Tag: audit reform

Pressure renewed for audit reform bill
Internal audit body calls for government to push ahead with audit reform bill and resurrect resilience reporting.

Lord Sikka: do not change cap on non-audit work
He says the ICAEW’s call to exclude ‘ESG audits’ from the cap will not serve the cause of ‘independent and effective audits’.

Failure to reform audit could hit taxpayers’ pockets
When large firms go bust, ‘the British public pays the price’ in bailouts, job losses and disruption, warns professor.

‘Uncertainty’ remains over audit reform
The Institute of Directors foresees a move forward by the government, but whether this will follow previous proposals is unclear.

UK audit market shows signs of diversifying
There has been an increase—albeit small—in challenger audit firms’ share of the takings, according to FRC figures.

ISG’s demise triggers audit reform push
Building giant ISG goes into administration, highlighting the lack of progress on audit reform since Carillion’s collapse in 2018.

UK watchdog pushes for long-awaited audit reform bill
There is ‘broad spread stakeholder support’ for the core elements of reform, says the head of the Financial Reporting Council.

Government planning sanctions for audit and reporting failures
Company directors’ oversight failures will fall foul of the new audit, reporting and governance regulator, a Lords’ debate revealed.

A perfect storm of governance failings
The need for well-resourced independent assurance, backed by a strong audit reform and corporate governance bill, is stronger than ever.

Audit reform back on the government’s agenda
Today’s King’s Speech included a declaration that the UK would get a draft audit reform and corporate governance bill.