Big Four firms now have total domination of the FTSE 100 audit market as mid-tier presence is squeezed out of the market. Philip Smith analyses the £700m plus audit market, highlighting the risk of substantial audit fee price rises after year-one audit wins and the impact of second-cycle audit tendering on competition

Amid falling quality and a lack of competition, audit fees for FTSE 250 companies increased 6% in the last year, hitting £203.6m, in a market dominated by the Big Four audit firms, according to exclusive research by Accountancy Daily

In the exclusive Accountancy Daily survey of the FTSE 250, the stranglehold of the Big Four auditors on the £274m audit market highlights a complete failure to create a competitive audit market, with mid-tier firms standing on the sidelines, failing to grasp more than a handful of opportunities. Philip Smith analyses current audit fees, non-audit services and tender activity, assessing whether the market can be reformed 

The number of trainee applications may be strong with a record 19,887 trainee but the Top 75 accounting firms are tightening their belts when it comes to investment in training contracts in the longer term, reports Philip Smith

Securing a training contract at one of the Top 75 Firms is a catalyst for aspiring accountants to launch a career in tax, audit and accounting but does the profession still have the draw it used to have. Philip Smith talks to a selection of trainees about their career aspirations, expectations and training experiences

Fee income at the Top 75 accounting firms has reached a record £15.75bn, increasing revenue by more than 5% in the last 12 months despite a barrage of criticism of the Big Four audit firms over contentious listed audits, Brexit concerns and business uncertainty

After a difficult year for the dominant Big Four accounting firms, harsh criticism of audit quality and market concentration, not to mention the launch of a number of hard-hitting reviews into the audit sector, revenue in Accountancy Daily's Top 75 Firms Survey 2019 has soared to a record £15.75bn across the leading UK firms with staff hires rising. Philip Smith analyses current trends, financial performance and the future outlook

Increasing focus on the quality of audit in the UK means that the Big Four audit firms are under severe pressure with threats of breakup and radical reform. In our exclusive annual FTSE 100 Big Four Alumni survey, Philip Smith analyses the inextricable link between UK boards and the top audit firms

As Big Four audit firms come under increasing pressure amid concerns about market dominance and conflicts of interest, Philip Smith asks how independent the Financial Reporting Council is as the regulator

Despite increased scrutiny, there is still an inextricable link between the boards of the FTSE 100 and the UK’s Big Four audit firms with almost two thirds of FTSE 100 CFOs and audit committee chairs being former partners or staff, according to Accountancy’s annual FTSE 100 and Big Four alumni survey

Despite attempts by regulators to reform the audit market, including the ongoing Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) market review, the Big Four audit firms continue to dominate the £899m listed audit market, according to Accountancy’s exclusive FTSE 100 Auditors Survey

Amid unprecedented political scrutiny and a second competition probe, the Big Four audit firms continue to hold a vice-like grip over the FTSE 100 audit market, now worth nearly £900m. Philip Smith provides a detailed breakdown of total audit and non-audit fees by FTSE 100 company, plus tenure lengths and year ends from our exclusive Accountancy auditors survey

In this years' Accountancy Network and Associations annual survey, the Big Four networks continue to dominate the global accounting market as combined revenues hit $200.12bn (£150.80bn), while the UK accounts for 10% of all global revenue at $19.4bn, reports Amy Austin

The UK accounts for 10% share of global fee income from the global networks and associations with total UK revenue hitting $19.4bn, up from $18.8bn year on year, despite the threat of Brexit and increasing scrutiny of the audit market, reports Amy Austin

More global accountancy networks are reporting gender diversity numbers with 14 (56%) out of the 25 firms in this year's survey voluntarily providing a gender breakdown of their partner numbers as the number of female partners reaches an all-time high, reports Amy Austin