FRC: Auditors must look for fraud
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Paul Hodgson2019-05-09T20:50:00
FRC CEO Stephen Haddrill confirmed that during the transition to the new statutory regulator, the Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority, the FRC will remain committed to tackling “deficiencies in audit and reporting quality vigorously.”
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