FRC expands probe of PwC’s Babcock International audits
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Jaclyn Jaeger2022-01-18T20:35:00
The U.K. Financial Reporting Council has expanded its investigation into PwC over its statutory audits of British defense contractor Babcock International Group to include the fiscal years ended March 31, 2019, and March 31, 2020.
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