When KPMG’s now former leadership team fronted up to a parliamentary hearing about the firm’s handling of serious whistleblower complaints, they were given quite the introduction.Appearing before the senators, the head of Chartered Accountants ANZ, Ainslie van Onselen, said: “It’s extremely serious conduct and I’m disgusted by it. It’s basic 101 stuff. So in terms of ethics principles, confidentiality of documents is 101.”Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
‘We’re big tobacco now’: Pay cuts and job losses rock KPMG
Edmund Tadros on the fallout from the firm’s audit leaks scandal and what the government might do to bring the big four accounting firms into line.
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