The KPMG apology tour continues. Well, maybe it isn't an "apology tour." It's more like, […]
Category: Big 4
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John Veihmeyer Has a Friendly Message To New Associates In the Wake of KPMG’s Insider Trading Scandal
A tipster has sent us this lovely email from the Veihz that basically shows when […]
KPMG Global Chairman Doesn’t Consider a Partner at His Firm Passing Material Non-public Information About Audit Clients to a Golf Buddy to Be All That Newsworthy
I mean, really. The chairman of KPMG has dismissed as a “one-day wonder” the insider […]
Scott London Won’t Be Making Flirty Comments on the Facebook Page of Bryan Shaw’s Wife Anytime Soon
It was nearly two weeks ago when we learned that ex-KPMG partner had dabbled in insider trading of several KPMG clients, including two — Herbalife and Skechers — that were audit clients of London's. It set off quite a firestorm, however when the criminal complaint against London came out, we discovered that the manner in which he and his golf buddy/watch guy Bryan Shaw conducted this little conspiracy was not too sophisticated. Phone calls. Meetings in parking lots. Black paper bags filled with cash. The Boss. It's what you might expect from a couple of middle-aged bros who had plenty of laughs together at the 19th hole.
Judge: Deloitte Can Handle Two Chinese-related Court Cases Just Fine
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CPA Ltd. lost a bid to delay a lawsuit brought by the […]
(UPDATE) KPMG Has Been Without Email Most of the Day; Yes, Some People Are Freaking Out
We've confirmed with a number of people at KPMG that the firm's email service has […]
PwC’s New Report Is a Good Reminder Not to be a Tool on Social Media
Now that the SEC has given public companies the go ahead to tweet material info […]
PwC’s Transparency Gives Its Employees the Warm Fuzzies
Yesterday we discussed the Vault business outlook rankings for public accounting firms. In general, I thought […]
According to Obvious PwC Survey, Millennials Want To Barely Work From Home, If At All
If I have to read ONE more of these, I am going to scream. Here's […]
Mid-tier Accounting Firms Have Much Brighter Futures Than the Big 4
One of the more interesting Vault rankings is the "Best to Work For: Business Outlook" […]
KPMG Insider: Partners Feel Betrayed By Scott London’s Actions
Ed. note: This post was written exclusively for Going Concern by a KPMG veteran employee that wished to remain anonymous.
Let me start by saying I barely know Scott London. I emailed him a couple of times. I may have met him once in person (obviously it didn’t leave much of an impression). That was the extent of my interaction with him. In that limited time he seemed like a nice enough guy but that’s all I know about him. That statement was echoed by a few people I know who did work with him when this story broke. The general consensus was that it sucks that this happened to a nice guy.
PwC Tops Vault Accounting 50 (2014)
After a couple of interesting teasers on LGBT relations and satisfaction among women, our friends at Vault have unveiled their Accounting 50 ranking today. The results will probably annoy many of you because, yes, PwC topped the three big categories in Vault's 2014 rankings — Overall Ranking, Prestige, and Diversity.