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Big Four Accountancies Fail UK Audit Test
Big Four Accountancies Fail UK Audit Test
July 11, 2019  |  B2B Payments

All of the U.K.’s so-called Big Four accountancy firms — KPMG, PwC, EY and Deloitte — have reportedly failed to reach audit quality standards set...

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PwC: Next Auditing Giant To Overhaul Business
PwC: Next Auditing Giant To Overhaul Business
June 06, 2019  |  B2B Payments

PricewaterhouseCoopers is the next Big Four U.K. auditing giant to overhaul operations amid growing regulatory scrutiny on the industry. PwC is reportedly planning to ramp...

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KPMG Won’t Split Accounting, Auditing Units
KPMG Won’t Split Accounting, Auditing Units
May 20, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Despite recommendations from a U.K. authority, KPMG revealed it would not split up its accounting and auditing units. However, starting on June 1, the company...

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Should Auditors Be Responsible For Catching Corporate Fraud?
Should Auditors Be Responsible For Catching Corporate Fraud?
May 09, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Tensions are running high in the U.K. corporate auditing arena. Amid calls to break up the so-called Big Four auditors – PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte, EY and...

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UK Changes Course On Big Four Accounting Breakup
UK Changes Course On Big Four Accounting Breakup
April 03, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The U.K. may be changing course in its efforts to break up the Big Four accountancy firms after the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) decided...

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No Breakup For UK’s Big Four Accountancy Firms
No Breakup For UK’s Big Four Accountancy Firms
December 19, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The U.K.’s Big Four accountancy firms — KPMG, PwC, EY and Deloitte — have escaped a forced breakup from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), The Guardian reported...

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In Australia, Scrutiny On SMB Loan Limits
In Australia, Scrutiny On SMB Loan Limits
December 05, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Australia’s Big Four banks are under questioning — and in some cases, criticism — for the loan limits that some have in place for SMBs...

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