Deloitte

Faced with a U.S. indictment, the British tech leader had a simple choice: Focus on the criminal trial—with a possible sentence of 20 years in prison—or fight a civil lawsuit first over accounting fraud.

New research suggests that when auditors are sick with the flu, the quality of their work declines.

The retailer's former chief financial officer is working with authorities as they investigate questionable transactions.

Steinhoff International Holdings NV identified eight people, including former Chief Executive Officer Markus Jooste, as those allegedly behind questionable transactions that brought the global retailer to near-collapse.

For 20 years, the global retailer thrived off deal-making. Now, some of those transactions are back in the spotlight, and not in a good way.

When it came to snagging new engagements, mergers made a major difference for many auditing firms.

Regulators in some Asian countries are getting tougher on auditors after landmark defaults, in an increasingly high-stakes game as investors call for earlier warning signs amid expectations for debt failures to mount.

Deloitte’s U.S. firm has elected Joseph Ucuzoglu to succeed Cathy Engelbert, and Janet Foutty as its new chair, succeeding Mike Fucci.

A deeper look at each of the leading firms from this year's ranking.