New European Regulations Mean More Competition Between ‘Big Four’

By Aarti Maharaj2015-12-30T11:15:00

New European regulations requiring companies to change auditors every 20 years have led to intense competition between the Big Four audit firms. Barclays, for instance has cut a 120-year relationship with PwC, and KPMG has been picked up as auditor for the British bank. The audit firm rotation continued at ...

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