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The inherent conflict in accounting firms providing both auditing and consulting services to clients persists despite various regulatory and self-correcting steps. Will these conflicts ever reconcile and if so, what will it take?

A few days ago, markets were rattled by Deloitte’s resignation as statutory auditor of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd. The reason for the resignation furthered by the company was its inability to satiate Deloitte’s desire for more audit work across the Adani group. The reality was more nuanced, which we wrote about last week.
Beyond the reasons for the resignation, for me, the whole episode brought to the fore the issue of audit firm revenue, the firm-client relationship dynamics that drive it and the role of audit partners in generating it.
This an evergreen issue—alongside the perennial …
As AI advances rapidly, leadership, judgment and strategy matter more than ever. Today’s MBA is evolving to shape leaders for an AI-led world.
India’s wealth management industry has come into its own in the last five years. As newer companies hope to serve newly minted millionaires, it promises to be an exciting new field for MBAs.
Management consulting has grown from a specialized advisory service to a global industry valued at over $300 billion. This is a thorough analysis of the factors driving its growth and the challenges it faces.