The inside take on grad life in a big 4 firm
KPMG has been handed a huge fine of £14.4 million in the UK for intentionally deceiving the accounting authority during inspections of its audits of Carillion and another UK business, Regenersis. An industry tribunal issued the penalties after finding that KPMG gave inaccurate and misleading papers and information to the Financial Reporting Council. Four former …
According to statistics that for the first time shows the challenges people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds face when entering Big 4 firms, more than four in five PwC UK workers come from a higher socioeconomic background. This suggests that there is a pay gap within the big 4. According to parental occupation data, the Big …
EY is preparing to divide its audit and consulting operations globally, marking the greatest shake-up of a Big Four accounting firm in two decades. Is this the breakup of EY? The concept, which EY’s senior partners are still working out, is an audacious attempt to get around the conflicts of interest that have plagued the …