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
PWC cuts partners and apprenticeships amid slow demand March 12, 2025 Consulting giant PWC UK has made record cuts to its partner ranks and paused its tech apprenticeship scheme to protect partner profits in the face of a sharp decline in consulting demand. According to corporate filings, 123 partners left the Big Four firm in 2024, more than double the annual average since 2002. Meanwhile, the [...]
Deloitte names new UK financial services lead March 11, 2025 Deloitte has appointed consulting veteran Suresh Kanwar to head up its financial services division in the UK and join its executive committee. Kanwar previously led the audit and consultancy behemoth’s banking and capital markets team, and his new new role makes him one of the 13 most senior figures in Deloitte’s 27,000-strong army of UK [...]
KPMG to merge dozens of markets in major overhaul March 10, 2025 Big Four audit giant KPMG will merge dozens of its national partnerships in an attempt to accelerate growth and minimise audit scandals. The move to integrate its panoply of businesses, each of which is owned by the respective partners in each jurisdiction, represents one of the most significant shake-ups at a major professional services network [...]
KPMG UK increases partner pay after profit jumps January 29, 2025 KPMG UK recorded a double-digit growth in profit before tax over 2024, a better performance than 2023, however, its revenue only increased by one per cent
KPMG: Regulator probes Big Four firm over audit of Ladbrokes-owner Entain January 20, 2025 The accountancy watchdog has kicked off an investigation into Big Four firm KPMG over its audit of gambling giant Entain
Big Four giant PwC names new Northern boss January 9, 2025 Big Four giant PwC has named its new Northern boss to succeed the incumbent who is retiring. Emma Suchland has been appointed as the firm’s new regional market lead for the North. She will take over from Armoghan Mohammed, who held the title of regional chair, who is to retire. Suchland joined the accountancy giant [...]
Audit watchdog swaps City of London for Canary Wharf’s Harbour Exchange December 17, 2024 The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has revealed it's swapping its City office for Harbour Exchange in Canary Wharf
Big Four UK: 900 redundancies and counting over 2024 December 5, 2024 Over 900 roles were made redundant at the UK Big Four firms over 2024, as the accountancy giants lit up the headlines for a second year running