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Dozens are dead and thousands injured after an explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday
Keith Skeoch will help run the Financial Reporting Council while it forces an effective split of Big Four accountants
HMRC has gone from praising the company’s tax department to suing it in a landmark case
Watchdog finds recurring failures in investigations into poor-quality audits by Big Four
Regulator says accountancy firm failed to meet standards on assessing third-party experts
Lord Fairfax allegedly arranged $300,000 payment in exchange for information on Venezuelan billionaire
Tabby Kinder’s top reads this week: Britain’s Huawei ban | airborne virus transmission | socially distant haircuts
Auditors found that debt owed by founder BR Shetty was wrongly assigned to the hospital operator
PwC, Deloitte, EY and KPMG had higher number of audits needing big improvements, FRC finds
Tribunal rules UK auditor was guilty of breaching ‘its obligation of integrity’ in work for tech group
Accounting firm severely reprimanded by FRC and made to commit to improvement of ethical controls
The cost of the coronavirus crisis means governments want to reduce tax avoidance by business
Scramble for health workers’ protective kit forced search beyond normal suppliers
UK regulator orders the largest shake-up of the industry in decades
The industry’s failure to spot holes in the accounts of several collapsed companies has led to clamour for reform
Professional services firm tells staff ‘crisis has caused additional strain’ forcing it to reduce costs
Firms should have ‘obligation to find fraud rather than stumble over it’, says City heavyweight Donald Brydon
Senior partners advised to tell clients objective of fraud was to ‘deceive investors and EY’
Auditor of insolvent payments group under fire for failing to detect fraud
Three firms signed off books with clean bill of health before LCF went into administration
James Benamor will sell his entire 61% stake after battle with UK lender
Crunch investor vote this week will determine fate of business once worth £1.5bn
Pest control company with assets of £19,000 was given government contract in April
Simon Dingemans’ appointment is sign investment group is making fresh push for UK deals
Accounting firm to cut jobs despite rejecting use of government furlough scheme
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