PwC tax scandal
Rio Tinto’s former ‘First Lady’ lashes corporate Yes backers
Muriel Demarcus, whose husband Jean-Sebastien Jacques resigned as Rio Tinto boss after the firm blew up sacred Indigenous sites, had little time for the Voice.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
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Well-connected former PwC boss Luke Sayers’ revealing Senate grilling
Under questioning, Sayers revealed former finance minister Mathias Cormann is a stakeholder in his new consultancy.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
Ex-chief Sayers attempted PwC break-up to address business conflicts
Luke Sayers devised a plan to spin off PwC’s entire consulting business while he was chief executive in 2019 – years before the tax leak scandal came to light.
- by Colin Kruger
Carlton boss Sayers rejects blame over PwC scandal
Former PwC boss Luke Sayers has insisted he did not know about the tax confidentiality breaches that occurred while he was in charge, as the new CEO put the blame on his predecessors.
- by Colin Kruger and Rachel Clun
PwC faces further scrutiny over tax scandal as global boss hits town
PwC global chairman Bob Moritz is due in Australia this week with a clear message for clients – the tax scandal is over. But the government has other ideas.
- by Colin Kruger
Six months after poll, NSW Libs pick state director (with a contentious past)
Luke Dixon’s impending appointment surprised a few in the party. His past views on Tony Abbott haven’t gone down well.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
PwC tolerated poor behaviour, gave CEO too much power, review finds
PwC Australia oversaw a culture that fostered a “whatever it takes” approach and created a chief executive role that was unaccountable to the board, a new report has found.
- by Sarah Danckert and Natassia Chrysanthos
Corporate veteran Graeme Samuel has no time for management consultants
The former ACCC chair, sport administrator and investment banker spoke dismissively of the sector in his submission into a parliamentary inquiry on consulting.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
PwC spin-off Scyne ready to sink or swim
A desperate gamble to save PwC’s largest business could reshape the entire multi-billion dollar consulting sector.
- by Colin Kruger
Will PwC fly in big boss for governance review release?
Ziggy Switkowski’s report, commissioned after the tax leak scandal, is set to drop right around grand final weekend. Talk about taking out the trash.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
PwC partners take a pay hit, junior staff get $47m bonus
PwC’s 882 partners are already wearing the financial pain of the tax scandal with average incomes down last year and expected to take a 30 per cent drop this year.
- by Colin Kruger