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PwC agreed to pay $55 million to settle claims
January 7th, 2016
PwC in $55 million settlement with Madoff feeder fund investors PricewaterhouseCoopers agreed to pay $55 million to settle claims it failed to audit properly the books of Fairfield Greenwich Group, the biggest operator of “feeder funds” for now-imprisoned swindler ...
Deloitte, KPMG, PwC and four others empanelled for RBI Information Systems Audit
December 28th, 2015
Deloitte, KPMG, PwC and four others have been empanelled by the Reserve Bank of India for conducting audit of information systems of the central bank. The other agencies are AAA Technologies, Auditime, Digital Age Strategies and Mahindra SSG. “With ...
Britain pays to PwC for helping to design Ukraine’s tax reform – finance ministry
December 22nd, 2015
The Finance Ministry of Ukraine drew up the draft amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine itself, although the ministry used consultations by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) international consulting company, the services of which were paid by the British government. The ...
PwC to hire 500 new staff in 2016 as it prepares for growth
December 16th, 2015
The Irish arm of international professional services firm PwC has announced plans to hire 500 new staff in 2016 The PwC number is made up of 300 graduate positions and 200 posts for more senior staff who have full ...
PwC pushes further into legal services
December 9th, 2015
PwC has continued its aggressive push into the legal space, aided by the firm’s appointment of a former Gilbert + Tobin partner as head of projects. Tony O’Malley, PwC Australia and Asia Pacific legal services leader, told Lawyers Weekly’s sister publication AccountantsDaily that the ...
PwC forges closer relationships with young tech entrepreneurs at ‘Slush’
November 6th, 2015
PwC has teamed up with the international not-for-profit organisation that owns and organises the ‘Slush’ events, which seek to match entrepreneurs and technology talent with major corporations and investors. The relationship started five years ago in Helsinki, where the ...
Venture Fund Sues PwC for Alleged Audit Deficiencies
November 4th, 2015
Burrill Life Sciences Capital Fund sued Burrill & Co.’s founder in July A venture fund launched by Burrill & Co. is suing PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for allegedly failing to flag unauthorized transfers that it claims led to millions in investor ...
PwC has acquired the assets of Kusiri
October 29th, 2015
PwC’s deals and forensics practice has acquired the assets of Kusiri, a technology start-up which provides a forensic data search platform used to discover fraud and for compliance screening. Six people from Kusiri joined PwC’s forensics team on Monday ...
PWC has scooped the Virgin Money audit from KPMG
October 27th, 2015
PwC wrestles Virgin Money audit from KPMG PWC has scooped the Virgin Money audit from KPMG after its Big Four rival had held the account for 11 years. Virgin Money intends to appoint PwC from 1 January 2016, subject ...
Formal Complaints against Mr Stephen Harrison and PwC, and Mr Stephen Hill and David Wells relating to Connaught plc
October 13th, 2015
The Financial Reporting Council’s Executive Counsel has delivered two disciplinary Formal Complaints in connection with the conduct of: Stephen Harrison (PwC’s Senior Statutory Auditor and Audit Engagement Partner) and PwC in relation to the audit of the financial statements ...
