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EY to build 200-strong data scientist team in Madrid to focus on data in financial services
July 14th, 2015
The Global Innovation Center will launch with 50 data scientists and aims to grow to a 200-strong team in Madrid EY also plans to recruit a further 300 data scientists across Europe Only 7% of financial services firms claim ...
EY promotes 753 new partners worldwide
July 2nd, 2015
Ernst & Young (EY) today announced the promotion of 753 of its people to partner, its largest increase since 2008 and a 12% increase over 2014. This year, EY added a record number of women to its ranks of ...
SEC Announces Enforcement Action for Illegal Offering of Security-Based Swaps
June 18th, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an enforcement action against a company that illegally offered complex derivatives products to retail investors. The Dodd-Frank Act implemented two key requirements for any security-based swaps offering to a retail investor who ...
EY escalates battle against cybercrime with launch of first-of-its-kind managed security operations center
June 10th, 2015
In an environment where cybercrime is an increasing threat for organizations across the globe, EY today announces the launch of its Managed Security Operations Center (SOC) services. The high-end and bespoke service is designed to meet the unique cybersecurity ...
FCA defends secondments with ‘Big Four’ accountants
June 4th, 2015
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed how many staff were seconded to and from it from the ‘Big Four‘ accountancy firms Deloitte, KPMG, PwC and EY in 2014. Following a Freedom of Information (FoI) request by sister publication Insurance Age, the ...
Oil and gas needs focused portfolio management to address decade-long decline in return on capital
May 28th, 2015
Global oil and gas companies must evolve their approach to portfolio management to improve return on capital (ROC) and remain resilient in today’s increasingly challenging market, according to EY’s Portfolio management in oil and gas: building and preserving optionality. ...
EY’s slick tender secures Royal Dutch Shell audit
May 21st, 2015
EY is on the cusp of being crowned new auditors to Royal Dutch Shell should its shareholders anoint them at the fossil fuel giant’s 2016 Annual General Meeting. The announcement secures EY’s growing presence in the sector having already bagged ...
Big Four to beat law in dumping the billable hour
April 29th, 2015
Pricing experts have predicted that accounting firms will scrap the billable hour before law firms, but neither sector is willing to change. Steve Major (pictured), founder of consultancy Pricing Power, told Lawyers Weekly that accounting firms are moving away from the ...
Britain’s bank tax jump threatens to push HSBC, StanChart to new home
April 20th, 2015
HSBC and Standard Chartered are looking at the viability of quitting London for a new home in Asia because a big jump in a tax on UK banks makes staying in Britain increasingly painful. Several investors told Reuters they ...
Financial Institutions Benefit from Video-Driven Analytics and Insight with March Networks Searchlight4
April 2nd, 2015
March Networks®, a leader in intelligent IP video surveillance for financial institutions worldwide, is pleased to introduce March Networks Searchlight™4 for Banking. The new, video-based business intelligence solution provides banks and credit unions with exceptional insights into customer service, ...
