英施設管理会社、株主総会でデロイトの監査人再任に反対票多数（economiaより）

Mitie shareholders revolt over Deloitte reappointment

Mitie社という英国の施設管理会社の株主総会で、デロイトの監査人再任に29.39%もの反対票があったという記事。デロイトは過去３０年にわたり同社の監査人を務めていたそうです。

Almost a third of shareholders at the troubled facilities management group have voted against the reappointment of Deloitte as auditor at the company’s annual general meeting

再任議案は通過したものの、会社は２０１８年３月期からの監査人交代を６月に発表しており、その入札手続きを予定どおり進めるそうです。

Mitie said that although the reappointment motion was passed, the company would be going ahead with the tender process to appoint a new auditor as planned during July, August and September 2017.

It followed last month’s announcement that it wanted to have a new auditor in place during the financial year ending 31 March 2018.

On Wednesday, 29.39% of its shareholders voted against the auditor’s reappointment, despite the 30-year audit relationship the companies have shared.

この会社は、KPMGに会計に関するレビューを依頼し、その結果、多くの重要なエラーが発見され、５０百万ポンド超の評価減を余儀なくされたのだそうです。

The company lost its high-profile chief executive Ruby-McGregor Smith and its chief financial officer Suzanne Baxter, made a number of profit warnings and had to write down more than £50m in profits following an accounting review by KPMG which found a number of “material errors”.

その後、当局が、デロイトによるこの会社の監査について調査することになったようです。
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FRC launches probe into Deloitte’s audit of Mitie（economia）

The watchdog said on Monday that the probe was being carried out under the FRC’s audit enforcement procedure, looking at whether there have been any breaches of relevant requirements in relation to the audits of the consolidated financial statements of Mitie for the years ended 31 March 2015 and 2016.

デロイトのスポークスマンは、FRCの調査を非常に重く受け止めており、全面的に協力するといったコメントを述べています。

A Deloitte spokesperson said, “Audit quality is of critical importance to our firm and we are committed to maintaining the highest professional standards.

“We take this investigation very seriously and will cooperate fully with the Financial Reporting Council.”