20 Mar 2019)
Metro Bank quizzed over £120m grant (20 Mar 2019)
Deloitte looks at administration way out for Office Outlet (20 Mar 2019)
Nicky Morgan calls for FCA to investigate London Capital & Finance (audited by Ernst & Young) failure (20 Mar 2019)
More Detail and Plain English: US Auditors' Reports Get a Makeover (20 Mar 2019)
US watchdog finds fault with EY and RSM (18 MAR 2019)
Senior Wirecard executives approved transactions in fraud probe (20 Mar 2019)
Shamed: Aviva and Dixons Carphone among eight major companies forced to defend cosy links with auditors (18 Mar 2019)
IFRS16 retailer accounting changes set to confuse comparisons (18 Mar 2019)
Joint proposals (from KPMG) Patisserie Holdings Plc - in Administration (18 Mar 2019)
More than £100bn of UK property is secretly owned (18 Mar 2019)
UBS's French Tax Woes Could Worsen (18 Mar 2019)
KPMG faces Patisserie Valerie shareholder suit (18 Mar 2019)
Patisserie Valerie administrators face legal challenge over fraud report (18 Mar 2019)
MPs call for tax on social media companies (18 Mar 2019)
Tax evasion in Europe exclusive series: European lawmakers ratcheting up oversight of freeports (18 Mar 2019)
The Brexiteers are getting rich off Brexit (15 Mar 2019)
Time to trim the UK's army of financial watchdogs (15 Mar 2019)
Patisserie Valerie accounts black hole now £94m (15 Mar 2019)
Ex-partner at KPMG convicted in 'steal the exam' scandal (15 Mar 2019)
Investigation finds $7.4 billion accounting fraud at Steinhoff (audited by Deloitte) (15 Mar 2019)
PwC settles with FDIC for $335M over Colonial Bank audits (15 Mar 2019)
MPs want 'step change' in local body auditing transparency (15 Mar 2019)
House of Commons Report: Auditing local government (15 Mar 2019)
UBS sets aside $516 million for French tax case (15 Mar 2019)
Vivendi asks for further investigation into TIM auditor's report (15 Mar 2019)
Interserve: Everyone Loses in This Hedge Fund's Game of Chicken (15 Mar 2019)
Interserve: UK contractor completes fast-track sale (15 Mar 2019)
Battle for Superdry's soul rages after series of profit warnings (15 Mar 2019)
Kier (audited by PwC) Group reveals £40m accounting error (13 Mar 2019)
What went wrong at Superdry? (13 Mar 2019)
Wirecard 'loses contact' with executive at heart of accounting scandal (13 Mar 2019)
Whistleblower alerts employment outsourcer Staffline (audited by PwC) to minimum wage underpayments (13 May 2019)
Auditing own-goal sees Goals Soccer Centres (audited by KPMG and BDO) issue profit warning (13 Mar 2019)
Interserve facing crucial vote on rescue plan (13 Mar 2019)
Accounting has become the opposite of useful for users (13 Mar 2019)
Former KPMG partner found guilty in fraud case (11 Mar 2019)
Audit regime in the UK to be transformed with new regulator (11 Mar 2019)
Independent review of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC): initial consultation on recommendations (11 Mar 2019)
Deloitte and KPMG in spotlight as accounting scandal unravels at Tongaat Hulett (11 Mar 2019)
Bank of England tells Visa Europe to hire PwC after 2018 outage (11 Mar 2019)
Audit firms scrap 'clients' to work with 'entities' (11 Mar 2019)
Deloitte 'gagged' by DfE over WCAT chain closure (11 Mar 2019)
New Deloitte legal boss says the Big Four firm can become a significant player in the legal market (11 Mar 2019)
Companies are asset stripping workers' pension rights. Here's six ways to end the robbery (8 Mar 2019)
Goals Soccer Centres (auidted by KPMG) warns on profit after 'accounting errors' (8 Mar 2019)
Women at work: gender diversity at accounting firms (8 Mar 2019)
Big firms lying about female and minority directors (8 Mar 2019)
London Capital & Finance:£236m firm collapses (8 Mar 2019)
Get a grip on money-laundering, say UK MPs (8 Mar 2019)
UK Treasury Committee Report - Economic Crime - Anti-money laundering supervision and sanctions implementation (8 Mar 2019)
Dozens of hospital trusts take financial hit from 'maverick' accounting measure (7 Mar 2019)
Sports Direct seeks to remove Debenhams board (7 Mar 2019)
