KPMG is accused of improper use of confidential client data involving Optus.
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Updated Aug 12
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What happened
KPMG is accused of improper use of confidential client data involving Optus.
Who's involved
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Part of
KPMG is accused of professional misconduct, including improper sharing of confidential Optus information, using private documents in bids for Telstra, Westpac, and Dexus, and ending a 70-year audit relationship with Lendlease.Also in this story
- Allegations of corporate misconduct involving KPMG, Lendlease, and Westpac regarding audit tenders have been exposed by a whistleblower and a Senator.
- A CEO has resigned following whistleblower complaints about staff misuse, leading to parliamentary scrutiny.
The entities involved
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KPMG
provider of audit, legal, tax advisory, financial, and business advisory services
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Optus
Australian telecommunications company
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