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PwC acquires data technology firm Selera Labs
September 15th, 2016
PwC is strengthening its tax reporting practice with the acquisition of Selera Labs, a market leading data technology firm. The acquisition comes at a time when tax authorities around the world are requiring increasing amounts of data from organisations. ...
KPMG, EY, PwC, Deloitte, Accenture’s new weapons: toys, tech and Play-Doh
September 15th, 2016
Think of it as the consultant’s version of an arms race – but played out with fancy gadgets. KPMG’s new Innovation Lab, located at the accounting and advisory firm’s Barangaroo digs in Sydney, is designed to unsettle clients so ...
PwC’s legal arm posts 24% revenue jump
September 14th, 2016
Revenue at PwC Legal has soared this financial year, from £48.5m to £59.9m, an increase of 25%. Led by senior partner Shirley Brookes, the legal arm of the accounting giant has also posted net income of £11m. Of the total revenue, ...
PwC reports double digit growth for second consecutive year
September 12th, 2016
Revenue up 11% to £3.4bn Growth is reported in all business areas, with particular client demand for cyber security, data analytics and technology services Total number of UK equity partners increased to 926, from 885 last year (4.6% increase) ...
PwC fined £2.3m by FRC
September 1st, 2016
Disciplinary case relating to PwC’s audits of Cattles plc and Welcome Financial Services Limited The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) announced the outcome of the disciplinary case relating to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) and its audits of the financial statements of Cattles ...
PwC to recruit over 1,000 technology specialists
August 23rd, 2016
PwC’s UK Risk Assurance practice is on track to recruit more than 1,000 technology specialists over the next four years to meet increasing client demand for digital, regulatory and cyber security services. The new recruits will work across all ...
PwC Fights $5.6 Billion Fraud Trial over Taylor Bean’s Collapse
August 11th, 2016
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP failed to spot for seven years a multibillion-dollar fraud that led to the demise of Taylor Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp., a lawyer for the lender’s bankruptcy trustee told a Miami jury on Tuesday. At issue is ...
PwC must face MF Global lawsuit over accounting advice
August 8th, 2016
A US Judge has given the go-ahead for a $1bn lawsuit against PwC over claims the firm provided bad accounting advice which contributed to the 2011 collapse of MF Global. MF Global and its parent company, MF Global Holdings Ltd, collapsed ...
FRC is to investigate PwC over its auditing of BHS
August 1st, 2016
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is to investigate PwC over its auditing of BHS for the 2014 financial year, following on from criticism of the firm’s actions in signing the retailer’s accounts off as a ‘going concern’ from the ...
PwC’s business recovery services team appoints four new partners
July 18th, 2016
PwC’s business recovery services team has appointed four new partners across its London and regional practice, bringing its total number of partners to 51. Mike Moffett has been appointed as a partner in the operational restructuring team, which collaborates with ...
