An independent review of how KPMG dealt with a former employee who alleged audit partners were misusing confidential client information to win work has found the firm systematically mistreated the whistleblower and buried his allegations in an ineffective conflict-ridden process.

A report into the firm’s handling of the allegations, which were largely substantiated after being raised in the Senate earlier this year, found KPMG failed to protect the whistleblower by taking a hostile and legalistic approach to protect the firm.

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