Financial Reporting Council says outside investment into the sector would bring risks
Mounting costs and legal claims dent profits at Big Four accounting firm
Buyout groups can help revamp the profession, but there will also be unintended consequences
Buyout firms EQT and Permira also in running for mid-tier accountancy firm
Regulator’s case against Prager Metis details alleged failures in examining the exchange before its collapse
Lavish training institute on tropical island under review as firm reels from fallout from its audits of failed property developer
Tougher economic conditions prompt companies to cut spending in firm’s key markets
Big Four firm pays $62mn fine and fires 11 staff over audit of collapsed developer
Tax and immigration adviser Vialto in talks with creditors two years after sale to private equity
Leadership switch comes as accounting firm faces punishment over audit of failed developer Evergrande
Larger firms will have to set up an oversight board with at least one independent outsider
Accounting regulator flags risk of online recruitment tests being susceptible to cheating
Big Four firm to send employees monthly working location data as it toughens up on hybrid working policy
Race to succeed Hywel Ball will see weeks of soundings with partners over trio of candidates
Big Four firm curbs annual salary bumps for thousands of employees and dismisses a handful of partners
Big firms are battling against proposed rules on external oversight
Big Four firm given its second-biggest public sector mandate before Labour pledged to reduce reliance on external firms
Carlyle, Blackstone and Permira among firms considering buying a stake in mid-tier accountant
Expected punishment for work on failed property developer’s accounts would be toughest by Beijing against a Big Four firm
Academic says she was forced to delay publication of paper highlighting pressure on smaller audit firms
Revelan is seeking about £6.6mn for loss and damages after claiming consulting firm ‘failed to accurately calculate tax due’
PCAOB boss says deficiency rates remain ‘unacceptable’ across largest accounting firms
UK financial regulator alleges MHA failed to properly prepare client asset reports
Rejection of goods is based on perceived political agendas over the Gaza conflict
Firm with annual revenues of about $50mn will be able to use brand during transition period