Glencore bankrolled covert campaign to prop up coal (7 Mar 2019)
Baton, Successor to Bankrate, Pays $28 Million to Settle Accounting Fraud Case (7 Mar 2019)
Labour isn't about to let the big four off the hook (7 Mar 2019)
Patisserie Valerie owner insists it can rebuild after firing top execs (7 Mar 2019)
Insolvency: LK Bennett collapses into administration putting 500 jobs at risk (7 Mar 2019)
Judge in Barclays fraud trial criticises SFO over its investigation (7 Mar 2019)
Pay figures show 50% of employers have narrowed gender gap (7 Mar 2019)
A market cap is the quickest way to inject some competition into audit (7 Mar 2019)
Haulage firm Duncan Adams Limited appoint Deloitte as administrators (7 Mar 2019)
Corporations and governments around the world are dependent on four major auditing companies and so far, every attempt to rein in the Big Four's power and influence has failed. It is an untenable situation (6 Mar 2019)
Nothing Learnt: PwC's US Chair Defends Audit, Consulting Mix (6 Mar 2019)
The Corporate Crime Gap: How the UK Lags Behind the US in Policing Corporate Financial Crime (6 Mar 2019)
FRC issues position paper on ethical and auditing standards (6 Mar 2019)
Turf Wars: ICAEW loses appeal over extending legal services regulatory work (6 Mar 2019)
Turf Wars: UK High Court Judgement - The Institute of Chartered Accountants In England And Wales, R (On the Application Of) v The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State For Justice [2019] EWHC 461 (Admin) (05 March 2019) (6 Mar 2019)
Whistle-blower reports to the FCA rise 24% (6 Mar 2019)
Firm in NHS row over cystic fibrosis drug paid almost no UK tax (6 Mar 2019)
KPMG advises on Boparan Restaurant Group CVA (6 Mar 2019)
Elite UK school fees paid via tax haven firms, leak reveals (6 Mar 2019)
Superyachts and private schools: Britain's dirty money problem (6 Mar 2019)
Troika Laundromat: UK partnerships moved billions through Baltic to Europe, data shows (6 Mar 2019)
Despite Laundromats, EU to Nix Dirty Money Blacklist (6 Mar 2019)
Dutch Banks Used by 'Troika Laundromat' (6 Mar 2019)
Troika Laundromat revelations hit European bank shares (6 Mar 2019)
The regulators of corporate Britain have been too timid for too long. It's time for a new approach (4 Mar 2019)
PwC accused of ignoring conflicts over Staffline audit (4 Mar 2019)
FRC ups the ante on going concern (4 Mar 2019)
FRC consults on stronger Going Concern standard for auditors (4 Mar 2019)
Interserve's largest shareholder issues rescue deal demand (4 Mar 2019)
Claims against banks in Disney tax hit £1bn (4 Mar 2019)
Countrywide fined £215000 over money-laundering failings (4 Mar 2019)
How Advanced Technologies May Improve Audit Quality (4 Mar 2019)
Number of trainee contracts nears 20000 at Top 75 accounting firms (4 Mar 2019)
Insolvency: Giraffe and Ed's Easy Diner branch closures put 340 jobs at risk (4 Mar 2019)
PwC replaces KPMG as number one auditor (4 Mar 2019)
Grant Thornton US partners suspended for audit work (1 Mar 2019)
Patisserie Valerie's ousted chief takes legal action against new owner (1 Mar 2019)
What is gender pay gap reporting, and what does it mean? (1 Mar 2019)
BetterBathrooms retailer in administration (1 Mar 2019)
Group action on £1bn tax avoidance 'E' Share losses scheme (1 Mar 2019)

February 2019

Patisserie Valerie management placed on leave after rescue (28 Feb 2019)
Buffett criticizes others for using non-standard accounting but he does too (28 Feb 2019)
Interserve's biggest shareholder says rescue plan is 'terrible' (28 Feb 2019)
Call for Grant Thornton to support Wonga consumer claims (28 Feb 2019)
German TV Documentary on the Big Four Accounting Firms - Die unheimliche Macht der Berater (Dokumentation) (26 Feb 2019)
KPMG faces £4m fine over audit of ailing Co-op Bank (26 Feb 2019)
Metro Bank accounting blunder prompts early 350 million pound cash call (26 Feb 2019)
Grant Thornton to pay AssetCo £5m legal costs (26 Feb 2019)
Extension of FRC investigations related to the financial statements of Carillion plc (26 Feb 2019)
