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...
Three-Quarters of Firms Globally Are Not Ready for New ESG Rules: KPMG Report September 26, 2023 Three-quarters of companies globally are not ready to have their environmental, social and governance (ESG) data audited externally months before...
Zurich and KPMG Collaborate to Provide Climate Change Advisory Services September 18, 2023 Zurich Resilience Solutions, the commercial risk advisory and services unit of Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich), and the professional services firm...
First Republic, KPMG Are Sued for Concealing Bank’s Risks April 25, 2023 By Jonathan Stempel First Republic Bank has been sued by shareholders who accused the beleaguered U.S. regional bank of concealing how rising interest...
KPMG, Goldman Sachs Faulted in Investor Suit Over SVB Failure April 11, 2023 By Joel Rosenblatt and Robert Burnson KPMG LLP was sued as Silicon Valley Bank’s auditor, along with underwriters including Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Bank of America...
‘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...
KPMG Sued for £1.3B in UK Over Allegations Carillion Audits Were Negligent February 4, 2022 By Katharine Gemmell and Michael Kapoor KPMG LLP was sued for 1.3 billion pounds ($1.8 billion) by the administrators of defunct UK contractor Carillion Plc. over...
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...