Fees paid to auditors by FTSE 100 companies have broken through the £1bn threshold for the first time this year, from £975.38m in 2021, according to research by Thomson Reuters

Following the announcement of plans to split into two separate firms, EY has named the global chair and CEO for the audit and consulting businesses

Only 12% of local government audits have been signed off on time, while hundreds of audits have not been completed for earlier years as the backlog grows

Five years since the Competition & Market Authority review of the audit market, there has been glacial change in the level of competition among audit firms

Internal auditors should embrace data analytics to help improve risk assurance and strategy as businesses continue to face economic uncertainty, according to a report by Chartered IIA 

Revolution Beauty has named Bob Holt as its chief executive as the listed business continues to face an audit investigation 

John Selwood (ACA) looks at imminent changes that will impact auditors this busy season, explaining the impact of revised auditing standards and ISQM requirements

Listed beer brewer Adnams plc has changed auditor with the appointment of MHA MacIntyre Hudson

ICAEW has called for stable and independent funding to ensure that the Auditing, Reporting and Governance Authority (ARGA) can deliver as a robust audit regulator

Big Four firm EY has argued that it was ‘not responsible’ for the alleged failures of its audit over healthcare company NMC Health 

Audit reform needs to go ahead as a priority to improve the quality of audit, said speakers at ICAEW Manchester and Alliance Manchester Business School event

Following a series of multimillion pound fines for audit misconduct, the audit regulator has ramped up its guidance on the use of judgment and professional scepticism, explains Paul Brehony, partner at Signature Litigation LLP