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Big Four firm cites success in early experiments to spread out work at peak times in the US
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...The FRC had demanded the material as part of an investigation into Grant Thornton over its auditing of Sports Direct....
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...Under Dunckley, Grant Thornton moved away from auditing “public interest entity” companies — such as most listed businesses, banks and insurers — in order to reduce its exposure to high-risk clients....
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...While BASF had been auditing its plants in Xinjiang for years, the company never revealed the exact scope of the reviews nor the names of the actual auditing firms....
...Investigators found that KPMG staff shared questions and answers to mandatory internal exams covering US auditing standards, professional ethics and managing conflicts of interest over the course of at least...
...Last October, KPMG was hit with a record £21mn fine for failures in its auditing of outsourcer Carillion....
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...“Auditing standards should require auditors to have uncomfortable conversations with management.”...
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...Last October, it was hit with a record £21mn penalty for failures in its auditing of collapsed government contractor Carillion....
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