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PwC Australia faces potential investor class action over Corporate Travel Management audits
Phi Finney McDonald says it is “well advanced” in investigating claims against CTM and its former auditor over years of financial reporting. No class…
 • Claudine Cassar
The Big Four helped build the climate-reporting market. Can they independently audit it?
A 16-state challenge asks whether the Big Four can remain independent while supporting climate reporting — and selling services around it.
 • Claudine Cassar
The Structural Capture of Corporate Conscience
Risk expert Astrid Yee-Sobraques argues that challenge functions fail when revenue takes priority — and need real authority to constrain high-risk…
 • Astrid Yee-Sobraques
Is Evergrande PwC’s Black Swan?
Evergrande’s US$8.4bn claim could test where responsibility ultimately sits within PwC’s global network
 • Claudine Cassar
Evergrande liquidators challenge PwC’s HK$1bn shareholder settlement
Liquidators argue the SFC lacked authority to agree the compensation deal and that it unfairly allows shareholders to recover from PwC ahead of…
 • Claudine Cassar
PwC called tax strategy “very aggressive”— then helped the client proceed
PwC flagged the strategy as high-risk and expected an IRS challenge — then advised that any tax bill would stay with the company, not the client. Courts…
 • Claudine Cassar
Breaking up the Big Four is now on Australia’s reform agenda
The Australia Institute has backed structural separation of audit and non-audit businesses as Treasury considers 17 reform options that could reshape…
 • Claudine Cassar
Burnout, long hours and the Big Four people model
Former Deloitte Malta HR Manager Mikela Fenech Pace talks to Claudine Cassar about workplace culture, staff turnover, career progression & whether the…
 • Claudine Cassar
PwC UK moves equity partners to MD roles to protect profit pool
Half a dozen former equity partners have become managing directors since PwC introduced the grade, as the firm tightens access to its profit-sharing…
 • Claudine Cassar
Why ethical failures keep happening — and how leaders can prevent them
Ethical failure is rarely caused by one bad decision. It emerges when pressure + incentives + ethical fading + weak challenge + inadequate…
 • Dr Peter Collins
PwC tells PCAOB to make AI in audit its “foremost priority”
The firm is urging the US audit regulator to issue guidance on AI, identifying risks ranging from automation bias and unreliable audit evidence to the…
 • Claudine Cassar
PwC warned Freshstream about the founder. Freshstream invested anyway
How a personal remark by the majority shareholder and CEO during due diligence became an early warning of a risk Freshstream believed it could manage
 • Claudine Cassar
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