Headcount fell 3% last year with firms axing jobs and moving staff as post-pandemic boom fades
UK tax authority was pursuing Conservative donor for income and employment-related taxes
Court case to test the issue as move to more corporate structure raises another question: should the firm go public?
Janet Truncale’s alternative to failed spin-off of consulting arm is criticised for lacking detail
Tension between Beijing and Washington has increased scrutiny of western businesses operating there
Janet Truncale has told company’s 400,000 staff she wants to simplify operations instead
Big Four firm has carried out review of cost base and is also facing a drop in number of staff leaving
German lender needs to rely on its own expertise, says division’s new boss Claudio de Sanctis
Tools are set to make some skills redundant and free up time for more value-added tasks
Disclosure puts further pressure on telecoms group and former Conservative party donor
Both Tories and Labour pledge to cut reliance on external firms
Influential figure tells colleagues it is time to ‘hand on the baton’
Government may look at regulation of Big Four firms, with year-long inquiry concluding they operate in ‘grey area’
Attempts to control how staff communicate their own departures often cause more problems than they solve
A wave of talks with financial bidders comes as regulators voice concern about audit quality and ‘tone’
UK tax authority’s view on salaried members could see LLPs landed with backdated bills
Affected people ordered not to tell colleagues why they are leaving and given ‘suggested wording’ for farewell messages
Consulting firm aims to hire ‘hundreds’ of partners and staff to increase deal advisory work
Disruption is coming to bite the industry that made a cult of it
Accounting firm under cloud over audits of distressed property developer Evergrande and faces severe penalties
The UK needs more sceptical auditors and a tougher regulator
Tie-up is biggest strategic change at accounting and consulting group since Jon Holt took over as UK chief executive in 2021
Head of business restructuring, Mark Shaw, elected new managing partner
After numerous scandals, regulators say it’s the auditors who need to be examined more closely
Role in approving accounts has led to infighting at Big Four firm as clients reconsider relationship
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