Accounting rules are holding back investment just as it needs to meet growth and net zero requirements
Testimony from former Australia chief at Senate hearing highlights tensions within Big Four firm
Takeover by the US’s only publicly traded accountancy creates a twist in the profession’s wave of consolidation
Financial Reporting Council review finds shortcomings in firms’ audits for fourth straight year
Mid-tier outfits under increasing pressure to overhaul networks as more clients want international services
Hubert Barth and four other current and former EY employees punished by German audit watchdog
Firm tells partners to ‘stay calm’ as exodus of companies prompts lay-offs and cost cuts
Accounting firm’s US arm proposes takeover of UK and Irish businesses
King’s Speech sets out government’s measures to help bolster British economy
The Big Four firm curtails bonuses and perks for some UK divisions
Accounting and Financial Reporting Council rejects quality control allegations
Headcount fell 3% last year with firms axing jobs and moving staff as post-pandemic boom fades
UK tax authority was pursuing Conservative donor for income and employment-related taxes
Court case to test the issue as move to more corporate structure raises another question: should the firm go public?
Janet Truncale’s alternative to failed spin-off of consulting arm is criticised for lacking detail
Tension between Beijing and Washington has increased scrutiny of western businesses operating there
Janet Truncale has told company’s 400,000 staff she wants to simplify operations instead
Big Four firm has carried out review of cost base and is also facing a drop in number of staff leaving
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
