Carillion

Clampdown on directors ‘will hit UK tech mission’

Industry leaders warn against holding directors accountable for accuracy of financial reports

Audit shake-up could make directors liable for errors in firms’ accounts

The proposals follow three independent reviews and growing calls for an overhaul after a string of financial scandals

Watchdog finds potential breaches by KPMG in Carillion audit

KPMG has eight weeks to respond to the Financial Reporting Council's findings

Thomas Cook inquiry attacks Government go-slow on audit reform

The Government was criticised in December for letting the existing regulatory framework 'drift on'

Mitie in advanced talks to buy Interserve's support services arm for £250m

It will fund the takeover of its rival with a £200m rights issue to help fund the deal

Interserve plunged into fresh crisis as finances are red-flagged

Interserve has signalled that it plans to break up its business in the coming months

Carillion collapse sparked major delays to the opening of two hospitals, report finds

Have governance gripes and a rise in red tape driven companies away from the UK stock market?

Halfords' £12m accounting hit is another blow for KPMG partners

Galliford Try and Balfour Beatty face £250m legal showdown with Scottish authorities

The next Carillion? Kier hangs on to avoid becoming a basket case

New auditing watchdog poaches HMRC chief

Interserve collapses into administration after investors reject rescue deal

'I'm worried; we have got nowhere else to go': Interserve chairman on the fraught battle to save the ailing government contractor

Interserve chairman warns shareholders: back rescue plan or we face administration

Pensions watchdog tells weak companies to stop handing cash to investors

Government to shoulder more risk for public contracts in wake of Carillion collapse