Nearly a year since the government set out plans to reform the audit profession, there has been no progress, and little sign that parliamentary time will be found to publish draft rules

FTSE listed manufacturer of Vent Axia fans, Volution Group plc, has appointed PwC as auditor replacing EY after 10 years

FTSE listed Topps Tiles has dropped PwC as auditor after a competitive tender where Mazars came in with a lower price

Only 12% of audits of public sector bodies and local councils were completed by the November deadline as auditor shortages pile pressure on sector 

Following a competitive tender, Big Four firm PwC has been reappointed as statutory auditor for global banking group HSBC

Five years on, ICAEW chief executive warns that a long overdue overhaul of audit and corporate governance reform risks being ‘kicked into the long grass’

Aron Kleiman, head of audit and accounts at Wilson Wright LLP, shares the practical challenges involved in implementation of the firm’s system of quality management to meet ISQM requirements

The audit regulator has launched an investigation into the audit of Zaim Credit Systems plc for the year ended 31 December 2021 conducted by Shipleys LLP

AIM-listed gold mining company Chaarat has appointed Macintyre Hudson as auditor following the resignation of Deloitte

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has launched an investigation into the audit of Stirling Water Seafield Finance plc by EY

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has fined Big Four firm Deloitte £906,250 over audit failures and a lack of professional scepticism related to the audit of SIG plc

AIM listed Induction, a digital health platform, plans to drop KPMG as auditor with the appointment of Crowe UK LLP