Companies freeze recruitment, awaiting clarity on tax, business and employment policy
Tougher economic conditions prompt companies to cut spending in firm’s key markets
Big Four firm given its second-biggest public sector mandate before Labour pledged to reduce reliance on external firms
Big Four firm has carried out review of cost base and is also facing a drop in number of staff leaving
Tie-up is biggest strategic change at accounting and consulting group since Jon Holt took over as UK chief executive in 2021
Auditor KPMG requests more time to ‘complete the usual standard procedures’
Big Four firm’s move prompted by government decision to raise salary threshold for skilled worker admission
First term was dominated by attempts to repair Big Four firm’s reputation following a series of scandals
Financial Reporting Council says Big Four firm’s audit failed to meet requirements
Mazars issues ‘adverse’ audit opinion on asset management group’s latest accounts
Blair Nimmo to leave as company losses widen since its sale by the Big Four firm
Partners take home £746,000 on average but remain lowest paid of the Big Four
Natixis, KPMG and CACEIS also sued in first major litigation relating to illiquid asset scandal
Tie-up subject to votes by partners in both countries as consultancy seeks to boost growth and move past scandals
Private equity-backed business hit by rise in staff and financing costs
Big Four firm says suspicious activity quickly spotted but industry disagrees about relying on the new technology
Policies come as Beijing increases control over international financial hub
The Big Four firm already kept pay flat in its deal advisory unit because of a prolonged slowdown in dealmaking
Gulf between smallest Big Four firm and rivals opens up as number of partners falls to a more than 20-year low
A new study showed that working-class women can suffer a double disadvantage
Big Four firm has been hit by dearth of deals and slower economic growth
UK accounting watchdog imposes penalty on Big Four firm over serious failings in UK contractor audit
‘Overhiring’ in some areas has led consultancies to make job cuts, say recruiters and analysts
Administrators of the collapsed private equity firm are claiming damages for alleged audit lapses
