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Private Equity Is Taking a Majority Stake in Grant Thornton
The selection of “Grant Thornton” images on our stock photo site sucks, this office in […]
Grant Thornton Poaches a Partner From a Law Firm and Issues a Press Release
Grant Thornton’s asset management practice is moving up in the world as the firm announces […]
‘The Accountant 2’ Is a Go
According to an exclusive from Deadline, a sequel to the 2016 film The Accountant is […]
Formerly Prestigious Firm Fires 327 People and Three Dozen Partners After Genius Money-Making Scheme Backfires
*Technically the partners are being forced to retire but the headline was already way too […]
BDO Lawsuit Alleges a Defector Took the Team With Him When He Jumped Ship to Another Firm
BDO USA filed a federal trade secrets lawsuit against Ankura Consulting on Monday that alleges […]
Low Salaries Are Wreaking Havoc on Capital Markets
The Bloomberg headline is “There are 340,000 Fewer Accountants, and Companies Are Paying the Price” […]
It Just So Happens Firing People Isn’t Good For Morale
Across the pond, Big 4 firms are struggling to generate deals business in this lackluster […]
PwC Celebrates Seven Consecutive Years of Not Screwing Up the Oscars
The 96th annual Academy Awards went off seemingly without a hitch last night but we’re […]
Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: EY Morale Is Suffering After Layoffs; Ignoring Audit Quality? | 3.11.24
Hiya! It’s pretty dead out there today. So feel free to review Friday’s Footnotes for […]
Weekend Discussion: Is Everybody Dumb Now?
Are the kids not alright? That’s the question posed by this recent r/Big4 post. Two […]
Friday Footnotes: They Really Screwed Up That PCAOB Cheating Thing; Better Not Get Burned Out; Uber of Audits | 3.8.24
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