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Deloitte

Former Deloitte partner dinged by PCAOB for failures in Bancolombia audit

2025-02-14T19:34:00+00:00By

A former Deloitte partner will pay $75,000 and be barred from working as a public company registered accountant for two years by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board after violating audit standards during a 2016 audit.

Fitbit_web

CPSC fines Google-owned Fitbit $12M for failing to report smartwatch burn hazard

2025-01-24T19:55:00+00:00By

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ordered Google-owned Fitbit to pay more than $12 million and comply with certain undertakings to settle allegations the company knowingly failed to report a serious burning hazard with its Ionic smartwatches.

KPMG

FRC discloses probe of KPMG over 2022 audit of gambling company Entain

2025-01-22T15:05:00+00:00By

The U.K. Financial Reporting Council disclosed an investigation into KPMG’s audit of international sports betting and gambling company Entain Group.

SEC office

Cannabis company dinged by SEC over ‘round-trip’ transfer to inflate year-end cash

2025-01-10T20:14:00+00:00By

A cannabis company agreed to pay $225,000 to settle allegations that funds were temporarily deposited into its year-end accounts for the sole purpose of inflating year-end cash, the Securities and Exchange Commission said.

WWE_web

SEC slams WWE founder Vince McMahon for misstatements caused by hush money payments

2025-01-10T18:03:00+00:00By

Vince McMahon, the founder and former CEO of WWE, was fined $400,000 and ordered to reimburse the wrestling giant more than $1.3 million to settle charges brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission that he failed to disclose hush money payments he made on behalf of himself and the company.