Watchdog launches probe into EY over Post Office audits following Horizon scandal Big Four The accountancy regulator has launched an investigation into Big Four giant EY's auditing of the Post Office accounts, focusing on the Horizon IT system.
Big Four vs Watchdog: Giants rack up over £154m in fines Big Four The accountancy regulator has handed over £154m in fines to the Big Four firms over the last five years for audit failures
EY slapped with fine over audit of Scottish water company Big Four Big Four giant EY has been sanctioned £ 500,000 over its audit of a Scottish water company, less than a week after its other sanction
Exclusive: City firms matched with UK diplomats in growth push April 10, 2025 Top City firms including Big Four consultancies are hosting Foreign Office diplomats as part of the department’s efforts to become the “salesforce for UK plc”. More than 100 diplomats and representatives from professional services firms, including KPMG and EY, have been paired up in a bid to improve British business representation overseas. The scheme was [...]
EY selects Alison Duncan as UK chair March 31, 2025 Big Four firm EY has selected Alison Duncan as its next UK chair, taking over from Hywel Ball, who stepped down last year
PwC fined £4.5m over audits of Gupta-linked bank Wyelands March 25, 2025 Big Four firm PwC has been fined over £4.5m for its audits of Sanjeev Gupta's Wyelands Bank.
Big Four: The slow death of KPMG, EY, PwC and Deloitte’s legal dream March 25, 2025 Big Four —EY PwC, Deloitte, and KPMG—all have legal arms to compete against the traditional legal sector, but recent cracks show that their vision is not playing out
Even more job cuts are set for EY March 19, 2025 After it was announced that Big Four firm EY was making cuts at the senior level, staff in its legal department were warned about redundancies. Staff in the firm’s legal arm, EY Law, were informed on Wednesday of the planned restructuring of the department. With that announcement, first reported in the Financial Times, came confirmation [...]
As EY plots senior partner layoffs, what is next for the Big Four? March 18, 2025 Redundancy headlines have plagued the Big Four giants over the last two years, but now it has escalated to the senior partners. What is happening?
EY planning senior partner layoffs – reports March 17, 2025 Big four firm EY is set to lay off dozens of senior partners in its most significant redundancy plan in decades amid a slowdown in consultancy spending