SEC asks judge to hold Elon Musk in contempt (26 Feb 2019)
How to Manage FASB & IFRS Lease Accounting in a Sea of Changing Standards (26 Feb 2019)
UK government tells lawyers and auditors to prepare for no-deal Brexit (26 Feb 2019)
Accenture settles Lux Leaks tax claim for $200m (26 Feb 2019)
Barclays and Bank of Ireland sued over film finance tax evasion scheme (26 Feb 2019)
Revolving Doors: Kathryn Cearns OBE appointed as new Chair of the Office of Tax Simplification (26 Feb 2019)
Value of fraud more than halves from 15-year high (26 Feb 2019)
No wonder politics is in turmoil: the elite are incapable of understanding the public (22 Feb 2019)
Kraft Heinz (audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers) slumps on SEC subpoena over accounting, $15.4B in writedowns (22 Feb 2019)
Why the $15.4 billion Kraft Heinz brand write-down was unusual (22 Feb 2019)
Interserve lenders line up EY as administrator if shareholder talks fail (22 Feb 2019)
Metro Bank boss to be grilled following accounting blunder (22 Feb 2019)
Stock options: local law and international accounting rules (22 Feb 2019)
Carmakers' talks with smaller auditors threaten grip of Big Four (22 Feb 2019)
Brexit: Accounting and audit 'no deal' letters (22 Feb 2019)
UK Investigations of transfer pricing plummet (21 Feb 2019)
HMRC has no idea of the value of transfer pricing disputes (21 Feb 2019)
Estimate of the value of the sums recovered from HMRC investigations into transfer pricing arrangements in each of the last five years (21 Feb 2019)
Brydon announces audit review panel and scope (21 Feb 2019)
Sir Donald Brydon appoints team for his audit review (21 Feb 2019)
Standard Chartered sets aside $900 million to cover US, British fines (21 Feb 2019)
Public audit will soon need a spring clean (21 Feb 2019)
Tax online retail to create 'level playing field' for high street - MPs (21 Feb 2019)
Delay to tax havens' public registers 'risks national security' (21 Feb 2019)
PCAOB finds audit deficiencies at Big Four firms (20 Feb 2019)
Regulator changes accounting requirements for housing associations (20 Feb 2019)
IFRS 16 set to pull £180bn of leases onto FTSE 350 balance sheets (20 Feb 2019)
Accounting standards were never fit for purpose (20 Feb 2019)
French court fines UBS 4.5 billion euros in tax fraud case (20 Feb 2019)
Gender pay gap grows at hundreds of big firms (20 Feb 2019)
Finance professionals don't trust own numbers (20 Feb 2019)
Accounting irregularities investigated at Hadlow Group colleges (19 Feb 2019)
SA auditors angry over watchdog search powers (19 Feb 2019)
BDO appointed administrator of failed regional airline Flybmi (19 Feb 2019)
MPs demand Big Four hospitality records on FTSE clients (18 Feb 2019)
Letter from the BEIS Chair to Kevin Ellis PwC on future of audit inquiry, dated 13 February 2019 (18 Feb 2019)
Letter from the BEIS Chair to Bill Michael KMPG on future of audit inquiry, dated 13 February 2019 (18 Feb 2019)
Letter from the BEIS Chair to Steve Varley EY on future of audit inquiry, dated 13 February 2019 (18 Feb 2019)
Letter from the BEIS Chair to David Sproul Deloitte on future of audit inquiry dated 13 February 2019 (18 Feb 2019)
Grant Thornton still auditing Mike Ashley's accounts, despite being attacked for its work at Sports Direct founder's firm (18 Feb 2019)
Six people arrested in £40million black hole in Patisserie Valerie's accounts (18 Feb 2019)
Trust in auditors will be elusive without an overhaul of priorities (18 Feb 2019)
Sir Jim Ratcliffe's plan to avoid billions in tax rocks auditor PwC (18 Feb 2019)
PwC issues Brexit warning in audits (18 Feb 2019)
Irba wants Guptas' KPMG auditor permanently barred (18 Feb 2019)
SFO's case against Tesco executives cost £6.2m (18 Feb 2019)
Deloitte ethnicity pay gap slow to close (18 Feb 2019)
Australia: 'Deep-rooted problems': PwC, KPMG, EY, Deloitte face 'serious' audit market review (18 Feb 2019)
Plus500 shares plummet for second successive day after revelations of $105m accounting error (15 Feb 2019)
