UK consultancy market expected to flatline in 2024, after a dive in growth last year March 18, 2024 The UK’s consulting market grew by 4.7 per cent across 2023 to revenues of £15.2bn, which was down on the 15.6 per cent growth recorded over 2022.
Big Four firm refuses to audit Hipgnosis Songs Fund accounts November 23, 2023 In a company update today, Hipgnosis Songs Fund said it is currently undertaking an audit tender process for the 31 March 2024 audit.
The Big Four plan to cut 1,800 jobs – but are there more layoffs to come? November 9, 2023 The Big Four firms - KPMG, PwC, Deloitte and EY - have confirmed plans for nearly 1,800 jobs cuts this year. Is that the end or will the layoffs continue?
Big Four banks bag extra £6.5bn from past interest rate hikes amid profiteering concerns November 2, 2023 The UK’s four biggest banks have collectively made an extra £6.5bn this year off the back of past interest rate hikes, says new analysis.
Who is PwC’s new global chair Mohamed Kande? October 30, 2023 Kande's appointment marks a break from PwC's pattern of choosing its US head to become global chair.
PwC underperforms Big Four in revenue growth October 24, 2023 PwC's revenue growth is down from 13.4 per cent in the previous year, falling short of its Big Four rivals.
After fining Deloitte £25m, China vows to discipline the Big Four March 27, 2023 China has vowed to toughen its stance towards the Big Four accounting firms after hitting Deloitte with a £25m fine for auditing failures. After meeting with Deloitte’s global chair Sharon Thorne, China’s Ministry of Finance (MoF) outlined plans yesterday to “strengthen” its supervision of the country’s audit sector by “strictly” enforcing “financial discipline.” China’s vice [...]
EY chief says it’s still too early to say whether split plan can be rescued March 23, 2023 The head of EY’s US business has said it is still too early to say whether the accounting giant’s global split will go ahead in its current form or whether the plan might have to be reworked. Julie Boland told the Financial Times it would be “premature” to predict whether EY’s current plan to split [...]
KPMG stands behind audit of Silicon Valley Bank, accounting firm’s US chief says March 15, 2023 The chief executive of KPMG’s US business has said the Big Four accounting firm stands behind its audit of Silicon Valley Bank, after it gave the California financier a clean bill of health just two weeks before its collapse. KPMG chief Paul Knopp told an event at New York University that “we stand behind the [...]
PwC strikes deal with San Francisco startup to let lawyers and tax experts use AI chatbot March 15, 2023 PwC has struck a deal to start using an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot to speed up work in its tax and legal divisions as the world’s top professional services firms increasingly look towards tech to boost efficiency. The accounting firm’s initial 12-month contract with San Francisco startup Harvey will see all 4,000 staff in PwC’s [...]