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PwC Hong Kong Fined HK$300M, Settles HK$1B Evergrande Claim

4/23/2026

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The Accounting and Financial Reporting Council fined PwC Hong Kong HK$300 million and barred it for six months for audit failures.
The Securities and Futures Commission secured a HK$1 billion settlement from PwC Hong Kong to compensate Evergrande’s independent minority shareholders.
The AFRC fined two former PwC partners HK$10 million for inflating Evergrande’s profits and lacking professional scepticism.
China’s securities regulator confiscated PwC’s 27.74 million-yuan audit revenue and imposed a 297 million-yuan fine, totalling 325 million yuan.

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The Accounting and Financial Reporting Council fined PwC Hong Kong HK$300 million and barred it for six months for audit failures.
The Securities and Futures Commission secured a HK$1 billion settlement from PwC Hong Kong to compensate Evergrande’s independent minority shareholders.
The AFRC fined two former PwC partners HK$10 million for inflating Evergrande’s profits and lacking professional scepticism.
China’s securities regulator confiscated PwC’s 27.74 million-yuan audit revenue and imposed a 297 million-yuan fine, totalling 325 million yuan.