Tesco says new leasing accounting standard will not have economic impact (15 Feb 2019)
Accounting irregularities investigated at Hadlow Group colleges (15 Feb 2019)
Britain to look at whether auditors should check for fraud (15 Feb 2019)
The quality and effectiveness of audit: independent review (15 Feb 2019)
The Brydon Review - Future of Audit: Independent review into the quality and effectiveness of audit: terms of reference (15 Feb 2019)
Patisserie Valerie: Who is Chris Marsh? Have Causeway Capital Saved the Cake Shop (15 Feb 2019)
NSW 'accounting trick' lets miners dodge appropriate rehabilitation costs (15 Feb 2019)
South Africa Auditing board wraps up disciplinary hearing of Gupta-linked ex-KPMG auditor (15 Feb 2019)
FASB proposes changes in accounting for deferred revenue (15 Feb 2019)
Auditor Rotation - Vodafone swaps PwC with EY as auditor (15 Feb 2019)
The SEC Enforcement Record against Auditors (15 Feb 2019)
EY moves European parent company to Brussels as it prepares for Brexit (14 Feb 2019)
KPMG is having its cake and eating it with Patisserie Valerie (14 Feb 2019)
Patisserie Valerie saved in buyout backed by Irish private equity firm (14 Feb 2019)
Interserve needs a plan B given the rebellion over its current plan (14 Feb 2019)
Ex-BT bosses named in investigation into alleged fraud in Italy unit (13 Feb 2019)
Italy prosecutors allege Andrea Alessandri, who led the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) team in charge of auditing BT accounts, falsified the audit (13 Feb 2019)
Big Four accountants face Australian competition probe (13 Feb 2019)
Deloitte Japan fined $2m for auditing rule breaches (13 Feb 2019)
SEC Charges Former Senior Attorney at Apple With Insider Trading (13 Feb 2019)
Molson Coors to restate 2016, 2017 financial statements over accounting errors (12 Feb 2019)
Molson Coors shares fall after accounting error revealed (12 Feb 2019)
Airopack's debt revamp collapses, cites accounting issues (12 Feb 2019)
KPMG Ex-Partner Goes on Trial in 'Steal the Exam' Scandal (12 Feb 2019)
Ex-KPMG US managing partner faces trial (12 Feb 2019)
Ryanair told to replace KPMG as auditor (12 Feb 2019)
KPMG launching UK legal consultancy (12 Feb 2019)
Judge tosses Exxon employees' lawsuit over reserve accounting (12 Feb 2019)
Tech companies encroaching on audit market (12 Feb 2019)
Metro Bank investors mull legal action over accounting error (11 Feb 2019)
Airopack's debt revamp collapses, cites accounting issues (11 Feb 2019)
Mike Ashley withdraws his surprise bid for Patisserie Valerie (11 Feb 2019)
Audit work set to go to tech firms (11 Feb 2019)
What do audit clients think about audit? (11 Feb 2019)
Hedge fund in Interserve feud profited from Carillion collapse (11 Feb 2019)
How did Netflix get away with not paying income tax in 2018? (11 Feb 2019)
The unpalatable way to combat fraud: pay auditors and whistleblowers ( 11 Feb 2019)
Interserve is caught in the fault lines exposed by the Carillion collapse (8 Feb 2019)
Grant Thornton and the fraudian slip (8 Feb 2019)
Audit watchdog 'whitewashed' my HBOS evidence, says whistleblower (8 Feb 2019)
UK audit regulator accused of brushing off HBOS whistleblower r (8 Feb 2019)
BEIS Committee Future of audit - oral evidence by by Sir Donald Brydon, Chair of the Independent Review of the Quality and Effectiveness of the UK Audit Market (8 Feb 2019)
After Carillion where now for corporate accountability? (8 Feb 2019)
KPMG accused of poaching 130 French lawyers (8 Feb 2019)
FRC Consultation into improvements to the reporting of intangibles launched (8 Feb 2019)
Google's former UK head calls for all salaries to be public to end pay gap (8 Feb 2019)
Wirecard says to sue FT over reports alleging accounting fraud (8 Feb 2019)
Manchester Building Society v Grant Thornton UK LLP (8 Feb 2019)
PwC milking the cash cow dry on Carillion, say MPs (7 Feb 2019)
PwC to reap £44m from Carillion bankruptcy (7 Feb 2019)
Big Four accountants push back against breakup proposals (7 Feb 2019)
