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Field to meet Insolvency Service boss

MPs demand tougher action on directors of failed firms

Bhs Edinburgh
Bhs Edinburgh before it closed in one of the biggest retail collapses of recent times (pic: Terry Murden)   Regulators are being asked to toughen up their response to directorsRead More

Break with other big four firms

KPMG halts non-audit work amid ongoing probes

First mover: KPMG is the first of the big four to stop providing non-audit services   KPMG will stop providing non-audit work for FTSE 350 companies whose accounts it monitors,Read More

Big Four facing inquiry

Clark ponders new law after ordering audit review

Greg Clark
Greg Clark: ‘questions about competitiveness’   UK Business secretary Greg Clark has instigated a review of the audit sector following concerns over its failure to spot large scale company collapses.Read More

Revenue rises at big four firm

PwC partners enjoy profit payouts amid audit scrutiny

Lindsay Gardiner
Lindsay Gardiner: ‘strong performance’   Another of the big four accountancy firms has paid out hefty profits per partner at a time when the profession is under scrutiny over itsRead More

Biggest ever penalty

PwC and partner fined over Bhs audit failures

British Home Stores Bhs
PwC has received the biggest fine ever issued by the auditors' watchdog

Retailers discounting fashion lines

Slashing prices ‘won’t stop’ shop squeeze, says Russell

Austin Reed
High street fashion retailers could be making a mistake by slashing prices to cope with the effects of higher wages and other costs, it has been claimed.

Tycoon agrees deal with former staff

Green to donate £363m to settle Bhs pensions row

Sir Philip Green
Former Bhs owner Sir Philip Green has agreed to hand over £363 million to settle a long-running dispute with the Pensions Regulator over the failed retail chain's pension scheme...

Chappell targeted by HMRC

Former BHS owner arrested over unpaid tax

Dominic Chappell, who bought BHS from Sir Philip Green for £1, has been arrested..

Deal may be close

Green makes new offer over BHS pension deficit

Sir Philip Green
Retail tycoon Sir Philip Green and other former owners of BHS are facing enforcement action over..

Retailer criticised over BHS

MPs back call for Green to lose knighthood

Sir Philip Green
MPs have voted in favour of stripping former BHS owner Sir Philip Green of his knighthood. During a three-hour debate in the Commons, MPs from all parties criticised the retailerRead More