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Partners from global audit firms will face grillig over role in BHS collapse
May 19th, 2016
Partners from Deloitte, PwC, KPMG and Grant Thornton will face a grilling from MPs next week over their lucrative advisory roles in distressed high street retailer BHS, following its plunge into administration which threatens up to 11,000 jobs. The ...
Legal firms unleash office automatons
May 17th, 2016
Artificial intelligence is relieving junior lawyers of time-consuming tasks Linklaters and Pinsent Masons have become the latest law firms to invest in artificial intelligence, as the legal profession tries to automate the mundane tasks that have traditionally been the ...
The Big Four’s push to become the little guy’s friend
May 16th, 2016
Servicing the needs of large corporates remains the Big Four’s heartland. But the top four firms are increasingly attempting to disrupt the smaller reaches of the business market. In the 18 months since KPMG made a £40m sally into the ...
Statistics: Growth potential for in-house lawyers
May 9th, 2016
Law Society figures show growth potential for in-house careers According to the Society’s number crunchers, as of 31 July 2015, there are now over 5,000 commercial businesses out there taking on practising solicitors, an increase of 4.4% in only twelve ...
Exness Group confirms to have US$83.78 million of own funds
April 26th, 2016
Exness Group today released a Report of Factual Findings on Exness’ funds conducted by Deloitte, reinforcing its stand for greater transparency in the forex industry and confirming the Group to have US$83.78 million of own funds. In its lead and establishment ...
PwC Vatican audit suspended
April 25th, 2016
THE MUCH VAUNTED first external audit into the Vatican’s opaque finances has been halted. A Vatican spokesman said the audit by PwC had been suspended. Vatican watchers point to widening tensions between the Church’s reforming wing – championed by the Pope Francis-appointed ...
Malaysian state fund sacked Ernst & Young and KPMG when auditors asked for documents
April 11th, 2016
The scandal surrounding Malaysian state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad has thrown up some very interesting facts about how the state fund was managed. According to a probe by a parliamentary committee, the fund had sacked two audit firms over ...
How PwC is Finding and Hiring External Talent
March 31st, 2016
How PwC and The Washington Post Are Finding and Hiring External Talent Corporations across the globe are increasing their use of external talent. In the U.S. alone, companies are engaging roughly 6.4 million independent contractors, freelancers, and other types ...
Italy’s antitrust watchdog investigates six consultancy firms
March 23rd, 2016
Italy’s competition authority is investigating six consultancy firms over allegedly coordinating their offers in a public tender for services to the national public administration, the watchdog said in a statement on Wednesday. Rome and Milan offices of Deloitte & ...
Big four among others to join together to enable more apprenticeships
March 21st, 2016
Leading professional services and industry employers, Professional Bodies and training providers have come together to develop a new apprenticeship standard for the audit, accountancy and tax professions. The new standard has been developed to provide school leavers with a ...
