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
Those wrestling with the thorny issue of a rising...
3 September, 2019
Auditor resignations indicate new attitude to client selection
The audit profession in Britain is at a turning point as Westminster—Brexit permitting—considers new regulation. It seems firms may be responding by clearing the decks: the press has spotted a ...
19 August, 2019
FTSE 100 CEO pay falls as investors retain focus on remuneration policy
Median chief executive pay has fallen in the FTSE 100, according to new figures. Research from Deloitte claims median pay dropped from £4m to £3.4m in 2018, while the number of companies facing l...
16 July, 2019
Financial watchdog moves to strengthen audit ethics
Given the frequency of trouble facing auditors in recent years, there was bound to be a reaction. While the government continues to wrestle with reforming the audit market and audit regulation, the cu...
18 April, 2019
Audit committees face public reprimand as part of market reforms
Audit committees should face public reprimand by regulators if they fail to provide adequate scrutiny of their auditors, according to recommendations from the UK’s competition authority. The prop...
19 September, 2018
Audit woes and reform wrangles
In July 2002 Lord Sharman, a former chairman of KPMG International, conceded in the pages of Accountancy Age, a trade publication for bean counters, that having a public sector body audit lis...
29 August, 2018
