German lender needs to rely on its own expertise, says division’s new boss Claudio de Sanctis
Tools are set to make some skills redundant and free up time for more value-added tasks
Disclosure puts further pressure on telecoms group and former Conservative party donor
Both Tories and Labour pledge to cut reliance on external firms
Influential figure tells colleagues it is time to ‘hand on the baton’
Government may look at regulation of Big Four firms, with year-long inquiry concluding they operate in ‘grey area’
Attempts to control how staff communicate their own departures often cause more problems than they solve
A wave of talks with financial bidders comes as regulators voice concern about audit quality and ‘tone’
UK tax authority’s view on salaried members could see LLPs landed with backdated bills
Affected people ordered not to tell colleagues why they are leaving and given ‘suggested wording’ for farewell messages
Consulting firm aims to hire ‘hundreds’ of partners and staff to increase deal advisory work
Disruption is coming to bite the industry that made a cult of it
Accounting firm under cloud over audits of distressed property developer Evergrande and faces severe penalties
The UK needs more sceptical auditors and a tougher regulator
Tie-up is biggest strategic change at accounting and consulting group since Jon Holt took over as UK chief executive in 2021
Head of business restructuring, Mark Shaw, elected new managing partner
After numerous scandals, regulators say it’s the auditors who need to be examined more closely
Role in approving accounts has led to infighting at Big Four firm as clients reconsider relationship
Three in four audit reports did not provide alerts that companies risked going bankrupt, think-tank finds
Pressure to cut educational requirement has grown as numbers joining profession drop
SEC move to shut down BF Borgers threatens nine IPOs and could force dozens of listed firms to delay results
Disgruntlement rises over role of outside experts in running the kingdom
Grant Thornton restricted from reviewing part of local authority’s books
UK watchdog imposes penalties during review of group at centre of retail savings scandal
Regulators have put forward a series of proposals to clarify and extend responsibilities to spot wrongdoing
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