KPMG Gupta auditors sanction hearing next week (7 Feb 2019)
Wirecard: inside an accounting scandal (7 Feb 2019)
Fraud Allegations Put Wirecard's Shy Billionaire CEO in the Spotlight (7 Feb 2019)
Danske Bank Faces Charges in France Over Money Laundering (7 Feb 2019)
BEIS Committee Future of audit - oral evidence from Stephen Haddrill, Chief Executive, Financial Reporting Council, Michael Izza, Chief Executive, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, Maggie McGhee, Executive Director, Governance, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (7 Feb 2019)
Patisserie Valerie may sue its former auditor over £40m accounting (6 Feb 2019)
Judge tosses Exxon employees' lawsuit over reserve accounting (6 Feb 2019)
Auditors must review their purpose and scope (6 Feb 2019)
Auditors may need to run ruler over cyber security, says British reviewer (6 Feb 2019)
Ferrexpo's shares fall on 'discrepancies' at its CSR partner (6 Feb 2019)
Troubled government contractor Interserve agrees rescue deal (6 Feb 2019)
RBS sued by Newham council over the terms of £150m in loans (6 Feb 2019)
RBS shareholders approve scheme to buy shares back from government (6 Feb 2019)
How to avoid being ruined by a Patisserie Valerie-style disaster (5 Feb 2019)
Letter from CEO for Grant Thornton UK LLP to the Chair, regarding Patisserie Valerie administration, dated 23 January 2019 (5 Feb 2019)
Luke Johnson considers Grant Thornton lawsuit (5 Feb 2019)
Watchdog boss: Auditors 'clearly responsible' for detecting company fraud (5 Feb 2019)
Former board member of US audit regulator to join Ernst & Young advisory board, raising conflict questions (5 Feb 2019)
Auditors promote 'mythology' on fraud detection, claims regulator (5 Feb 2019)
FRC calls for rewrite of Companies Act to improve audit (5 Feb 2019)
UK watchdog says market share caps would hasten audit reform (5 Feb 2019)
Interserve's lenders go head-to-head with Cabinet Office over rescue options (5 Feb 2019)
Apple to pay 10 years of back taxes to France (5 Feb 2019)
Patisserie Valerie: Unravelling the history of the chain (5 Feb 2019)
We should have done more, FRC boss tells MPs (5 Feb 2019)
Accounting fraud and liquidity crunches are bedfellows (5 Feb 2019)
Why are accountants getting their sums wrong? (4 Feb 2019)
Auditors should not be 'policemen' but that could change, MPs told (4 Feb 2019)
Wirecard discloses investigation into accounting allegations (4 Feb 2019)
Wirecard Sees No Conclusive Evidence of Fraud as Police Start Probe (4 Feb 2019)
For banks and auditors, quality beats size (4 Feb 2019)
KPMG includes Brexit warning in audits (4 Feb 2019)
KPMG inserting Brexit clauses in audits (4 Feb 2019)
Patisserie Valerie: Redundant staff 'not receiving final pay' (4 Feb 2019)
Accounting fraud and liquidity crunches are bedfellows (4 Feb 2019)
UK audit review will focus on fraud (4 Feb 2019)
Financial Power List 2019: 50-46 revealed (4 Feb 2019)
Immuno Biotech financial controller denies money laundering (4 Feb 2019)
Auditors have a duty to follow the scent of fraud (4 Feb 2019)
BDO and Moore Stephens LLP merger complete (4 Feb 2019)
BDO continues to dominate AIM market (4 Feb 2019)
'Negligent' Grant Thornton must pay record £21m (1 Feb 2019)
Court judgement: Assetco Plc v Grant Thornton UK LLP [2019] EWHC 150 (Comm) (1 Feb 2019)
£21m damages bill for Grant Thornton audit failures (1 Feb 2019)

'Decline in quality': auditors face scrutiny over string of scandals (1 Feb 2019)
Conflict of interest fear over Patisserie bosses (1 Feb 2019)
Redundant Patisserie Valerie staff have not been paid (1 Feb 2019)
Patisserie Valerie set to be sold off piecemeal (1 Feb 2019)
Metro Bank bosses under fire over accounting error (1 Feb 2019)
Why professional scepticism is a crucial weapon in an auditor's armoury (1 Feb 2019)

January 2019

Patisserie Valerie execs 'failed to disclose' they were also shop landlords (31 Jan 2019)
British MP sees cross-party demand for accounting change (31 Jan 2019)
Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee Oral Evidence - Future of Audit (31 Jan 2019)
Grant Thornton must pay £21m damages to Assetco (31 Jan 2019)
Read the High Court judgement in Assetco Plc v Grant Thornton UK LLP [2019] EWHC 150 (Comm) (31 January 2019) (31 Jan 2019)

Manchester Building Society loses appeal against Grant Thornton (31 Jan 2019)
Aflac Deceived Shareholders with Cookie Jar Accounting Lawsuit says (31 Jan 2019)
Investors rebel against executive pay at Glasgow bank (31 Jan 2019)
Investors get green light to inspect SFO documents in legal action against Tesco (31 Jan 2019)
Regulator criticises Thames Water over lack of effort to cut bills (31 Jan 2019)
Insolvency: Footwear chain tReds goes into administration - placing 165 jobs at risk (31 Jan 2019)
Ernst & Young (EY) Switzerland loses top partners over sex case (31 Jan 2019)
FRC strengthens Stewardship Code (31 Jan 2019)£300m'after accounting error blew a hole in its balance sheet (30 Jan 2019)
Ex-Patisserie Valerie auditor says 'not his role to uncover fraud' (30 Jan 2019)
PwC and EY to ban non-essential consulting for UK audit clients (30 Jan 2019)
Big Four admit audit work not good enough (30 Jan 2019)
Patisserie Valerie auditor sees accountancy fraud gap (30 Jan 2019)
Metro admits truth over loans error: Regulator NOT bank discovered error (30 Jan 2019)
KPMG boss confident in Carillion audit despite partner suspension (30 Jan 2019)
PwC, EY join KPMG in banning consulting for audit customers (30 Jan 2019)
Deloitte fined £400000 over company linked to scandal-hit 1MDB (30 Jan 2019)
Deloitte 'striving' to improve audit quality (30 Jan 2019)
Staffline begins inquiry over concerns about invoicing and payroll (30 Jan 2019)
Yu Group still expects to post annual loss after accounting missteps Yu Group still expects to post annual loss after accounting missteps (30 Jan 2019)
Patisserie Valerie sales were sliding for three years, leaked report says (29 Jan 2019)
Patisserie Valerie accounts 'unreliable back to 2014' (29 Jan 2019)
Audit industry is broken, admits Grant Thornton (29 Jan 2019)
Has the audit process improved since Carillion? No, say company secretaries (29 Jan 2019)
Banks' risk-weighted assets need assurance (29 Jan 2019)
UK Accounting Firms Seek Delays, Changes to Proposed Reforms (29 Jan 2019)
UK's largest firms divided on joint audits (29 Jan 2019)
Big Four accountants bid to delay audit reform (29 Jan 2019)
Two more bad audit inspection reports for KPMG US (29 Jan 2019)
PCAOB faults half of KPMG US audits inspected (29 Jan 2019)
Tax advisory work hits record £15.4bn (29 Jan 2019)
Begbies Traynor hammers out pre-pack for engineering specialist (29 Jan 2019)
Auditor Rotation: EY picks up ICG audit from Deloitte (29 Jan 2019)
£40m black hole at heart of Patisserie Valerie (28 Jan 2019)
Auditor Grant Thornton faces grilling over failures that led to Patisserie collapse (28 Jan 2019)
Patisserie Valerie report talks of fake invoices and ledgers (28 Jan 2019)
Patisserie Valerie chairman Luke Johnson in another City spat (28 Jan 2019)
Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee - Oral Evidence: Future of Audit (28 Jan 2019)
Deloitte and KPMG investigated by Malaysian regulator (28 Jan 2019)
Do Investors Care At All About Audits Anymore? (28 Jan 2019)
Grant Thornton loses audit contract with Brighton Pier Group (28 Jan 2019)
Break up the Big Four audit firms, public tells regulator (28 Jan 2019)
Goldman Sachs' choice of auditor is no conspiracy (28 Jan 2019)
MPs to grill Big Four CEOs in audit inquiry (28 Jan 2019)
CMA proposals bold but untried, says ICAEW (28 Jan 2019)
Oddbins prepares to appoint administrators (28 Jan 2019)
Job losses as rescued legal costs firm back in pre-pack administration (28 Jan 2019)
Mike Ashley seeks 6-month rent holiday for HMV takeover deal (28 Jan 2019)
Cleared Tesco executive launches legal action against supermarket (25 Jan 2019)
Patisserie Valerie report talks of fake invoices and ledgers (25 Jan 2019)
Patisserie Valerie wants a rebate for corporation tax it paid on profits that may not have existed (25 Jan 2019)
