People Moves: Aon’s Heinicke to Lead Casualty for WTW in Bermuda; KPMG UK Promotes Jones as Head of Insurance Practice; Howden’s King to Miller in Singapore January 5, 2022 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Willis Towers Watson, KPMG and Miller. A summary of these new...
KPMG Sued for $600M Over Role in Insolvency of Dubai Private Equity Firm Abraaj November 12, 2021 KPMG LLP was sued for at least $600 million over its role in the insolvency of Dubai private-equity firm Abraaj...
Major Reinsurers Look to Exclude Coal from Treaty Policies, as Climate Pressure Grows June 17, 2021 By Carolyn Cohn and Simon Jessop Major reinsurers have already pulled back from providing bespoke cover for coal projects as part of efforts to meet global...
Britain Targets Big 4 Auditors, Company Directors With Reform Proposals March 18, 2021 By Huw Jones Britain proposed weakening the market grip of “Big Four” auditors on Thursday and making company directors responsible for spotting fraud...
UK Company Directors Could Become Personally Liable for Financial Statements February 8, 2021 By Huw Jones LONDON – Company directors would become personally liable for the accuracy of their financial statements under landmark proposals from Britain’s...
UK Watchdog Urges Big 4 Accounting Firms to Challenge Clients as Audit Quality Slides July 15, 2020 By Hugo Miller and Michael Kapoor The dominant accounting firms must do a better job of challenging their clients in order to reach a satisfactory level...
UK Accounting Watchdog Asks Big Four to Ring-Fence Audit Practices July 6, 2020 By Aoife White The UK dominant accounting firms must separate their audit units from other businesses by June 2024 as the country’s accounting...
From Enron to Wirecard – Big 4 Accounting Firms Still Face Systemic Problems July 2, 2020 By Ellen Milligan and Hugo Miller Two decades of financial disasters from Enron Inc.’s collapse in 2001 to Wirecard AG’s meltdown have left the Big Four...
Insurers Face Big Investment Losses, Trade Credit Claims from Coronavirus Crisis March 12, 2020 By Carolyn Cohn Having initially brushed off the potential impact from coronavirus-linked claims, global insurers are waking up to the prospect of a...
Big 4 Accounting Firms Should Separate Auditing, Consulting Work: UK Lawmakers April 2, 2019 By Thomas Beardsworth and Jonathan Browning The “Big Four” accounting firms should be forced to legally separate their “cash cow” consulting work from their auditing businesses,...