31 March 2011
The House of Lords Select Committee on Economic Affairs issued their Report – entitled Auditors: Market concentration and their role – on 30 March 2011.BDO has taken a very strong and public position in the debate and has been at the forefront of calling for change, both in the UK and further afield, through our responses to the EC Green paper on the future of audit, for example. “The report from the Committee is supportive of many of our proposals”, says Simon Michaels, Managing Partner of the UK firm.Follow the link below to read the UK firm’s full response to the Report.Press Release:
BDO LLP response to House of Lords report on auditors market concentration
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