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John Wood Group fined £13m for publishing inaccurate financial results


By Michael Griffiths

John Wood Group has been fined £13m by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for publishing inaccurate information in its financial results.

The regulator stated that following a poor performance for some of its projects, Wood Group’s accounting judgments were “inappropriately influenced” by its desire to maintain previously stated financial results


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