Audit quality
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‘Culture of silence’: Germany’s Heraeus accused of ignoring fraud whistleblowers
Probe into €460mn scandal finds industrial group failed to act on warnings from employees for more than a decade.
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ASIC roundup: Court upholds A$250m penalty on ASX, Netwealth to pay over A$100m in compensation
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s latest actions and news, December 15 – 19, 2025.
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How the bank behind London’s most expensive office lease unravelled
Brazil’s Banco Master was one entrepreneur’s ticket to riches but collapsed last month amid allegations of a $2.3bn fraud.
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GRIP Extra: Treasury mulls stronger role for FinCEN, ESMA publishes supervisory expectations
Our in-brief roundup of notable stories from the last week.
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FINRA flags AI use recommendations in 2026 report
Trends in AI listed for the first time.
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How Apollo, Soros and others spotted red flags at First Brands
Small group of lenders avoided losses on car parts supplier’s collapse by refusing credit or cutting exposure.
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BDO and two former partners fined £6.1m total by FRC over faked audit evidence
The misconduct included the fabrication and falsification of documents as well as the unauthorized use of electronic signatures.
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PCAOB issues guidance on evaluating reliability of electronic audit evidence
A new staff publication outlines how auditors should assess the trustworthiness of external information that companies provide in electronic form.