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Report: Accounting Firms Turn Down Greensill Auditing Role

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A number of large accounting groups have turned down requests to audit Greensill Capital as the SoftBank -backed firm mulls a stock market listing, the Financial Times (FT) reported.

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Big Four Accountancies Fail UK Audit Test

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s so-called Big Four accountancy firms — KPMG, PwC, EY and Deloitte — have reportedly failed to reach audit quality standards set by the Financial Reporting Council , Reuters reported this week. Only 75 percent of the audits of the U.K.’s s largest 350 public firms met that 90 percent performance threshold.

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Number Of Corporate Accounting Errors Unexpectedly Climbs

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A research firm has discovered that the number of material accounting mistakes made by U.S. Massachusetts-based Audit Analytics looked at disclosures from more than 9,000 U.S.-listed listed companies since 2005, finding firms that had to reissue their financials due to errors.

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Report: EY Whistleblower Called Out Wirecard For Fraud Years Before It Went Bankrupt

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An EY whistleblower has alleged the global accounting firm was warned as far back as 2016 that senior managers at Wirecard may have committed fraud and one had tried to bribe an auditor, the Financial Times (FT) reported. An audit by KPMG , a global auditing firm, criticized Wirecard’s lack of transparency.

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More firms obtain independent assurance on ESG data

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The number of global companies obtaining independent assurance on their ESG information increased from 51% to 58% in 2020, compared to the previous year, said the International Federation of Accountants ( IFAC ) recently. The post More firms obtain independent assurance on ESG data appeared first on FutureCFO.

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KPMG, PwC, EY To Put $9B Toward AI, Data Tech

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The largest accounting firms – EY, Deloitte, KPMG and PwC – are investing billions of dollars in artificial intelligence (AI) and data technology products to change the industry in new ways, according to a report by Bloomberg Tax. That means accountants will be expected to become business advisers, not just number checkers.

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12 Best Paying Jobs in Finance in 2023

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment numbers for Financial Managers are expected to rise by 17% over the next decade , faster than the average for all occupations. They may work in various industries, such as investment firms, accounting firms, banks, or the government. These include: Accounting Skills.

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