Five key takeaways from parliamentary hearings into client leaks at KPMG

Partners say they ‘don’t recall’ leaked papers and are accused by lawyers of being misleading as more whistleblowers come forward Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast KPMG staff misled colleagues who tried to investigate leaks of confidential client information, a parliamentary inquiry has heard. The audit and consulting firm and leading clients such as Westpac, Macquarie and Optus faced a grilling on Friday.

Partners say they ‘don’t recall’ leaked papers and are accused by lawyers of being misleading as more whistleblowers come forward Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast KPMG staff misled colleagues who tried to investigate leaks of confidential client information, a parliamentary inquiry has heard. The audit and consulting firm and leading clients such as Westpac, Macquarie and Optus faced a grilling on Friday. Westpac’s representative threw his weight behind the Labor-led inquiry’s calls for the Albanese government to reform the big four firms.

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