Accounting regulator’s probe will focus on audits for four financial years to 2018
African firms say they lost over a third of their business as global executives forced them to drop risky clients
Defence department’s move is part of Trump administration’s ongoing purge of consultancy spending
Big Four firm failed to evaluate impact of partner’s ‘long association’ with now-defunct travel company, regulator says
Partner-led buyout would improve liquidity and mark strategic pivot away from consulting
Companies including Accenture and Deloitte identify at least $15bn worth of potential cuts
Monday is the deadline for firms to offer price concessions and suggest other cuts
Recent retirees left waiting for equity repayment as Big Four firm grapples with audit ban after Evergrande collapse
Big Four firm admits it failed to recognise risks posed by bank’s loans to steel magnate’s wider business empire
Deloitte, PwC and KPMG filing in potential $18bn case warns of ‘erosion of confidence’ in fairness of system
Consulting group says US government purchases have slowed and global economic uncertainty has risen
Staff told of redundancies in 12-minute call as firm retreats from British legal practice expansion plans
Moves come as consultants strain to protect annual profit pool of close to £1mn per partner
‘Friction and angst’ over Neom auditor preceded Public Investment Fund’s ban on Big Four firm
Firms including Deloitte and Accenture told to justify billions of dollars’ worth of contracts
After wielding a chainsaw to the federal budget, managing consulting contracts may be next on the chopping block
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AI is expected to drive recovery in 2025 after a two-year slump
Consulting is key to unlocking growth in the face of global headwinds, says analysts
Candidates hired from other sectors bring valuable insider knowledge on what clients really want
Big firms won £1.5bn of UK government work in 2024, an increase on the previous two years
Auditors decline to sign off accounts for South Tees Development Corporation, chaired by mayor Ben Houchen
Big Four firm becomes latest government contractor to ditch DEI targets
Big Four firm’s UK arm tells staff it remains committed to diversity despite changes in US
Lawyers, bankers and many other professionals are now using chatbots to communicate, some without company oversight
