Big Four face scrutiny as watchdog launches audit sector review
四大会计事务所面临英国政府审查
The competition regulator has launched an immediate review of Britain’s audit industry over concerns that it is not working well for the economy or investors in British companies. It will report initial findings before the end of the year.
普华永道、德勤、毕马威、安永这四大会计事务所面临英国政府审查。初步审查结果将于今年底公布。
在此之前，毕马威会计事务所在对卡利莲建筑公司的审计中，没有发现该公司账务中存在的问题，但之后卡利莲建筑公司倒闭了。
The review comes after politicians scrutinised the quality of statutory audits in the wake of the failure of Carillion, the outsourcing group, amid accusations that auditors had failed to spot red flags in its accounts.
It is the second review by the competition authority in five years and piles fresh pressure on the Big Four firms — PWC, Deloitte, KPMG and EY.
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