All FRC articles
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News BriefFCA fines PwC $19.5M for failing to report fraud at London Capital & Finance
PricewaterhouseCoopers agreed to pay 15 million pounds (U.S. $19.5 million) for failing to report suspicions of fraud taking place at investment firm London Capital & Finance before it collapsed, the Financial Conduct Authority announced.
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PremiumNew U.K. government moves to transform FRC into ARGA
Within two weeks of gaining power, the U.K.’s newly elected Labor government has confirmed its intention to beef up the audit regulator and strengthen corporate governance.
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News BriefFRC dings MacIntyre Hudson $156K over public interest entity violations
The U.K.’s Financial Reporting Council fined audit firm MacIntyre Hudson (MHA) and two employees for breaching the agency’s requirements.
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News BriefCrowe U.K. dinged $181K by FRC for Aseana Properties audit failures
Crowe U.K. was assessed a penalty of £144,000 (U.S. $181,000) by the U.K. Financial Reporting Council for failures in its audit of Aseana Properties Limited’s financial statements for the year ended Dec. 31, 2019.
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News BriefFRC fines PwC, EY for London Capital & Finance audit failings
Big Four firms PwC and EY were each penalized by the Financial Reporting Council for alleged shortcomings during their respective audits at collapsed investment firm London Capital & Finance.
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News BriefGrant Thornton UK dinged $51K for pension fund audit lapses
Grant Thornton UK was assessed a penalty of £40,000 (U.S. $51,000) by the Financial Reporting Council for alleged procedure failures affecting the firm’s audit of a local authority’s pension fund.
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News BriefKPMG fined $1.9M by FRC over M&C Saatchi audit lapses
KPMG agreed to pay a reduced penalty of nearly £1.5 million (U.S. $1.9 million) assessed by the U.K. Financial Reporting Council addressing admitted failings in the Big Four audit firm’s financial year 2018 work at advertising services company M&C Saatchi.
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PremiumU.K. governance code revisions: Boards lead on culture, audit supports
Corporate culture, internal controls, and assurance moved up the boardroom agenda with the publication of the U.K.’s revised corporate governance code and its supporting guidance.
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News BriefFRC ups board responsibilities in corporate governance code revisions
The Financial Reporting Council held back on the latest round of updates to the U.K.’s corporate governance code, as the country remains wary of pushing away businesses and investors.
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PremiumStiffer U.K. audit penalties posing more problems?
Legal experts are unconvinced record fines against audit firms imposed last year by the U.K. Financial Reporting Council will necessarily improve audit quality.
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FRC drops investigation into PwC’s Intu Properties audits
The U.K. Financial Reporting Council announced it closed its investigation into Big Four firm PwC’s audit work at collapsed real estate investment trust Intu Properties.
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PremiumARGA future questioned as U.K. audit reform hits backburner
The U.K. Financial Reporting Council’s long-planned transition to become the Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority appears to be taking place no time soon, leading some to question whether the change will happen at all.
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News BriefFRC proposes auditors closer scrutinize noncompliance
The U.K. Financial Reporting Council is the latest regulator to propose standard changes that would require auditors to play a larger role in detecting and reporting instances of noncompliance when reviewing company financial statements.
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News BriefFRC fines KPMG $26M for ‘damning’ Carillion audit failings
KPMG accepted the conclusions and record penalties levied against it by the U.K. Financial Reporting Council for the “exceptional” level of deficiencies found to have taken place during the Big Four audit firm’s work at collapsed construction company Carillion.
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News BriefFRC fines Mazars $92K over missed material misstatement
The U.K. Financial Reporting Council fined audit firm Mazars £72,000 (U.S. $92,000) for “wide-ranging failings” in its audit of an unnamed market traded company.
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News BriefU.K. corporate governance reforms target resilience, fraud assessment
The United Kingdom introduced for debate corporate reporting reforms that would require the country’s largest companies to set out their risk management and resilience strategies as part of required annual reporting.
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PremiumFRC 2022/23 audit inspections: Big Four steady; BDO and Mazars improve
The U.K. Financial Reporting Council noted overall improvement in annual inspection and supervision results for the largest audit firms for a fourth consecutive year as part of its latest quality review.
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News BriefPwC, KPMG fined over audit lapses at Eddie Stobart Logistics
The U.K. Financial Reporting Council separately penalized Big Four audit firms PwC and KPMG for deficiencies in their work at transport company Eddie Stobart Logistics for the financial years ended 2018 and 2017, respectively.
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News BriefFRC probing Deloitte work at retailer Joules Group
The U.K. Financial Reporting Council launched an investigation into the work of Big Four audit firm Deloitte at collapsed clothing retailer Joules Group.
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News BriefFRC: KPMG audit failings at The Works exacerbated by Covid-19
The U.K. Financial Reporting Council fined Big Four audit firm KPMG approximately £1 million (U.S. $1.2 million) for deficiencies in its work on the 2020 year-end financials of discount retailer TheWorks.co.uk.