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
Shareholder revolts against remuneration reports rise
Revolts against remuneration reports look on course to increase significantly, according to figures from the Investment Association. By the end of July the Public Register of shareholder resolution...
17 August, 2018
US chief executive pay surges 17.6%
Chief executive pay in the US has surged significantly, growing by 17.6% from 2016–17, according to figures from a think-tank. The rise takes the average CEO-to-worker pay ratio to 312 to 1, risi...
14 August, 2018
Investors tougher on pay in latest voting season
The UK has seen a significant rise in the number of investor revolts against remuneration reports, according to figures published by Big Four accounting firm Deloitte. The news will support the vie...
1 August, 2018
Investors increasingly vote against remuneration reports
Shareholder revolts against remuneration reports look on course to increase significantly, according to figures from the Investment Association. By the end of July thi...
10 July, 2018
Big Four accountants accused of EU tax policy ‘conflict’
A lobby group has called for the Big Four accountancy firms to be "kicked out" of the policy-forming process in Europe. Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO), a Brussels-based group whose aim is to ...
9 July, 2018
Competition regulator asks Big Four to look for ways to change audit market
Reports suggest this morning that the Big Four audit firms have been asked to investigate ways of increasing the choice of auditors for companies listed in the UK. There has been pressure on the UK...
29 June, 2018
Deloitte investigated over SIG audit
Deloitte, the Big Four audit firm, is to have its audit of SIG, the building and materials supplier, investigated by a UK watchdog. The Financial Reporting Counci is to examine the audit of the FTS...
17 May, 2018
Big Four auditors ‘prepared’ if regulators push for split
The UK’s largest accounting firms are preparing themselves for a potential breakup of their offerings. After two influential committees of MPs
26 January, 2018
