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Evergrande liquidators challenge HK$1B PwC settlement with SFC

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Liquidators for the struggling Evergrande Group are challenging a HK$1 billion settlement between Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Hong Kong. The liquidators argue the SFC abused its power by forcing the settlement, preventing a full judicial review of the case. They claim this action circumvents safeguards and potentially leaves PwC with insufficient funds to compensate Evergrande's creditors. AI

RANK_REASON Legal challenge to a regulatory settlement involving a major company and its auditor.

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Evergrande liquidators challenge HK$1B PwC settlement with SFC

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Brian Wong ·

    Evergrande liquidators challenge watchdog’s HK$1 billion settlement with auditor PwC

    Hong Kong’s securities market regulator has defended a HK$1 billion (US$128 million) settlement with an accounting firm at the centre of an auditing scandal involving developer China Evergrande Group, saying it has unfettered powers to enforce discipline and a duty to protect the…

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