auditing

KPMG Won’t Split Accounting, Auditing Units
KPMG Won’t Split Accounting, Auditing Units
May 20, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Despite recommendations from a U.K. authority, KPMG revealed it would not split up its accounting and auditing units. However, starting on June 1, the company...

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Wirecard Defends Auditing Practices
Wirecard Defends Auditing Practices
April 24, 2019  |  Business

Wirecard has denied claims levied by the Financial Times that its subsidiaries were not audited, according to a report by Reuters. The FT, using a...

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Ernst & Young, KPMG Reported To Danish Police For Money Laundering
Ernst & Young, KPMG Reported To Danish Police For Money Laundering
April 15, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Danish operations of Ernst & Young (EY) and KPMG are now under investigation by Danish police related to money laundering cases. According to Bloomberg, EY...

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Asiana Airlines CEO Quits Amid Accounting Debacle
Asiana Airlines CEO Quits Amid Accounting Debacle
March 29, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The co-chief executive officer of Asiana Airlines is exiting the company following an accounting debacle that led two auditors to reject the company’s annual reports....

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UK Bows To Criticism, Forms New Accounting Watchdog
UK Bows To Criticism, Forms New Accounting Watchdog
March 13, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The U.K. government is readying to create a new accounting and auditing watchdog after months of scrutiny that the current regulatory landscape has failed to...

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No Breakup For UK’s Big Four Accountancy Firms
No Breakup For UK’s Big Four Accountancy Firms
December 19, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The U.K.’s Big Four accountancy firms — KPMG, PwC, EY and Deloitte — have escaped a forced breakup from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), The Guardian reported...

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Accounting Expertise In C-Suite Can Compromise Financial Reports
Accounting Expertise In C-Suite Can Compromise Financial Reports
November 26, 2018  |  B2B Payments

It’s common sense that a corporation would want its C-Suite to have some knowledge of accounting practices, and one could assume that a lack of...

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Accounting Scandals Lead UK To Review Watchdog Powers
Accounting Scandals Lead UK To Review Watchdog Powers
April 18, 2018  |  B2B Payments

A slew of accounting scandals in the U.K. has led the government to launch an inquiry into the powers of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), the...

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Serious Accounting Problems Found In 40 Percent Of Audits, Watchdog Says
Serious Accounting Problems Found In 40 Percent Of Audits, Watchdog Says
March 13, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Forty percent of audits inspected by the International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators (IFIAR) included serious problems, according to news from The Financial Times on Monday...

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