KPMG Hit With Record Fine in UK for ‘Textbook Failure’ in Carillion Audits October 13, 2023 By Huw Jones Britain’s accounting regulator on Thursday fined KPMG a record 21 million pounds ($26 million) for a “textbook failure” in audits...
British Regulator Moves to Reform Standards for Corporate Financial Reporting July 12, 2022 By Huw Jones Starting in January 2024, company directors will have to give investors stronger reassurance that annual reports are free of fraud...
UK Insurers Need to Consider Climate Change Risks: Accounting Watchdog June 15, 2022 By Leonard Kehnscherper The UK’s accounting watchdog is proposing new rules for insurance companies to make sure actuaries factor in climate change risk....
‘Big Four’ Audit Firms Targeted for Reforms in UK After Spate of Corporate Failures June 1, 2022 By Huw Jones Britain set out sweeping reforms of big company audits on Tuesday after high-profile collapses at builder Carillion and retailer BHS...
KPMG Faces $18 Million Fine for Misleading British Regulator May 12, 2022 By Kirstin Ridley KPMG faces a 14.4 million pound ($17.6 million) fine after admitting it misled regulators during spot checks on audits of...
EY Fined $4.8M by UK Accounting Watchdog Over Audit of Transport Firm Stagecoach August 25, 2021 Britain’s accounting watchdog said on Wednesday it has fined Ernst & Young LLP 3.5 million pounds ($4.80 million) over the...
UK Accounting Regulator Probes Greensill and Wyelands Bank Auditors June 28, 2021 By Huw Jones LONDON – Britain’s accounting regulator said on Monday it has opened investigations into the audits of Greensill Capital and Wyelands...
UK Regulators, Lawmakers Get Tough on ‘Poor Performance’ of Big 4 Auditing Firms June 19, 2018 By Áine Quinn The U.K. accounting watchdog is ramping up misconduct fines after being called useless and toothless by lawmakers irate at the...
KPMG’s Audit Work Is of `Unacceptable Standard:’ UK Regulator June 19, 2018 By Neil Callanan, John Glover and Viren Vaghela KPMG’s audit work in the U.K. is of an unacceptable standard, Britain’s accounting regulator said, fueling calls to reform the...
UK Accounting Regulator Urged to Slap Larger Fines on ‘Big Four’ Firms November 22, 2017 By Huw Jones Misdeeds by the world’s “Big Four” accounting firms should be punished with much bigger fines, Britain’s accounting watchdog was advised...