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The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has fined Grant Thornton UK LLP £40,000 for failing to comply with auditing frameworks for a local authority's pension fund.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published new proposals to require personal investment firms (PIFs) to set aside capital so that they can cover compensation costs when consumers are harmed. The proposals, which are now out for consultation, would require PIFs – also often referred to

A review by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found that while most Authorised Fund Managers (AFMs) have made efforts to comply with the FCA’s expectations on the design, delivery, and disclosure of their ESG and sustainable funds, further improvement is needed. The FCA is publishing t

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published the 21st edition of its Key Facts and Trends (KFAT) report, providing the latest statistical information and trends on the UK accountancy and audit profession. This year's report highlights continued growth in accountancy membership, with nearly 40

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has announced the Audit Committees and the External Audit: Minimum Standard, which comes after careful consideration of the consultation responses received from stakeholders.The consultation on the draft proposal for the Minimum Standard was launched by the FRC

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has commenced an investigation in relation to the audit conducted by Deloitte of the consolidated financial statements of Joules Group plc. The investigation concerns the audit conducted byt he Big Four firm for the year ended 30 May 2021.

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has handed out a fine of £1.3 million to KPMG and its former employee Stuart Peter James Smith for audit failings, after it concluded its investigation into the statutory audit of Luceco Plc's financial statements for the financial year ended 31

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have fined TSB Bank (TSB) a total of £48,650,000 for operational risk management and governance failures, including management of outsourcing risks, relating to the bank’s IT upgrade programme. Technical

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set out ways for mortgage firms to help customers worried about or already struggling with mortgage payments.

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has today reiterated the need for high-quality disclosures from companies during periods of economic uncertainty. To support more informed decision-making, companies must ensure that investors and other stakeholders receive reliable information about a company&r

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has decided to fine Barclays a total of £50 million in relation to its failure to disclose certain arrangements agreed with Qatari entities as part of its capital raisings announced on 25 June 2008 and 31 October 2008 after finding conduct in the Octo

Labour has called for a Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) probe into the handling of the Mini Budget after hedge fund managers bet on the fall of the Pound vs the US Dollar, making big profits. The call from shadow city minister, Tulip Siddiq, came amid speculation that some hedge fund bos

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has decided to impose a £306 million requirement on a takeover deal between Canadian software firm Dye and Durham (D&D) and Link Group. The decision follows announcements by Link Group to the Australian Securities Exchange and D&D to the Toron

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has released the 20th edition of its annual Key Facts and Trends (KFAT) report. This year's KFAT shows that membership of the accountancy bodies continues to grow, with nearly 390,000 members in the UK and Republic of Ireland and over 590,000 members worldw

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a warning against loan fee fraud. Enquiries into the FCA’s contact centre about all types of scams were up 24% as a whole in June 2022 from a year earlier. In particular, reported loan fee fraud scams into the FCA’s contact centre were up