AN industry-backed investigation is being carried out into the work of auditors.
The project is being commissioned by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS).
Auditors have faced criticism over their role in the financial crisis and whether they should have signed off on the accounts of banks which were in precarious financial positions.
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