Confidence in audit quality has increased but many stakeholders have reported only a partial or limited understanding of the ...

The rise of AI in audit is unavoidable. This analysis explores the ethical risks of bias, the regulatory need for Explainable AI (XAI).

When auditors cut corners, when they compromise their objectivity, or when they place profit above principle, our financial ...

The UK government does not know how much it spends on consultants, despite a push to cut its bill for external advisers, ...

Recent audit failures are bringing new scrutiny to the dominance and business practices of the Big Four accounting firms. Strong words, and more, are being hurled at the global accounting ...

LONDON (Reuters) - UK competition authorities are to probe the stranglehold of the world's biggest accountancy firms on British blue-chip company audits after finding evidence of anti-competitive ...

The BBC World Service undertook significant savings programmes within specific limited timeframes. As the report acknowledges ...

The "Big Four" accounting firms should find out this week how their grip on Britain's audit market could be loosened in a ruling Europe and the United States will scrutinise. The UK Competition ...

The UK’s Financial Reporting Council (FRC), the regulatory watchdog for the accounting industry, has set a deadline of June 2024 for the Big Four accounting firms to separate audit practices from the ...

Mobile mast emissions remain within safe levels, including new 5G sites, an annual audit has found. The Jersey Competition ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced an urgent audit of state-owned defense companies, with all data on ...