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PwC’s Takeover of ‘The World’s Best Tax Law Firm’
March 17th, 2017
In a move that illustrates how the professional services market is changing, about half of General Electric’s tax department — once described as as ‘the world’s best tax law firm’ — is moving to PwC in April. Under the deal, about ...
Judge rejects PwC’s request For mistrial In MF Global case
March 16th, 2017
In an unsurprising move, the judge overseeing bankrupt commodities broker MF Global’s $3 billion suit against PwC rejected the accounting firm’s request for a mistrial, saying PwC’s lawyers can challenge MF Global’s arguments in court over the rest of ...
PwC’s partnering with tech startup incubator Codebase
March 13th, 2017
PwC is putting its weight behind technology startups, partnering with the UK’s biggest incubator. The professional services giant will support Scotland’s Codebase, which is home to more than 80 startups in Edinburgh and will soon launch a second location ...
PwC launches Hong Kong legal practice
March 10th, 2017
The Big Four accountancy firm has entered the legal fray making hires from King & Wood Mallesons and O’Melveny & Myers. The move has resulted in the establishment of a new independent Hong Kong firm, Tiang & Co, led ...
PwC in US sued for MF Global’s Collapse
March 8th, 2017
MF Global, PwC Blame Each Other for MF Global’s Collapse The trial between PwC, one of the world’s largest accounting firms, and the bankrupt brokerage MF Global gets underway. The trial between one of the world’s largest accounting firms ...
PwC under investigation for a company’s audit
March 2nd, 2017
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has commenced an investigation under the Audit Enforcement Procedure into the conduct of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) LLP, in relation to the audit of the financial statements of Redcentric plc (Redcentric) for the years ended 31 ...
Why PwC Was Involved in the 2017 Oscars Best Picture Mix-Up
March 1st, 2017
So why did the presenter for the Oscar’s Best Picture category have a Steve Harvey moment Sunday night? Well, it may have something to do with a name not often associated with the glitz and glamour of Hollywood: Accounting ...
International law firm appoints team from PwC and establishes international tax disputes practice
February 3rd, 2017
Bird & Bird has today launched an international tax disputes practice based in the UK, with the appointment of a team from PricewaterhouseCoopers (‘PwC’). Andy Brown and Julian Balson join as partners, along with Ben Holloway as Legal Director, ...
PwC CEE strikes partnership with LSBF
January 24th, 2017
An agreement between PwC in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the London School of Business & Finance (LSBF) has seen the LSBF become the official provider of ACCA tuition materials for the PwC CEE Academy. The LSBF will ...
Deloitte scoops GSK ‘mega audit’ from PwC
December 16th, 2016
Another hugely lucrative audit is set to change hands. Pharmaceutical giant GSK is moving its audit work to Deloitte after PwC’s 15-year reign. Deloitte will become the audit firm for the year ending 31 December 2018. The GSK audit is ...