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“Our overriding concern is to see both business lines continue to be robust and successful in the future,” the former partners wrote. “However, as we understand how things are currently being contemplated, we are not sure this critical objective will be met.”

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The ex-partners say they are “highly perplexed” by a lack of communication over who will lead the new audit firm after the split, according to the letter published by the FT.

They also criticise management for not providing more information in a recent webcast about the future of roles in areas that are “critical” to the future of the audit business, such as IT, actuarial and compliance.

EY has been approached for comment.

The Big Four firm’s restructure, which needs to be approved by its 13,000 partners across the world, has already had to be pushed back, as issues including those raised by the former partners have proved stumbling blocks to starting a formal vote.

The vote was originally set to take place towards the back end of 2022, but has now been pushed into next year.

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