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KPMG to settle charges by paying a $50 million penalty
June 19th, 2019
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged KPMG LLP with altering past audit work after receiving stolen information about inspections of the firm that would be conducted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). The SEC’s order also ...
President of biggest law firm in France accuses KPMG of ‘coup’ against the profession
February 7th, 2019
President of biggest law firm in France Fidal accuses KPMG of ‘coup’ against the profession after 130 lawyers decamp to accounting giant. French press reports describe the mass exit from Fidal to the accounting giant as ‘big bang chez ...
KPMG Report on Fintech: Global investment in Fintech is going gangbusters
August 9th, 2018
KPMG has published their Pulse of Fintech report highlighting global Fintech activity for the first half of 2018. According to KPMG, global investment in Fintech is going gangbusters as “Fintech market activity worldwide gained momentum during the first half ...
Several current and former KPMG partners face court contempt
December 20th, 2017
Several current and former KPMG partners are facing contempt proceedings in a Hong Kong court, as liquidators for a failed U.S.-listed Chinese company step up their action against the auditor over its refusal to produce Chinese working papers. The ...
KPMG is facing a battle to remain as auditor to the Bank of England
November 6th, 2017
KPMG is facing a battle to remain as auditor to the Bank of England as rivals plot to end its decade-long tenure in the prestigious role. Sky News has learnt that officials from Britain’s central bank contacted other accountancy ...
KPMG and Barclays sued for ‘engineering’ administration of quarrying company
October 25th, 2017
Quarrying company Portland Stone Holdings Limited is suing Barclays and KPMG for ‘engineering’ the administration of its subsidiary, Stone Firms Ltd, in 2010. The Portland Stone suppliers allege that the Barclays business support unit was ‘an internal profit centre’ ...
Closure of investigation into KPMG’s audit of HBOS plc
September 19th, 2017
The Financial Reporting Council (‘FRC’) announces the closure of its investigation into the conduct of KPMG’s audit of HBOS plc for the year ended 31 December 2007. The Executive Counsel to the FRC has, following a detailed investigation, concluded ...
Big Four accountant EY will replace KPMG as auditor of mining giant BHP Billiton
August 28th, 2017
Big Four accountant EY has snared a lucrative victory, replacing KPMG as mining giant BHP Billiton’s auditor. BHP conducted an audit tendering process during the year in the wake of regulations forcing firms to rotate their statutory accountants. As ...
KPMG agreed to pay Millions for audit failures
August 17th, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that KPMG has agreed to pay more than $6.2 million to settle charges that it failed to properly audit the financial statements of an oil and gas company, resulting in investors being ...
KPMG hires new partner for investment advisory team in UK
June 20th, 2017
KPMG has appointed Pat Race as a partner in its pension investment advisory team. In his role, Race will work with KPMG investment advisory and trustee services partner Nick Evans and his team in the firm’s London office. The ...