Lloyds TSB agreed to “remove” £800,000 of fees due to be paid to PwC from its 2008 accounts in order to avoid breaching internal rules governing auditor independence, according to documents revealed in a High Court battle.
According to The Times, the bank revealed that it would move fees due for “independent business reviews” of troubled companies conducted by PwC to a previous accounting period so that it could keep awarding the accountancy firm lucrative work without breaching a £2m limit imposed by Lloyds’ audit committee, internal emails suggest.
The effectiveness of auditors is heavily in the spotlight after the collapse of Carillion.
Accountancy firms are also facing widespread criticism for failures to curb reckless lenders in the run up to the financial crisis.
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The new episode of The Mortgage Insider podcast, out now
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In this episode of the Barclays Mortgage Insider Podcast, host Phil Spencer is joined by Lucian Cook, Head of Research at Savills, and Ross Jones, founder of Home Financial and Evolve Commercial Finance.
In this episode of the Barclays Mortgage Insider Podcast, host Phil Spencer is joined by Lucian Cook, Head of Research at Savills, and Ross Jones, founder of Home Financial and Evolve Commercial Finance.
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Content editor at MoneyAge, Dan McGrath, spoke to the chief executive officer at Air, Will Hale, about the later-life lending industry, the importance of tailored advice and how technology and obligations have shaped the sector.
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A rising number of borrowers are finding it harder to access mortgages due to being credit challenged - whether that’s from historic debts, a county court judgment, or having little to no credit history.
In the latest episode of the Mortgage Insider podcast, Phil Spencer is joined by Eloise Hall, Head of National Accounts at Kensington Mortgages, and Alastair Douglas, CEO of TotallyMoney.
In the latest episode of the Mortgage Insider podcast, Phil Spencer is joined by Eloise Hall, Head of National Accounts at Kensington Mortgages, and Alastair Douglas, CEO of TotallyMoney.
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