This Month
The PwC players, the blowback and why it could all happen again
Many current and former PwC partners still don’t believe the tax leaks scandals involved any serious wrongdoing, and regulators can’t be sure there will not be a repeat.
- Edmund Tadros
‘Nerds gone wild’: Inside PwC’s last party before it all blew up
It is the days-long party now described as the last hurrah before the storm of the tax leaks. Within six months, the scandal would change the firm forever.
- Edmund Tadros
‘I’ll make you more money’: Inside Seymour’s CEO pitch
The candidates had unofficial campaign managers and developed manifestos. Lobbying was done in the office, over drinks, during the weekend. And like any good election, the voters’ main concern was what was in it for them.
- Edmund Tadros
- Exclusive
- Big four consultants
Big four consultants’ ‘land and expand’ strategy hammered by scandals
The big four consulting firms secured about $90 million worth of contract extensions from Canberra last financial year, down from a record $252 million the year before.
- Ronald Mizen
The Tax Office goes to war with Seymour as Sayers goes big
While PwC tax divisions was mired in a paper war with the ATO, it transformed from a conservative accounting firm to hard-charging, hard-drinking company.
- Edmund Tadros
One consulting firm has more Olympians than the others
In the hyper-competitive world of big four consulting in Australia, one firm stands out in a completely unofficial ranking of which has more Olympic athletes at the Paris Games.
- Euan Black
- Opinion
- Rear Window
With friends like PwC, who needs enemies?
Kristin Stubbins does not seem assured her former employer necessarily has her best interests at heart.
- Max Mason
- Exclusive
- Big four consultants
Big four’s river of gold from taxpayers slashed 50pc
The Department of Defence recorded the biggest fall in spending as Labor cuts the public service’s reliance on outside advice.
- Ronald Mizen
- Exclusive
- AI
This Aussie unicorn is paying millions for a chief AI officer. Should you?
SafetyCulture is on the hunt for its first AI boss as companies scramble to find executives to help unlock billions of value from the hot technology.
- Tess Bennett
- Investigation
- PwC tax scandal
‘We couldn’t believe it’: Insiders reveal how PwC unravelled as scandal broke
The inside story of how PwC transformed from dull accountant into a sales-driven firm that would tear itself apart.
- Edmund Tadros
Ex-PwC chief Tom Seymour rewrites history
PwC had a stellar year (financially), even as its current and former CEOs sparred in parliament.
- Updated
- Myriam Robin
PwC leaders at war over tax scandal
PwC’s former general counsel says she repeatedly advised then chief Luke Sayers and the governance board that legal professional privilege was being misused.
- Edmund Tadros and Maxim Shanahan
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
PwC hasn’t paid full price for eight years of risk failure
Exactly who deserves the most blame for the PwC scandal remains a subject of fierce debate. But it’s the systemic failures of risk management that really matter.
- James Thomson
Sayers, Seymour round on Burrowes’ global role
Kevin Burrowes’ second role with PwC International, worth $1.2 million, was criticised by past CEOs who said it presented conflict issues and did not align with the firm’s values.
- Maxim Shanahan and Edmund Tadros
ASX dives 2pc; PwC bosses grilled; Fear hits AI stocks
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Ex-PwC chief Tom Seymour forced from the shadows
The formerly prominent PwC chief and tax practice leader has resolutely declined media requests. But on Friday, he’ll speak again.
- Updated
- Myriam Robin
PwC clears itself of misleading ATO on FIRB application
Three current and former PwC Australia CEOs will appear before parliament on Friday to testify about the firm’s tax leaks scandal .
- Edmund Tadros
ASX tops 8100; PwC’s unusual hire; Beware rate cuts mood
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Ex-Macquarie exec named PwC Australia’s first independent chairman
Company director and thriller writer John M. Green will take the role at PwC Australia as part of reforms following the firm’s tax leaks scandal.
- Edmund Tadros
PwC in buyer hunt for personal safety equipment biz Amare Safety
Sydney’s Pacific Equity Partners would be a logical buyer given the firm’s acquisition of industrial supplies group ATOM earlier this year.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
