http://retheauditors.com/2006/10/19/pointing-fingers/ The Business of the Big 4 Audit Firms Mon, 21 May 2012 14:10:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://retheauditors.com/2006/10/19/pointing-fingers/comment-page-1/#comment-154480 re: The Auditors » Blog Archive » Not Over Until It’s Over: Price Waterhouse India Settles Satyam Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:38:03 +0000 http://76.12.174.187/?p=208#comment-154480 [...] were no SEC or PCAOB disciplinary actions against Deloitte & Touche International, Deloitte US, Deloitte Italy, or Grant Thornton for the Parmalat fraud, even though all of them [...] [...] were no SEC or PCAOB disciplinary actions against Deloitte & Touche International, Deloitte US, Deloitte Italy, or Grant Thornton for the Parmalat fraud, even though all of them [...]

]]> http://retheauditors.com/2006/10/19/pointing-fingers/comment-page-1/#comment-6999 re: The Auditors » Blog Archive » Royal Dutch Shell Suits - KPMG/PwC Joined at the Hip Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:26:27 +0000 http://76.12.174.187/?p=208#comment-6999 [...] I wrote earlier about the unusual situation of PwC and KPMG being joint auditors at Royal Dutch Shell. KPMG and PwC supposedly maintain an integrated audit team that reported to two co-heads of audit. A true joint audit arrangement is not that common for many reasons, not the least of which is the competitiveness of the audit firms whenever they’re not meeting to discuss their lobbying efforts for liability reform. It’s most common in France, where it is enshrined in law. [...] [...] I wrote earlier about the unusual situation of PwC and KPMG being joint auditors at Royal Dutch Shell. KPMG and PwC supposedly maintain an integrated audit team that reported to two co-heads of audit. A true joint audit arrangement is not that common for many reasons, not the least of which is the competitiveness of the audit firms whenever they’re not meeting to discuss their lobbying efforts for liability reform. It’s most common in France, where it is enshrined in law. [...]

]]> http://retheauditors.com/2006/10/19/pointing-fingers/comment-page-1/#comment-6958 re: The Auditors » Blog Archive » The Club to Resolve Auditor Quarrels (CAQ) Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:05:19 +0000 http://76.12.174.187/?p=208#comment-6958 [...] a good thing too, since they’re not all on the same page with everything and may need to discuss other alternatives soon. (Maybe the Department of Justice should move its [...] [...] a good thing too, since they’re not all on the same page with everything and may need to discuss other alternatives soon. (Maybe the Department of Justice should move its [...]

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