South west accountancy firm Old Mill is moving the Wiltshire office to Greenways Business Park, in Chippenham as part of the firm’s wider expansion plans
Big Four network EY has reported combined global revenues of $39.9bn (£29bn) for the financial year ended June 2021 (FY21), an increase of 4% in fee income year on year, while it has set aside a substantial budget to invest in improving audit quality
Luton-based accountants Foxley Kingham has acquired local accountancy practice and financial experts Keens Shay Keens with all staff transferring across after the merger
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Mid-tier audit firm Mazars has been lined up to take over the audit of AIG UK, the subsidiary of the listed US insurance giant AIG, breaking a 40-year PwC audit relationship
As part of a major regional expansion, PwC has started moving staff into a new Midlands headquarters at One Chamberlain Square in Birmingham’s Paradise development
Regional accountancy firm Milsted Langdon has acquired Bristol based accountants and business advisory firm Houghton Stone, bringing all staff on board as part of the merger
Failings in the quality of risk assessment into revenue recognition issues and reporting lapses over potential conflicts of interest and partner independence continue to be an issue at EY although the firm has improved its overall quality of audit in this year’s Audit Quality Inspection (AQI) report from the Financial Reporting Council (FRC)