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An overview of PwC news in Australia:

Qantas appoints Catherine Walsh as inaugural Chief People Officer As part of an attempt to repair its fractured relations with its employees and the unions, Qantas has recruited PwC leader Catherine Walsh as the airline’s first ever Chief People Officer.
17 October 2023
Former PwC CEO reveals previous consulting spin-off plans Former PwC chief executive Luke Sayers has made a surprise revelation during his appearance before the Senate, stating that the local firm had proposed spinning off its consulting business back in 20
12 October 2023
PwC appoints new industry leaders using merit-based approach Professional services firm PwC has appointed six new industry leaders in what the firm says is a demonstration of a merit-based approach to senior promotions rather than the ‘boys club’ one of old.
10 October 2023
PwC’s investigation reveals further confidentiality breaches The documents released by PwC following internal investigations into its government tax scandal have revealed further confidentiality breaches, potentially hampering the firm’s efforts to move on fro
02 October 2023
PwC commits to full recommendations list of independent report The Ziggy Switkowski report into culture and governance at PwC has been publicly released, with the firm committing to its full suite of recommendations including the appointment of an independent ch
27 September 2023
Government releases new legislation in response to tax scandal Large global entities caught promoting tax evasion schemes could face penalties of up to $780 million as per new legislation released by the government in response to the PwC tax policy breach.
20 September 2023
Scandal-hit PwC posts $3.4 billion in revenues for 2023 The Australian branch of PwC has recorded $3.4 billion in revenues for its 2023 financial year, with $680 million of that sum generated by its soon to be divested government advisory practice.
03 September 2023
What the PwC saga can teach firms about professional indemnity Shortly after announcing its intention to sell its 1,750-strong embattled Australian government business, Honan chief operating officer Laurence Basell reflects on what the PwC saga can teach profess
14 July 2023
Incoming PwC boss Kevin Burrowes cuts half the executive board Still a fortnight from actually entering the country, incoming PwC Australia boss Kevin Burrowes has already marked his new territory with sweeping changes to the local Big Four firm’s executive boar
05 July 2023
PwC exits additional senior partners over government tax scandal PwC has named several more partners who have departed or are being ‘exited’ from the firm – found to have failed in their professional standards or leadership over its government tax policy scandal.
03 July 2023
Are audit and tax next in inadvertent PwC Australia break-up? With the planned divestment of its government consulting business, will PwC Australia inadvertently achieve what EY and government regulators couldn’t at the global level, breaking apart the Big Four
28 June 2023
PwC to sell 1,750-strong government business for $1 to Allegro Professional services firm PwC has agreed to sell off its embattled Australian government business – for the symbolic fee of just $1 in a bid to restore faith in the firm’s brand.
25 June 2023
PwC appoints Kevin Burrowes as new CEO for Australia The fallout from PwC Australia’s government tax policy breach continues, with the firm to sell off its lucrative government advisory business and parachute partner Kevin Burrowes in as its new CEO.
25 June 2023
Most Australians support long-term government work ban for PwC PwC scored more than $500 million in federal work over the past two years.
20 June 2023
Simon Phemister and Chantal De Beer join PwC as partners Former Victorian jobs department secretary Simon Phemister and Deloitte veteran Chantal De Beer have joined the partnership at PwC, boosting the firm’s leadership as it freezes internal promotions.
11 June 2023
Sammy Kumar and Amit Singh appointed to Australia-India centre board Consulting leaders Sammy Kumar and Amit Singh have been appointed to the inaugural board of the Centre for Australia-India Relations.
07 June 2023
PwC releases names of those involved in tax scandal to senate enquiry Under fire professional services firm PwC has handed over a list of staff involved in its government tax scandal to a senate enquiry, but is still attempting to keep the names of those still at the f
06 June 2023
Consulting leaders to speak at digital transformation conference More than 4,500 tech professionals are expected to attend this year’s Digital Transformation Live conference in Sydney, with consultants from Accenture, Boston Consulting Group and the Big Four sched
05 June 2023
Ian Bennett and Danielle Fairhurst named master financial modelers The Financial Modeling Institute has issued its first ‘master’ accreditations, with two Australia-based experts among just six recipients worldwide.
04 June 2023
PwC taps Ziggy Switkowski to lead internal tax scandal review Former Telstra CEO Ziggy Switkowski has been tapped to lead PwC’s internal review in response to its government tax scandal, but the action is unlikely to curb deepening scrutiny of the Big Four.
19 May 2023
PwC sends global leaders to Australia to damage control spiralling crisis Facing the risk of spiralling global crisis, PwC is scrambling to contain the damage caused by the ‘government leak scandal’ in Australia.
12 May 2023
PwC executives step down in wake of tax leaks scandal The government tax scandal has triggered a raft of senior leadership changes within PwC, with Financial Advisory managing partner Pete Calleja and Chief Strategy & Risk Officer Sean Gregory the lates
10 May 2023
CEO Tom Seymour steps down over PwC government tax scandal The growing PwC government tax leak scandal has cost CEO Tom Seymour his job.
08 May 2023
Pressure increases on CEO Tom Seymour over PwC tax leaks With hundreds of millions of dollars at stake, the latest revelations in the PwC government tax scandal may have left CEO Tom Seymour’s position untenable; himself being potentially aware of the brea
07 May 2023
Big Four and Protiviti members in running for Women in Security Awards As it builds up to its gala ceremony in October, the Australian Women in SecurityAwards has announced its first wave of finalists, including consultants from Protivitiand the Big Four.
02 May 2023
PwC and Strategy& veterans bring their experience to new boards Supply Nation and Destination Gippsland, and insurers IMA and RAA Insurance, have welcomed decades worth of consulting experience to their boardrooms, the majority cultivated at Strategy& and PwC.
25 April 2023
RBA brings in PwC to sort out staff underpayment issues Already under fire on a number of fronts for its continuous rate-hike response to runaway inflation, the Reserve Bank of Australia has now admitted to underpaying former staff over the past seven yea
23 April 2023
PwC: Five ESG trends and developments to watch in 2023 In 2023, stakeholders of all sorts – consumers, shareholders, investors, employees, and more – will continue to raise the bar for ESG performance.
18 April 2023
Analysis: Over 40% of PwC Australia staff now work in tech Having built its brand as one of the world’s biggest accounting and advisory firms, PwC has evolved to such an extent in recent years that now more than two in every five of its Australian employees
11 April 2023
PwC and OC&C advise Quadrant on trio of Kiwi cyber acquisitions Investor Quadrant has acquired a majority stake in three New Zealand-based cybersecurity providers, in a deal that was advised on by consultants from PwC, OC&C Strategy Consultants, and Bell Gully.
11 April 2023
PwC forms alliance with Dylan Alcott disability consultancy Sporting hero Dylan Alcott’s disability inclusion consultancy Get Skilled Access has joined PwC in a strategic alliance aimed at systemic change, with staff set to work out of PwC’s offices across Au
06 April 2023
KPMG and PwC the latest consultancies to embrace ChatGPT Tentative in the initial rush, some of the world’s biggest consultancies are now embracing the revolutionary power of Open AI’s ChatGPT technology, with KPMG and PwC both developing new tools.
04 April 2023

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