
14 October, 2020
BDO now biggest auditor in the UK by number of listed clients
The audit market continues to transform. Figures released this week show that BDO is now the biggest auditor in...
11 September, 2020
Governance week: Rio Tinto, ESG, climate risk, Aussie audit
Fallout for Rio Tinto The equivalent of going nuclear in governance is clearing out a company’s leadership. This week investors managed to detonate a bomb under Rio Tinto when the chief ex...
11 August, 2020
Shareholders happier with CEO pay levels
Shareholders appear to be happier with chief executive pay levels. Evidence collected by close observers reveals that the number of FTSE 100 companies seeing a shareholder revolt—a vote of less than...
27 July, 2020
Audit keeps failing—here’s why a fundamental change is needed
A massive shakeup of the UK’s audit industry is on the cards. The Big Four, which audit all of the FTSE 100 and 21 of the FTSE 250, have been told by the accounting regulator
22 July, 2020
How blockchain can create more resilient supply chains in the post-Covid recovery
The Covid-19 crisis has rattled supply chains around the globe and created serious questions about the future of commerce. Critical to recovery and restoring economic activity is regaining trust in th...
14 July, 2020
FRC scrutiny of audit quality reveals “unacceptable” level of issues
There is fresh criticism of auditors this week, as regulators report a third of audits inspected during the past year required a level of improvement that is “unacceptable”. Audit firms have al...
12 June, 2020
BDO client increase sees it overtake KPMG in UK auditor rankings
Change may be under way in the audit market, albeit tentatively. BDO, an audit firm outside the global Big Four, has become the second largest firm by number of listed clients in the UK, overtaking KP...
5 December, 2019
Board performance evaluation: ticking a box or making a difference?
A new lens is being applied to board performance. The demands and expectations on board members are changing dramatically with a clear focus on how boards are making decisions and responding to issues...
28 October, 2019
Big Four accountancy firms see decline in combined audit income growth
The growth in audit fees for Big Four firms has fallen back significantly to one of its lowest levels since 2010. Audit fees grew by 1.7% for Big Four firms combined—PwC, EY, Deloitte and KPMG—...
5 September, 2019
Indian regulators work on new rules to halt auditor exodus
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