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Join the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Group on LinkedInEx KPMG partner banned over insider trading | ICAEW Economia
A former KPMG US partner accused of insider trading is to pay the US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) $125,000 (£102,771) in a final judgment that will also see him banned for life from practising as a listed company accountant or auditor. Thomas Avent Jr agreed to the final judgment without admitting or denying the […]
KPMG to Pay as Much as $50 Million to Settle SEC Probe – WSJ
KPMG LLP is preparing to pay as much as $50 million to settle civil claims related to the conduct of former partners who learned which of their audits would be subject to surprise regulatory examinations, according to people familiar with the matter. The fine would be one of the highest ever imposed on an auditor […]
KPMG Partner, PCAOB Official Guilty Stealing Board Inspection Schedules – SEC ACTIONS
Former KPMG partner David Middendorf and former PCAOB official Jeffrey Wada were each found guilty of conspiring to steal secret Board inspection schedules for KPMG to give the firm an edge in the process. Each was found guilty of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud but acquitted of conspiracy to defraud the government. […]
Six people fired after KPMG probe of ethical breach — Bloomberg
Six employees at KPMG were fired after an internal probe into a leak, the accounting firm said Tuesday. The Wall Street Journal reported that a KPMG employee received “improper advance warnings” of inspections and shared it with executives. The newspaper said the firm notified the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight […]