Race to succeed Hywel Ball will see weeks of soundings with partners over trio of candidates
Big Four firm curbs annual salary bumps for thousands of employees and dismisses a handful of partners
Hefty capital returns to shareholders in reinsurers are expected, with shares likely to follow
Big Four firm found by Financial Reporting Council to have breached fee cap
The stakes of a fight over ‘astronomical’ profits in low-tax countries are visible only in fine print
Hubert Barth and four other current and former EY employees punished by German audit watchdog
UK tax authority was pursuing Conservative donor for income and employment-related taxes
Janet Truncale’s alternative to failed spin-off of consulting arm is criticised for lacking detail
New EY chief rules out reviving plan to split Big Four firm in two
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
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’
UK watchdog imposes penalties during review of group at centre of retail savings scandal
Big Four firm botched audit work and quality control over several years, Apas concludes in multiyear investigation
Preliminary approach underscores private equity’s interest in professional services
Apas stops short of establishing criminal intent in Big Four firm’s conduct
Lawyers for former investors in collapsed German payments group claim Big Four firm’s reorganisation made it harder to enforce claims
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Big Four firm seeks to conclude years-long crisis triggered by work for defunct payments firm
Janet Truncale lays groundwork for when she takes the reins at Big Four firm in July
Management criticised for lack of transparency as survey reveals some workers feel ‘deflated’ and ‘insecure’
New figures detail cost to Big Four firm of unsuccessful effort to separate consulting arm
Anonymised statistics to be used in parts of the business to increase compliance of hybrid working guidelines
Hywel Ball will continue to lead Big Four firm beyond its mandatory retirement age of 60 as policy comes under scrutiny
