All EY articles – Page 6
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More companies adopting forensic data analytics
According to a new report, forensic data analysis yields better compliance and risk management, but few are actively collaborating on making it a reality.
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One Big 4 firm grows client base, others lose, data says
For the third straight year, one Big 4 firm has held steady or grown its number of public company audit engagements while the other three have lost ground.
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PCAOB findings on PwC, EY show small improvements
The PCAOB released its latest inspection reports for EY and PwC, documenting another year of small change in audit deficiency findings.
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Audit technology pushes companies to get data in order
To stay in step with audit technology, companies need to start thinking hard about their own technological capabilities to stand up to the audit process.
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New study shows more audit committee disclosure
A recent study of Fortune 100 proxy materials shows audit committees continue to voluntarily explain their oversight of the external audit.
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Four reasons companies are lagging in lease adoption, and how to get on track
Companies are slipping behind in implementing the new lease accounting standard, and the call for deferral in the effective date may be getting under way.
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The latest strains in revenue rule adoption: technology
It’s starting to get tense in the trenches where finance and technology staff are preparing to implement new revenue recognition standards in 2018.
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Investors demand more ESG disclosure, new study says
Investor interest is growing in getting expanded information out of companies about their environmental, social, and governance issues, based on a recent global study.
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PCAOB inspection findings rise at Grant Thornton
While audit inspection findings across the major firms generally improved in the most recently reported year, such was not the case at Grant Thornton.
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EY Indonesia firm settles $1 million action with PCAOB
U.S. audit regulators have settled a $1 million action with an EY affiliate in Indonesia over allegations of audit failure and noncooperation.
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KPMG's latest inspection shows more modest improvement
KPMG's newest PCAOB inspection report shows another modest improvement in audit errors, although no one is yet jumping for joy over deficiency findings.
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CFOs, controllers struggle with pace of change, poll says
CFOs and controllers are struggling to keep up with the pace of change in financial reporting, having a significant impact on effectiveness, according to a global EY survey. Tammy Whitehouse has the results.
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Latest EY inspection shows improvement in error rate
The latest PCAOB inspection report for EY show the firm failed in 29 percent of audits inspected in 2015 to perform a clean audit -- an improvement over 2014 results.
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EY agrees to $11.8 million settlement with SEC on failed audits
EY has agreed to pay $11.8 million to settle more charges from the SEC. This time the firm and two auditors are accused of ignoring red flags, enabling fraud. Tammy Whitehouse reports.
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Investors left in the dark over SEC auditor independence charge
The SEC may have fined EY for auditor independence violations, but investors in at least one company likely have no idea that the company’s audits may be tainted. Tammy Whitehouse has more.
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EY settles two auditor independence cases with SEC
EY has agreed to a $9.3 million settlement of auditor independence charges with the SEC in two cases where auditors got too close to public company audit clients. Tammy Whitehouse reports.
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Internal audit faces more change, technology, papers say
A pair of recent white papers by Big 4 firms suggest transformation for the internal audit profession is far from finished. In, fact, some of the biggest changes in store for the profession may still be around the bend.EY focuses its attention specifically on internal auditors in financial services, where ...
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Surveys, papers provide plenty of advice for internal auditors
Image: In a survey from KPMG and Forbes of more than 400 CFOs and audit committee members nearly 60 percent said they would welcome help in assessing risks and risk-managing practices, but only 22 percent said they get that from internal audit; 36 percent said they would like to see ...
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Bartlett Named Managing Partner for EY’s Honolulu Office
Jeff Bartlett has been named the managing partner for EY’s Honolulu office. Bartlett will be responsible for continuing to grow the practice, managing resources and overseeing client service in the Hawaii market.