The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has issued a major revision of the ethical standard for auditors banning them from providing most non-audit services to listed company clients to reduce conflicts of interest

As the collapse of Carillion and Thomas Cook have shown, auditing goodwill and impairments can represent insurmountable problems for auditors, so maximum write-off periods for these intangibles could be the only solution, argues Emile Woolf

In this month’s audit updates, FRC fines leap 44%, MPs grill auditors over Thomas Cook, PwC in $7.9m independence fine, Kingman warns of reform drift while Brydon hits out at ‘shotgun’ approach, BDO predicts 25% audit fee hike, public demands ‘more teeth’ at regulator as new team take over and going concern audit standard is ‘toughened’

There was a 44% hike in the value of fines issued by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) to audit firms last year, following a global trend which sees its replacement regulator set to impose even tougher sanctions, according to analysis by Thomson Reuters

In this month’s audit updates, date set for Autonomy audit complaint hearing, charity regulator criticises audits, Grant Thornton loses FTSE 250 audit, FRC chair fears reforms will not address concerns while EY boss admits zero contingency planning, and NAO consults on local code update

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has revised its going concern standard, ISA UK 570, in response to a string of corporate failures where auditors failed to warn that companies were on the brink of collapse

After two decades of no change, the audit profession must become personally responsible and legally accountable if it is to provide the levels of assurance demanded by investors, argues Emile Woolf FCA

Audit watchdog increases enforcement team by 25% during preparations for move to more powerful Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority as outgoing chairman warns reviews may not address all stakeholder expectations  

Private equity investment trust parts ways with mid-tier audit firm after three decades following appointment of EY as new auditor from 2020

In this month’s audit updates, KPMG is hit with £3.5m BNY Mellon fine, FRC fines hit record levels, firms required to report staff misconduct, BEIS clarifies Sports Direct auditor position, PwC quits Staffline audit but wins IHG audit, IESBA aims to strengthen scepticism, FRC consults on client assets while NAO revises Code of Practice

The National Audit Office (NAO) is seeking public feedback on proposed updates to its Code of Audit Practice, calling for greater focus on value for money in public bodies

Lawyers from Sports Direct have approached the Department for Business, Enterprise and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to gain clarity on the role of BEIS following the resignation of auditor Grant Thornton