Patisserie Valerie: Taxman had caf chain forgery fears (25 Jan 2019)
Deloitte and KPMG investigated over involvement in Malaysia's 1MDB corruption scandal (25 Jan 2019)
Metro Bank shares crash after loans blunder revealed (25 Jan 2019)
Why audit changes will fail (25 Jan 2019)
Are pre-packs a necessary evil for retail survival? (25 Jan 2019)
Revenue recognition standard forces changes at retailers (25 Jan 2019)
Vodafone blames accounting change for £800mn revenue decline (25 Jan 2019)
EY to improve audits via independent panel (25 Jan 2019)
Patisserie Valerie is yet another victim of a broken auditing sector (24 Jan 2019)
Patisserie Valerie Raises a $50 Billion Question (24 Jan 2019)
Efforts to fix the market in auditing rumble on (24 Jan 2019)
Patisserie Valerie investor's anger at Johnson links to KPMG (24 Jan 2019)
Audit the Big Four Banks (24 Jan 2019)
New Look may have to put itself up for sale as part of rescue refinance (24 Jan 2019)
Shareholder fury over Patisserie Valerie collapse: 3000 jobs under threat (23 Jan 2019)
Patisserie Valerie chair extracted more than £40m from failed chain (23 Jan 2019)
KPMG to lead Patisserie Valerie administration (23 Jan 2019)
Too smooth: the red flag at Patisserie Valerie which was missed (23 Jan 2019)
Big Four auditors told not to subvert switching rules by watchdog (23 Jan 2019)
More Gimmicks: EY to form independent panel to help revamp audits (23 Jan 2019)
UK companies to increase climate-related reporting (23 Jan 2019)
Pro-Brexit Dyson to relocate head offices to tax haven Singapore (23 Jan 2019)
Patisserie Valerie falls into administration as bank talks fail (22 Jan 2019)
The official statement from Patisserie Holdings says that "as a direct result of the significant fraud" it has been unable to renew its bank facilities, and continue in business. (22 Jan 2019)
How Patisserie Valerie's recipe turned sour (22 Jan 2019)
Patisserie Valerie owner appoints KPMG as administrator (22 Jan 2019)
Update on FRC investigations in relation to Carillion (22 Jan 2019)
KPMG subject of second UK investigation over Carillion audit (22 Jan 2019)
Danske Bank faces shareholder action over money laundering scandal (22 Jan 2019)
Fund managers failing to rein in 'out of control' fatcat pay at UK companies (22 Jan 2019)
BDO opposes joint audit plan (22 Jan 2019)

AUDITING THE BANKS - THE BANKER'S DEADLY EMBRACE (21 Jan 2019)
KPMG partner suspended over Carillion audit (21 Jan 2019)
KPMG suspends Carillion audit partner (21 Jan 2019)
Patisserie Valerie could collapse this week if last-ditch talks fail (21 Jan 2019)
Start-up guru Luke Johnson left holding a crumbling Patisserie Valerie (21 Jan 2019)
Top AIM investor dismayed by 'devastating' Patisserie fraud (21 Jan 2019)
Start-up guru Luke Johnson left holding a crumbling Patisserie Valerie (21 Jn 2019)
HSBC and Barclays investigated over 'secret' Patisserie Holdings debts (21 Jan 2019)
Is Patisserie Valerie fraud worse than everyone originally thought? (18 Jan 2019)
Patisserie Valerie locked in talks over banking lifeline (18 Jan 2019)
Corporate trustee of The Cup Trust (charity run by accountants) responsible for clear misconduct and mismanagement - Charity Commission concludes its inquiry into a charity at the centre of a tax avoidance scheme (18 Jan 2019)
MBS takes Grant Thornton to appeal court (18 Jan 2019)
IOSCO Recomends Best Practices For Auditors (18 Jan 2019)
KPMG latest 'Big Four' firm to expand legal offering (18 Jan 2019)
Patisserie Valerie exodus continues as deputy chairman steps down (17 Jan 2019)
Shareholder fears grow over future of Patisserie Valerie (17 Jan 2019)
Irish watchdog urges auditors to prepare for no-deal (17 Jan 2019)
India Auditors barred from putting a value on companies they are auditing (17 Jan 2019)
Minority ethnic Britons face 'shocking' job discrimination (17 Jan 2019)
National mentoring initiative to tackle employment inequality across UK (17 Jan 2019)
A year-on from the Carillion collapse, little has changed (16 Jan 2019)
