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PwC Probe Spotlight Shifts to Hong Kong After Record China Fine

Sep 17 2024 // The focus of a lengthy probe into PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP’s China business now shifts to Hong Kong after the accounting firm was hit with a record fine in the mainland over its audit of failed developer China...

PwC’s China Unit Suspended for 6 Months, Hit With Record Fine for Evergrande Audit

Sep 13 2024 // Chinese regulators on Friday hit PwC’s auditing unit in mainland China with a six-month business suspension and a record fine of 441 million yuan ($62 million) over the firm’s audit of troubled property...

EY, KPMG Benefit Most From PwC China’s Regulatory Woes

Aug 15 2024 // Ernst & Young (EY) and KPMG have snapped up over half of PwC’s corporate clients in China that have fled the market’s leading accounting firm as it faces a regulatory probe, filings show.Chinese authorities...

China Evergrande Group’s Liquidators Start Legal Action Against PwC

Aug 7 2024 // China Evergrande Group’s liquidators have launched court proceedings against PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, another legal step to recover at least a fraction of creditors’ investments from the property...

China Asks Large State Financial Institutions to Drop Auditor PwC, Sources Say

Aug 5 2024 // Chinese regulators have in recent months asked several large state-owned clients of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to drop the auditor as it braces for penalties over its work for troubled property developer Evergrande, said...

PwC Weighs Halving of China Financial Services Audit Staff, Sources Say

Jul 16 2024 // PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is considering slashing up to half its financial services auditing staff in China, two people with knowledge of the matter said, as a regulatory investigation and an exodus of clients darken...

PwC Starts Mass China Layoffs After Losing Dozens of Clients

Jul 10 2024 // PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is cutting staff across its China operations, according to people familiar with the matter, after an exodus of corporate clients diminished the accounting firm’s revenue prospects in the...

‘Great Resignation’ Enters Third Year as Workers Embrace AI, Upskilling, PwC Says

Jun 26 2024 // The proportion of workers who expect to switch employers in the next 12 months is higher than that from the “Great Resignation” period of 2022, a PwC survey of the global workforce found.Around 28% of more than...

Evergrande Liquidation Lawyers Probe PwC, Others to Recoup Creditor Losses: Sources

Jun 14 2024 // Lawyers appointed by the liquidators of China Evergrande Group 3333.HK are investigating some of the property developer’s service providers including its former auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers, to potentially recoup...

China Weighs Record Fine for PwC Over Evergrande Audit Work

May 30 2024 // China is poised to impose a record fine on PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and suspend some of the global auditor’s local operations over its role in one of the nation’s biggest alleged financial fraud cases,...

PwC Lost Five China Clients After Evergrande-Linked Probe

May 29 2024 // PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP lost five Chinese clients in May alone, adding to a list of more than a dozen firms its stopped auditing in the country in the last two years.China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. said on May 27...

AI-Intensive Sectors Are Seeing Productivity Surge: PwC

May 21 2024 // The types of business which are most likely to use artificial intelligence are seeing growth in workers’ productivity that is almost five times faster than elsewhere, raising hopes for a boost to the broader economy,...

China Scrutinizes PwC Role in $78 Billion Evergrande Fraud Case

Mar 22 2024 // Chinese authorities are examining the role of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in China Evergrande Group’s accounting practices after the developer was accused of a $78 billion fraud, ramping up pressure on the global...

Storm Henk Causes Estimated £150 Million in UK Insured Losses: PwC

Jan 10 2024 // Storm Henk, which battered Britain last week, caused around 150 million pounds ($190 million) in insured losses and damaged around 2,000 properties, consultants PwC said on Wednesday.Heavy rain caused major rivers to burst...

People Moves: WTW Hires Bryce From Magnes for Personal Lines, Canada; Markel Taps PwC’s Feng as Warranty & Indemnity U/W; RSA Names Godfrey as Transformation Dir.

Aug 11 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at WTW, Markel and RSA Insurance.A summary of these new hires follows here. WTW Hires Bryce for Personal Lines, CanadaInsurance broker WTW announced the...

Australia Cracks Down on Promoters of Dodgy Tax Schemes After PwC Leak Scandal

Aug 7 2023 // Australia will drastically toughen penalties against promoters of dodgy tax schemes and beef up regulatory powers under reforms announced on Sunday in response to a scandal over the use of leaked fiscal plans by PwC...

PwC Australia Asset Sale Unlikely to Repair Firm’s Tarnished Reputation: Experts

Jun 27 2023 // PwC Australia’s sale of its government consulting business may give it temporary respite from a crisis in its tax practice but is unlikely to repair its toxic brand in the country anytime soon, according to...

PwC Probes Security Incident Tied to Russian-Speaking Clop Cyber Gang

Jun 23 2023 // A criminal hacking gang has added more names to its lists of alleged victims from a recent campaign that exploited a vulnerability in a popular file-transfer product.The group, known as Clop, threatened to post internal...

Americanas’ $4B Accounting Scandal Puts More Scrutiny on PwC’s Auditing Record

Feb 8 2023 // A $4 billion accounting shortfall would typically raise alarm bells for an auditor. Somehow, a PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP affiliate didn’t catch it at Americanas SA.Investor and consumer groups are calling for closer...

Double Whammy of Insurance and Energy Costs to Trigger UK Insolvencies, PwC Warns

Jan 26 2023 // More than 30,000 British companies went bust last year, with accountants warning of a “double whammy” to come in April that could trigger another wave of insolvencies.Big businesses were the worst hit,...