对毕马威澳大利亚分所的调查发现，该公司处理举报人关于客户数据泄露指控的方式不当，且文化和治理方面的弱点持续了多年，但调查并未建议永久禁止该公司承接联邦政府业务。
A probe into KPMG Australia has found it mishandled whistleblower allegations of client data leaks and let cultural and governance weaknesses persist for years, but stopped short of recommending a permanent ban on the firm from federal government work.
委托前高级公务员伊恩·沃特进行审查的财政部表示，毕马威已同意在明年2月前不竞标新的联邦政府项目，以便公司进行进一步的治理改革，这延长了自6月以来暂停竞标的状态。
The Department of Finance, which commissioned the review by former bureaucrat Ian Watt, said KPMG has instead agreed to not bid for new federal work until February next year while the firm undertakes further governance reforms, extending a pause in place since June.
财政部表示：“审查认为，毕马威不应被视为永久不适合承接联邦政府工作，但也不应仅凭保证和令人鼓舞的早期迹象就恢复信心。”
"The review considers that KPMG should not be treated as permanently unsuitable for Commonwealth work, but nor should confidence be restored on the strength of assurances and encouraging early signs alone," it said.
此次审查旨在调查毕马威的治理、文化和道德状况，缘起一名举报人指控员工滥用机密信息竞标新的审计合同。
The review was launched to probe KPMG's governance, culture and ethics following a whistleblower's allegations that staff misused confidential information to bid for new audit contracts.
周四发布的报告称：“毕马威处理举报人事项的方式不当。其应对措施错误、碎片化、拖沓，且在关键节点缺乏明确的责任归属。”毕马威未立即回应置评请求。
"KPMG mishandled the whistleblower matter. Its response was misguided, fragmented, prolonged and, at critical points, lacked clear ownership," the report released on Thursday said. KPMG did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
报告称，尽管举报人提出了因商业压力导致不道德行为的担忧，并担心遭到打击报复，但毕马威主要将其视为“雇佣事项”处理，更关注法律后果和组织风险，而对指控是否属实关注不足。
The report said despite the whistleblower raising concerns of unethical conduct arising from commercial pressure and a fear of retaliation, KPMG primarily treated it as an "employment matter" and was more focused on the legal implications and organisational risks, paying inadequate attention to whether the allegations might be accurate.
报告指出：“这些缺陷严重损害了举报人对毕马威处理指控方式的信心，也损害了客户和公众的信心以及毕马威的信誉。”
"These shortcomings significantly damaged the whistleblower's confidence in KPMG's handling of the claims. It also damaged client and public confidence and KPMG's credibility," it said.
毕马威对举报人投诉的处理不当，也反映出其文化和治理方面存在更广泛的弱点，这些弱点在该公司已持续多年。
KPMG's mishandling of the whistleblower's complaint also reflected broader weaknesses in its culture and governance, which have persisted for years at the firm.
报告指出，到2020年，毕马威（KPMG）已经发现了以下问题：过分追求财务回报、道德领导力存在缺陷、不愿对高层管理人员提出质疑、在举报不当行为方面存在障碍，以及道德决策机制存在漏洞。然而，报告发现该公司几乎没有采取有效措施来解决这些问题。
The report said that by 2020, KPMG had already identified issues around "the primacy of financial returns, inconsistent ethical leadership, reluctance to challenge senior personnel, barriers to reporting misconduct and weaknesses in ethical decision-making". But there was little evidence the firm adequately addressed them, it found.
报告建议政府在毕马威未能独立证明其已实施相关改革，并且其实际行为确实发生了改变之前，不应允许该公司再次竞标新的合同。
It recommended the government should not allow KPMG to bid for new contracts again until it independently verified it was implementing reforms and that they were "changing behaviour in practice".
报告还显示，在2026财年，联邦政府业务为毕马威带来了2.071亿澳元（占其总收入的9.5%）的收入。
Federal government work made up A$207.1 million, or 9.5%, of KPMG's revenue in the 2026 financial year, the report said.
自该丑闻于3月份曝光以来，毕马威失去了许多优质客户，并更换了其首席执行官、董事长及审计主管等关键高管。
Since the scandal became public in March, KPMG has lost major blue-chip clients and replaced key leaders, including its CEO, chairman and audit chief.