Investors place strong trust in public company audits as a check on the financial statements issued by companies, but auditor independence remains a focus.

Auditor independence has long been a foundational element of audit quality, and recent findings from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) underscore the importance of auditor ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board have expressed renewed focus on public accounting firms' obligations to create and maintain a culture of ...

The SEC alleges that Prager Metis, an accounting firm engaged by bankrupt crypto exchange FTX in 2021, committed hundreds of violations related to auditor independence. The United States Securities ...