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FRC probing Crowe over Akazoo audit
By 
Kyle Brasseur2021-10-04T17:02:00
The U.K. Financial Reporting Council announced the start of an investigation into audit firm Crowe UK concerning the financial statements of Luxembourg-incorporated on-demand music streaming subscription company Akazoo.
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