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UK Regulators Scrutinize Revolut After Finding Audit Flaws
UK Regulators Scrutinize Revolut After Finding Audit Flaws
September 05, 2022  |  Digital Banking

Revolut is being pressured to improve its internal controls for financial reporting, after the U.K.’s Financial Reporting Council said the FinTech’s audits were flawed and...

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UK Moves To Split Audit And Consulting Profits At Big Four
UK Moves To Split Audit And Consulting Profits At Big Four
July 06, 2020  |  Regulation

The Big Four accounting firms will have to put their United Kingdom auditing and consulting practices in separate business units by 2024, but may keep...

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UK Moves Closer To Big Four Accountancy Breakup
UK Moves Closer To Big Four Accountancy Breakup
March 01, 2020  |  B2B Payments

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC), the U.K.’s audit regulator, announced plans this week to break up the dominance of the largest four accounting firms, Deloitte,...

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UK’s FRC Triples Fines Against Big Four Accountants
UK’s FRC Triples Fines Against Big Four Accountants
August 01, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The U.K.’s Big Four corporate accountancy and auditing firms — Deloitte, PwC, KPMG and EY — saw nearly three times as many fines last year...

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Big Four Accountancies Fail UK Audit Test
Big Four Accountancies Fail UK Audit Test
July 11, 2019  |  B2B Payments

All of the U.K.’s so-called Big Four accountancy firms — KPMG, PwC, EY and Deloitte — have reportedly failed to reach audit quality standards set...

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UK Financial Watchdog Ramps Up Auditor Oversight
UK Financial Watchdog Ramps Up Auditor Oversight
May 28, 2019  |  B2B Payments

U.K. financial watchdogs have stepped up their oversight of the accounting and auditing industry amid a string of corporate accounting scandals, collapses and questions over...

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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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Head Of UK’s Financial Reporting Council Quits Amid Scrutiny
Head Of UK’s Financial Reporting Council Quits Amid Scrutiny
November 05, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The head of the U.K.’s Financial Reporting Council is reportedly stepping down from the position amid continued scrutiny that the FRC lacks effectiveness to prevent...

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