Big Four
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Jun- 2020 -4 June
FRC issues reform warning to Big Four
The ‘Big Four’ may have their partner profits scrutinised following news that the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is finalising reforms…
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Apr- 2020 -7 AprilComment
The ‘Big Four’ embrace a new era of account management
Client relationships are the lifeblood of the professional services industry. And over the last two decades, firms—and the Big Four…
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Feb- 2020 -28 FebruaryBig Four
FRC asks Big Four to push forward with operational separation plans
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has written to the UK’s ‘Big Four’ accountancy firms urging them to push forward with…
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Oct- 2019 -28 OctoberBig Four
100% of FTSE 100 companies now audited by the ‘Big Four’
100% of FTSE 100 companies are now audited by the ‘Big Four’ accountancy firms, according to new research from the…
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Sep- 2019 -18 SeptemberAccounting Firms
Sports Direct to ‘ignore’ deadline in hunt for new auditor
Sports Direct is still searching for a new auditor, despite reports that it could be forced to consult the government…
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11 SeptemberBig Four
Sports Direct asks for fresh Big Four talks in hopes of snub u-turn
Sports Direct has asked the ‘Big Four’ accountancy firms for fresh talks as it searches for a new auditor, in…
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Apr- 2019 -2 AprilBig Four
MPs call for Big Four audit firms to be broken up
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) should aim for the “full structural break up” of the Big Four firms into…
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1 AprilBig Four
Big Four ‘not charging’ full cost of audits, say MPs
The Big Four accounting firms – EY, KPMG, PwC and EY – have been undercharging some of the UK’s biggest…
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