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The US watchdog has charged Ernst & Young and six of its current and former partners for their roles at a fitness business, for failing to know about its fraudulent financial accounting and disclosures. E&Y in the US issued unqualified audit opinions stating that Bally’s 2001 to 2003 financial statements confirmed with GAAP, and its audit conformed with accepted auditing standards. Full Article

Following the outcry over the role of auditors in the Satyam scam, auditing regulator ICAI has recommended major changes in processes, which include among other things, joint auditors for big companies and rotation of partners every five years. Full Article