COMPILER’S NOTE
Given below is reporting on material weakness in internal controls for a large financial entity headquartered in Europe where it has been reported that the group has not maintained effective internal control over financial reporting based on COSO criteria.
UBS Group AG: (year ended 31st December, 2024)
From Independent Auditors’ Report:
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of UBS Group AG
Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have audited UBS Group AG and subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting as of 31st December 2024, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) (the COSO criteria). In our opinion, because of the effect of the material weakness described below on the achievement of the objectives of the COSO criteria, the UBS Group AG and subsidiaries (“the Group”) has not maintained effect