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Thomas Fox
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Marc Alain Bohn
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Bill Waite
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Eric Carlson
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The U.S. unit of global accounting firm RSM International was charged Tuesday with violating the SEC’s auditor independence rules on at least 100 audit reports for 15 or more audit clients.… Continue Reading
Deloitte & Touche LLP agreed Wednesday to pay $149.5 million to settle potential False Claims Act liability for failing to stop a long-running fraud at a mortgage company that went bust during the financial crisis.… Continue Reading
The Securities and Exchange Commission Wednesday charged Deloitte & Touche LLP with violating auditor independence rules when its consulting affiliate kept a business relationship with a trustee serving on the boards and audit committees of three funds Deloitte audited.… Continue Reading
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said it is trying to reach a settlement with the Chinese units of the Big Four accounting firms of a long-running dispute over regulators’ access to audit documents.… Continue Reading
A former chief risk officer for Deloitte & Touche settled SEC civil charges alleging he accepted tens of thousands of dollars in “casino markers” while serving as an adviser on the audit of a casino gaming corporation.… Continue Reading
Chinese units of the “big four” accounting firms were suspended from auditing U.S.-listed companies for six months. The judge’s ruling Wednesday follows a lengthy dispute over the companies’ refusal to furnish their audit papers and documents to the SEC.… Continue Reading