HMV is another example of how vulture funds have devoured the high street (16 Jan 2019)
Patisserie Valerie warns accounting scandal is worse than thought (16 Jan 2019)
Patisserie Valerie says its accounts were 'significantly manipulated' (16 Jan 2019)
Patisserie Valerie hires KPMG to prepare for potential collapse (16 Jan 2019)
Patisserie Valerie owner hires KPMG to review options (16 Jan 2019)
IASB plans changes to hybrid scheme rules (15 Jan 2019)
Joint audits unlikely to be a silver bullet MPs told (15 Jan 2019)
Experts pour cold water on CMA's proposals for joint audits in first BEIS hearing (15 Jan 2019)
Patisserie Valerie non-exec director James Horler resigns (14 Jan 2019)
Labour plans radical crackdown on 'failed' corporate regulators (13 Jan 2019)
Labour plans regulator of regulators as check on corporate scandals (13 Jan 2019)
Patisserie Valerie revealed £40m fraud after FRC cleared audit (13 Jan 2019)
The Insolvency Service to Frank Field regarding BHS investigation, dated 11 January 2019 (13 Jan 2019)
Patisserie Valerie acknowledges supplier payment problems (10 Jan 2019)
Hong Kong Firm Fined $3M for Accounting Fraud (10 Jan 2019)
More public bodies failing to provide value for money, says NAO (10 Jan 2019)
Revolving Doors: The Chancellor and the Office of Tax Simplification announce Bill Dodwell (Deloitte partner) as new Tax Director (10 Jan 2019)
Debenhams chairman ousted by Mike Ashley (10 Jan 2019)
We must act now to end the iniquitous injustice of Amazon's minimal tax payments (10 Jan 2019)
Brexit could make the UK the money laundering capital of the world (10 Jan 2019)
HMRC opens Profit Diversion Compliance Facility - reads liek an amnesty for tax avoiding MNEs (10 Jan 2019)
Monarch Aircraft Engineering appoints KPMG administrators (9 Jan 2019)
Insolvency: Savile Row retailer Hardy Amies calls in administrators (9 Jan 2019)
Deconstructing Carillion: The perils of aggressive accounting
Revolving Doors: Gareth Davies named as next NAO head (9 Jan 2019)
Danske Bank, ex-CEO are sued in US over money laundering scandal (9 Jan 2019)
KPMG to reinstate pension after divorce legal blunder (9 Jan 2019)
Grant Thornton International's revenues up to ÃƒÆ’Ã†â€™Ãƒâ€ Ã¢â‚¬â„¢ÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¢ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚Â¬Ãƒâ€¦Ã‚Â¡ÃƒÆ’Ã†â€™ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…Â¡ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£4.3bn (9 Jan 2019)
Steamer Trading Cookshop rescued in pre-pack deal (9 Jan 2019)
Britain's SFO scales back Rolls-Royce investigation (8 Jan 2019)
Accounting charity calls for 'more inclusive' Sorp Committee (8 Jan 2019)
Pre pack administration: Creditors face £17m loss in M&E firm collapse (8 Jan 2019)
Insolvency: Comet's fall paying off for Deloitte (7 Jan 2019)
Competition and Markets Authority faces corporate backlash over audit plans (7 Jan 2019)
Deloitte makes £15 million from Comet liquidation (7 Jan 2019)
SEC fines Hertz Global $16m over accounting misstatement (7 Jan 2019)
Charity auditors breached duties, says regulator (7 Jan 2019)
BankThink Accounting standards shouldn't be left to the accountants (4 Jan 2019)
Mystery over Aston Martin audit tender (4 Jan 2019)
What To Do Before Buying Software From An Auditor (4 Jan 2019)
Creditors may lose millions in law firm Ince & Co pre-pack deal (4 Jan 2019)
Insolvency: Luton-based Monarch Aircraft Engineering falls into administration (4 Jan 2019)
Pre pack administration: Creditors face £17m loss in M&E firm collapse (4 Jan 2019)
What 'dry runs' reveal about critical audit matters (2 Jan 2019)
Former Carillion bosses quizzed as government probe deepens (2 Jan 2019)
Aston Martin revs up audit hunt months after IPO (2 Jan 2019)
Ex-bosses Philip Green and Richard Howson face ban in Carillion inquiry (2 Jan 2019)
New executive pay transparency measures come into force (2 Jan 2018)
EU Anti-tax avoidance measures come into force (2 Jan 2019)
A brighter future for accounting? (2 Jan 2019)