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KPMG Australia chief executive Andrew Yates has stepped down following the firm’s treatment of a whistleblower whose complaints have sparked three separate misconduct investigations.

The internal advancements will grow numerous divisions, including private enterprise, audit and assurance, tax, and financial advisory across multiple capital city locations as part of its ambitious growth targets.

Accounting Times’ sister brand Accountants Daily and principal partner MYOB are thrilled to announce the finalists for this year’s Australian Accounting Awards.

PwC is set to shift 58 per cent of its Australian-based executive assistants to Manila, and lay off about 48 of these roles locally, in a move it says will facilitate sustainable performance and growth.

National law firm Gilbert + Tobin has moved to strengthen its tax disputes offering amid rising scrutiny and complexity, appointing a team from EY.

In its latest policy change, from 1 July, the big four firm will require its employees to repay the equivalent of eight weeks of paid parental leave if they resign within 12 months of using the firm’s 26-week benefit.

The budget changes will create significant strategic review activity for clients, the accounting firm has said.

The accounting profession prides itself on acting in clients' best interests. This month is an invitation to ask whether our processes actually reflect that for both people in the room, writes Shaye Thyer, FCA.

This week’s federal budget has reinforced the argument that clients no longer need advice delivered in silos, says Findex’s head of business performance, with both opportunity and complexity front and centre for ...

One key issue which advisers must be aware of when reviewing existing structures or establishing new entities is that, under the Corporations Act, companies are prohibited from owning shares in themselves, writes Matthew ...