{
  "id": 372639,
  "title": "Stop burying us in swollen corporate reports, says audit watchdog boss",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/stop-burying-us-in-swollen-corporate-reports-says-audit-watchdog-boss",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-09T10:47:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "City AM",
    "slug": "city-am",
    "url": "https://www.cityam.com/stop-burying-us-in-swollen-corporate-reports-says-audit-watchdog-boss/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The boss of the audit watchdog has warned that the size of annual reports has swelled out of control, costing directors too much time. Richard Moriarty, chief executive of the Financial Reporting Council, said the costs and expectations surrounding annual reports have steadily ballooned as more companies devote pages to environmental, social and governance issues [...]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}