By Neil Hodge2019-10-07T17:14:00
The head of one of the United Kingdom’s biggest accountancy firms has said the audit market is “clearly broken” and “trust needs to be restored,” though how that should be done is “not clear.”
2020-05-13T17:04:00Z By Neil Hodge
U.K. government liquidators are preparing to sue KPMG for £250 million (U.S. $306 million) over alleged negligence in its audits of collapsed construction firm Carillion.
2019-12-18T20:22:00Z By Neil Hodge
The latest report to examine the shortcomings of the U.K. audit market recommends separating audit from the accountancy profession, among other suggested changes.
2019-03-20T18:37:00Z By Jim Peterson
Big Four accounting expert James Peterson discusses ways in which the United Kingdom may dismantle the Big Four, the possible consequences of each of the proposals, and which he thinks is the better solution.
2025-10-07T20:32:00Z By Jaclyn Jaeger
Emerging technologies, like artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced data analytics, can improve audit quality in significant ways. As the regulatory overseer of public-company audits, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has a critical role to play by ensuring that its audit standards evolve as the audit profession evolves.
2025-07-21T14:13:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
Continuing a Trump administration practice of firing independent regulators, the head of the Public Accounting Oversight Board has been sent packing.
2025-06-03T21:33:00Z By CW Staff
Nearly 200 attendees gathered at the Hotel Zaza in Austin, Texas for Compliance Week’s 2025 June 3-4. This year’s conference brought together compliance professionals from across the globe to discuss how rapidly shifting politics, policies and supply chain realities are affecting their jobs, and share best practices to respond.
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