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‘Big Four’ audit firms never examined over illegal tax plans
January 18th, 2016
Regulators fail to act as they are dominated by the companies they are supposed to police, say critics Audit and accountancy firms who devise tax-avoidance schemes ruled unlawful have never faced official reprimand, The Independent can reveal. None of the so-called ...
World Economic Forum in Davos: What is the theme of this year’s annual meeting
January 14th, 2016
Davos Set to Provide an Alpine View on the World’s Hot Spots China, Saudi Arabia, U.S. sending high-level emissaries `Geopolitical risks are becoming much more relevant’ The organizers of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland want attendees ...
Tech trends 2016: Cybersecurity in the connected world
January 5th, 2016
This year, cybersecurity will be the main issue vexing global business, firms say, and it will become more critically important as the internet of things takes off and our world becomes ever more mobile and connected. Lawyers, accountants, digital ...
‘Fintech 100’ – Announcing the world’s leading fintech innovators for 2015
December 15th, 2015
China fintech on the rise as ZhongAn tops listtop fintech companies closes 31 October; Overall fintech investment expected to jump 66% to over US$20bn in 2015. Fintech Innovators, a collaboration between fintech investment firm, H2 Ventures and KPMG Fintech, today ...
Chinese Finance-Sector IPOs Set to Maintain Strong Presence in 2016
December 11th, 2015
After dominating in Hong Kong this year, more Chinese finance-sector IPOs are expected to come to market next year China’s banks and brokers have had a tough year with rising bad loans, a stock market crash and weak share performance. ...
Joint Administrators of Alpari (UK) Limited announced payment for unsecured creditors
December 7th, 2015
Further to the announcement in relation to Preferential creditor dividend, Joint Administrators of Alpari (UK) Limited announced that the JSAs will shortly be making a payment of 14 pence in the £ (GBP) to unsecured creditors whose claim has been agreed ...
British Accountancy Awards 2015: The winners
November 26th, 2015
A packed house at the Brewery celebrated the best of the profession at the British Accountancy Awards. Nearly 700 guests attended the awards, with regional and national firms recognised for the efforts during the past 12 months. The winners ...
Deloitte eyes global accountancy blockchains
November 13th, 2015
Good karma was the consensus among those watching and in attendance at Ethereum’s DevCon1 conference when big four accountancy firm Deloitte took to the stage in the guise of the technology-focused Rubix Project. Matthew Spoke, strategy and execution lead ...
Big four accountants ‘quietly’ threatening mid-tier law firms
November 9th, 2015
The resurgence of mid-tier law firms is about to come under pressure from ‘intense competition’ from the big accountancy firms entering the legal market. A report published today by the Royal Bank of Scotland says mid-market law firms had ...
How the Big Four have returned to consulting with a bang
October 2nd, 2015
Whether by acquisition, organic growth or the recruitment of experienced hires, the Big Four have established consultancy groups that singly and collectively are a force to be reckoned with. According to analyst firm Gartner, spending on management consultancy services increased ...
