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Your Concern About a Big 4 Failure Is Duly Noted

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Caleb Newquist

“I don’t see that is on the horizon at all.”

~ Deloitte Global Chairman John Connolly, responding to UK lawmakers about the risk of a Big 4 failure.

Posted in Quote of the DayTagged Big 4, deny 'til you die, John Connolly

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