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Mauro Botta on PwC, PCAOB inspections and the audit file problem
The auditor who blew the whistle on PwC discusses audit independence, internal controls, whistleblower risk, and whether regulators can see beyond the…
Aug 10
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Claudine Cassar
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Pav Gill on Wirecard, Confide, and why whistleblowing hotlines are not enough
From whistleblower to technology founder: Pav Gill on building the reporting platform he wished had existed when he helped expose the fraud at Wirecard
Aug 4
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Claudine Cassar
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The whistleblower’s paradox: when professional services firms protect the wrong people
A guest essay by Josef Pilger, a former EY Global Pension and Retirement Leader with more than 30 years of international experience across governance…
Aug 3
Big Four job cuts, whistleblower scandals and court rulings
UK redundancies at KPMG and PwC, Australian whistleblower drama, Singapore court win for Deloitte, new AI platforms, and record PwC partner pay
Jul 18
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Claudine Cassar
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Why boards and Big Four firms often miss what’s really going on
Christopher Bennett on how power, incentives, and loyalty shape what actually gets seen
Jul 15
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Claudine Cassar
KPMG’s audits of three failed banks: what the 2025 minority Senate report reveals about whistleblower protections
How the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and First Republic exposed gaps in auditor accountability — and why external whistleblower…
Jul 14
Why Big Four liability caps undermine audit quality and fair competition
Professor Brendan Lyon speaks to Claudine Cassar about why he believes the CA ANZ Professional Standards Scheme weakens accountability and gives major…
Jul 11
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Claudine Cassar
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Big Four whistleblowers and the architecture of silence
How internal reporting systems at Deloitte, PwC, EY and KPMG can fail the people they claim to protect
Jul 6
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Abdelhamid Taha
Whistleblowers, surveillance and silence: Andy Schmulow on the KPMG Australia scandal
KPMG Australia audit leak scandal reveals governance and whistleblower failures, says regulatory expert Andy Schmulow in interview with Claudine Cassar
Jun 30
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Claudine Cassar
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PwC audit failures: CTM, WHSmith and the foreign subsidiary blind spot
A marked lack of professional scepticism by the auditors allowed serious issues in the overseas operations of Corporate Travel Management and WHSmith to…
Jun 25
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Claudine Cassar
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KPMG Australia whistleblower complaint: the hotline nobody answers
KPMG International Declined to Investigate 17 Allegations from Australia
Jun 9
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Claudine Cassar
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KPMG Australia audit leak scandal: Lendlease, Westpac, Dexus and Optus
A Whistleblower, Stolen Board Papers, and Taylor Swift Tickets: KPMG Australia’s Scandal Deepens
Jun 1
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Claudine Cassar
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