News Articles for PwC

Perth corporate adviser Maurice Argento has sold his boutique consulting firm to Deloitte, marking the second time he has sold his business to one of the ‘big four'.

In this podcast Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss Scyne Advisory, Aravina Estate, Primero and Wood wins, Centurion expands, house prices, interest rates, Hancock, Arbor Centre, architects and corporate finance.

Allegro Funds has committed to invest $100 million in Scyne Advisory, the new public sector firm with about 130 former PwC partners, including at least six in WA.

West Perth-based Ten Sixty Four has gone into voluntary administration after a tumultuous period for the gold miner's board of directors.

The names of eight sacked partners from embattled constancy firm PwC have been revealed as the investigation into the tax leak scandal continues.

The embattled firm will offload its state and federal consulting business to private equity group Allegro while an international PwC executive will take charge in Australia.

The unfolding PwC scandal has given change agents ammunition.

Some 1200 staff of the Reserve Bank have been underpaid more than $1 million due to an error calculating payments for leave entitlements.

A Senate inquiry will explore the interaction of consultants and government departments at a public hearing, as the PwC tax advice scandal continues.

A Senate budget estimates hearing in Canberra has been told $25 million in contracts with PwC are being examined for any conflicts of interest and risks.

The head of Treasury has told a Senate estimates hearing he cannot comment in detail on action being taken against PwC because it may impact on a police probe.

Perth partner Justin Carroll has become interim chair of PwC Australia, which has directed nine partners to go on leave but resisted calls from the prime minister to name all partners involved in its tax scandal.

Jack McGinn and senior editor Mark Beyer discuss the rapid rate of change in Perth's professional services industries over the past 30 years.

PwC is under attack on multiple fronts with the federal government ordering consultants to stand down and tightening procurement rules after police launched a criminal probe.

Leaders from some of Perth's major professional services firms have seen big changes in their working lives over three decades.

Treasury has referred recent revelations of a tax leaks scandal currently plaguing PwC Australia to the Australian Federal Police to consider a criminal investigation.

The federal government remains under pressure to ban contracts with consultancy giant PwC after the firm leaked confidential government information to clients.

Our weekly appointments wrap includes David Haslett, Pierre Yang, Jackie Jarvis, Sam Vandongen, Natalie Whitby, Stephen Lemonis, Chris Bingemann, Marcus Tan and Jessica Gethin.

Engineering services firm SRG Global is set to buy ALS subsidiary Asset Care for $80 million by raising $51 million in new equity, as it reports an upswing in half-yearly revenue and profit.

Ad Astra Corporate Advisory and McGrath Nicol were paid more than $1million over just six months to advise on the failed sale of the WA TAB.

The buoyant WA economy is creating plenty of opportunities for accounting firms, but their growth has been highly varied.

The leaders of global accounting firm EY have decided to hold a vote on their planned split into stand-alone audit and consulting businesses, each with revenue of about $US20 billion.

Wesfarmers boss Rob Scott and FMG founder Andrew Forrest are likely to be the only Perth-based business leaders at next week's jobs summit in Canberra, with Meg O'Neill a conspicuous absentee.

An independent expert will review department protocols in responding to sexual harassment and assault in the mining industry.

An in-depth study profiling indigenous employment practices in Australia has thrown down a challenge.

A new study has highlighted the lack of progress in closing the ‘indigenous employment gap' in Australia and the near complete absence of indigenous people from senior management.

Fixed pay bands across PwC Australia for the next financial year have been released, showing how partners are able to accumulate millions per year.

Our weekly appointments wrap includes Elizabeth Shaw and Mark Mantle.

The final episode of the Business News Future Perth podcast is now available, looking at the future of the Western Australian economy.

Two recent acquisitions have helped Deloitte extend its lead as WA's largest accounting and consulting firm.

APM is a rare example of a Perth company becoming an international market leader.

This approach builds on the rapid blending of working from home and in the office.

Analysis into ASX200 companies and their ESG reporting standards yielded encouraging headway, but PwC says the top end of town needs to keep pace with informed stakeholders.

Sun Cable has hired a suite of global companies including PwC, Bechtel and SMEC to deliver a $30 billion solar project designed to supply renewable energy to Australia and Singapore.

Future Institute of Australia is working to help Australia develop better leaders.

Private equity group Five V Capital has made its second WA-focused investment this year, becoming a shareholder in share registry Automic Group.

Cost-effective virtual reality in the workplace is becoming … a reality.

The state government will have a chance to alleviate rising cost and wage pressure for small businesses in its upcoming budget.

Law firms Steinepreis Paganin and Thomson Geer and stockbroker Canaccord Genuity were the top deal makers in the June half.

Perth-based mining technology company Kinetic Logging Services has been sold for a bumper price of more than $150 million, with local investor Viburnum a big winner.