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By Kyle Brasseur2023-05-09T13:33:00
The U.K. Financial Reporting Council (FRC) launched an investigation into the work of Big Four audit firm Deloitte at collapsed clothing retailer Joules Group.
The probe, announced Tuesday, is focused on the audit of Joules’s financial statements for the year ended May 30, 2021, according to the FRC. It does not currently relate to any specific individuals. The FRC did not provide any further specifics regarding the investigation.
“We will cooperate fully with the Financial Reporting Council’s investigation and remain committed to the highest standards of audit quality,” said a Deloitte UK spokesperson in an emailed statement.
2025-02-14T19:34:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
A former Deloitte partner will pay $75,000 and be barred from working as a public company registered accountant for two years by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board after violating audit standards during a 2016 audit.
2023-07-06T19:35:00Z By Kyle Brasseur
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.
2023-04-27T13:32:00Z By Kyle Brasseur
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.
2025-07-02T18:31:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
Emerging enforcement priorities of the U.S. Department of Justice’s health care fraud division align with the Trump administration’s emphasis on prosecuting transnational criminal organizations and ending opioid trafficking.
2025-07-01T23:26:00Z By Oscar Gonzalez
Since President Donald Trump took office, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has yet to keep up the level of enforcement it had under previous chair Lina Khan. The agency, however, returned to antitrust action in the case of fuel stations, just in time for the July 4th holiday.
2025-06-25T16:29:00Z By Oscar Gonzalez
In May, three commissioners for the Consumer Product Safety Commission were abruptly fired by President Donald Trump and sued for their jobs shortly after. A federal judge has ruled that the commissioners should be reinstated, although it’s unclear whether that ruling may itself be reversed.
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