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The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has said that listed companies must be more transparent about their use of alternative performance measures such as "underlying profits" and "core operations." This comes after a new review by the watchdog which revealed that listed firms needed to be more open

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has fined accountancy firm Grant Thornton more than £2.3 million for failings and a 'serious lack of competence' in its audits of restaurant chain Patisserie Valerie. Patisserie Valerie collapsed in January 2019 as allegations of fraud encompassed the comp

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published the findings of its review of companies’ viability and going concern disclosures which found there were several areas where viability and going concern reporting could be improved.

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published the findings of its review of reporting on emissions, energy consumption and related matters under the new Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) rules which came into effect from 1 April 2019.

The Strathclyde Pension Fund has been approved as a signatory to the Financial Reporting Council’s UK Stewardship Code. The UK Stewardship Code is renowned globally as a best-practice benchmark in investment stewardship, and comprises a list of principles for asset managers, owners and service

The Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC) Executive Counsel has delivered a disciplinary Formal Complaint, under the Accountancy Scheme, against KPMG, a former KPMG partner and certain current and former KPMG employees.

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has today announced a consultation on proposals to update and strengthen significantly the Audit Firm Governance Code in support of the FRC’s objectives to promote high-quality audit and audit market resilience. The code applies to the Big Four and to othe

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has announced sanctions against Big Four accountancy firm EY and audit engagement partner Mark Harvey in relation to the statutory audit of the consolidated financial statements of bus company Stagecoach Group plc. The sanctions concern the audit conducted by th

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has fined KPMG £13 million for its audits of Silentnight from August 2010 to April 2011. The accountancy regulator has announced sanctions against the Big Four firm and David Costley-Wood, formerly a partner and head of KPMG Manchester Restructuring.

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has today published its third Annual Enforcement Review revealing that its Enforcement Division has grown by 44% in the last year.  The increase in the size of the division has helped the watchdog to enable the swifter resolution of cases, while the number

One third of audits inspected by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) still require improvement, according to the latest Annual Audit Quality Inspection Results. In total, 29% of the 103 audits reviewed by the accountancy regulator were found to require improvement or significant improvement. The f

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is on track to become a new, more resilient regulator according to an analysis of its recently released Annual Report and Accounts. Sir Jon Thompson, FRC CEO, said: “The improved capacity, capability and processes that the FRC delivered in 2020/21 have mov

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is seeking views on amendments made to the Audit Enforcement Procedure (AEP). The FRC has reviewed the AEP and intends to amend it. Through this consultation, the FRC seeks feedback and comment on these proposed amendments.

New data released by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has revealed that challenger audit firms have increased their share of FTSE 250 audits, from 4.8% to 7.6%. However, the dominance of the Big Four remains, as all FTSE 100 companies continue to be audited by EY, Deloitte, KPMG or PwC.Improvin

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has issued revised quality management standards for an audit firm’s responsibilities to design, implement and operate a system of quality management. The standards are as follows: