据Richard Henderson报道，澳新银行集团控股有限公司将与长期外部审计师毕马威澳大利亚分所分道扬镳，这给这家正因被指控不当使用客户机密信息以赢取业务而陷入困境的会计巨头带来了更大压力。
Group Holdings Ltd. will part ways with KPMG Australia as its longtime external auditor, adding pressure on the accounting giant that has been grappling with the fallout from allegations it improperly used confidential client information to win business.
这家总部位于墨尔本的银行在周五的一份声明中表示，将“启动竞争性招标流程”以替换毕马威作为其外部审计师。
The Melbourne-based bank “will commence a competitive tender process,” to replace KPMG as its external auditor, the lender said in a statement on Friday.
根据声明，澳新银行自1969年以来一直使用毕马威的外部审计服务，“这种长期合作不再被视为合适，董事会已考虑此事一段时间了。”
ANZ has used KPMG’s external audit service since 1969 and “this length is no longer considered appropriate and has been under consideration by the Board for some time,” according to the statement.
此举标志着毕马威澳大利亚分所在被指控滥用客户数据以助力赢取合同后，又失去了一位大客户。8月，麦格理集团决定撤销聘用毕马威作为其审计师的决定。
The move marks another large client loss for KPMG Australia in the wake of claims it misused client data to bolster efforts to win contracts. In August, Macquarie Group Ltd. decided to reverse a decision to hire KPMG as its auditor.
澳洲保险集团本月表示计划招标寻找新审计师，且不会邀请自2000年上市以来一直为其提供服务的毕马威参与。房地产巨头Lendlease集团也决定终止该事务所的服务。
Insurance Australia Group Ltd. said this month it plans to tender for a new auditor, without inviting KPMG that has been providing services to the firm since its listing in 2000. Property giant Lendlease Corp. has also decided to drop the firm’s services.
在指控之后，毕马威澳大利亚分所已更新领导层并公布了改善治理的计划，这些指控一直是今年多次议会调查的焦点。
KPMG Australia has refreshed its leadership and unveiled a plan to improve its governance following the allegations, which have been the focus of several parliamentary inquiries this year.
澳新银行计划在2027年4月底前确定替代审计师，新事务所的服务将从2029财年开始。
ANZ intends to identify a replacement auditor by the end of April 2027 with services by the new firm starting in the 2029 financial year.
澳新银行在声明中表示：“鉴于现任服务提供商的任期，毕马威将无资格参与招标流程。”毕马威发言人拒绝就澳新银行的决定置评。
“Given the tenure of the incumbent provider, KPMG will not be eligible to participate in the tender process,” ANZ said in the statement. A spokesperson for KPMG declined to comment on ANZ’s decision.