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AAYP 2016: Five key skills auditors will need in the future

10/05/2016(0)
AUDIT teams have the skill sets to meet today’s requirements but changes will be needed to meet the demands of audit in the future. That is the finding of two international ... Read More
lawyers - Law

Statistics: Growth potential for in-house lawyers

09/05/2016(0)
Law Society figures show growth potential for in-house careers According to the Society’s number crunchers, as of 31 July 2015, there are now over 5,000 commercial businesses out there taking ... Read More
Ernst & Young

Top ten accountancy firm has recruited a former EY partner

27/04/2016(0)
Top Ten accountancy firm Smith & Williamson has recruited a former EY partner to join its tax ranks. John Cooney re-joins the firm as partner after ten years in ... Read More
PwC-building

Former PwC employees to stand trial over Luxleaks scandal

26/04/2016(0)
THE LUXLEAKS scandal starts a new chapter today as two former PwC employees go on trial accused of leaking thousands of corporate documents that expose Luxembourg’s shadowy tax deals. Antoine ... Read More
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Big four among others to join together to enable more apprenticeships

21/03/2016(0)
Leading professional services and industry employers, Professional Bodies and training providers have come together to develop a new apprenticeship standard for the audit, accountancy and tax professions. The new ... Read More
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Big Four’s £2.55bn revenues dominate UK consultancy market

03/03/2016(0)
The consulting arms of the Big Four accountancy firms continue to dominate the UK consultancy market, accounting for over a third of revenues, and are growing faster than the ... Read More
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Auto Trader swaps PwC for KPMG as auditor

22/02/2016(0)
ONLINE car dealership Auto Trader has appointed KPMG as its auditor, it has been confirmed. PwC, which has been Auto Trader’s auditor since 2004, will conduct the current year audit ... Read More
Ernst & Young

Accounting giant EY is buying Seren a digital design consultancy

18/08/2015(0)
Business advisory firm EY yesterday announced it is buying Seren, a digital design consultancy based in Silicon Roundabout. Seren chief executive Ben Lang­don will continue as boss of what ... Read More
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FCA defends secondments with ‘Big Four’ accountants

04/06/2015(0)
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed how many staff were seconded to and from it from the ‘Big Four‘ accountancy firms Deloitte, KPMG, PwC and EY in 2014. Following ... Read More
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Big Four to beat law in dumping the billable hour

29/04/2015(0)
Pricing experts have predicted that accounting firms will scrap the billable hour before law firms, but neither sector is willing to change. Steve Major (pictured), founder of consultancy Pricing ... Read More
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