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SEC announced: Mortgage Company and Executives Settle Fraud Charges
June 1st, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that a California-based mortgage company and six senior executives agreed to pay $12.7 million to settle charges that they orchestrated a scheme to defraud investors in the sale of residential mortgage-backed securities ...
BDO Merges in Charles A. Barragato & Company
June 1st, 2016
BDO USA LLP is expanding its New York metropolitan area practice by merging in Charles A. Barragato & Company, a firm with offices in New York City and Long Island that specializes in servicing high net worth individuals and ...
Shell to launch its own offshore legal centre
May 31st, 2016
In the latest twist to the offshoring saga, and following news last week that two global 100 firms are to outsource to Poland and Manila, Royal Dutch Shell is preparing to open its own offshore legal centre to service ...
European car manufacturers face fines of up to €2 billion
May 30th, 2016
Several European car manufacturers have hefty fines hanging over their heads if they are unable to meet the new emission standards set by the European Union. Those with a cloud around their performance include Jaguar Land Rover, BMW, Volkswagen, ...
KPMG replaces BDO as auditor of the multinational company Benchmark
May 30th, 2016
ANIMAL WELFARE and nutrition business Benchmark has confirmed the appointment of KPMG as its auditor. The Big Four firm replaces BDO, which held the post with the AIM-listed company for the past 15 years. The appointment is effective immediately, and ...
Deloitte has introduced a new service
May 27th, 2016
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu has introduced Deloitte Pixel, a new service that leverages “crowdsourcing” technology to allow outside people to help the firm develop new services and projects for Deloitte and its clients. Deloitte Pixel will enable Deloitte teams and clients ...
Regulation – the hidden curse
May 27th, 2016
Regulations are nearly always introduced with the best intentions. In financial services, they aim to stop unscrupulous brokers and banks from ripping off the public through bad practices. Manufacturers are banned from making products which are dangerous to children, ...
Global law firm announced the opening of an office in Honk Kong
May 27th, 2016
Pillsbury today announced the opening of an office in Hong Kong as the firm’s next step in the long-term expansion of its offering in Asia. The firm previously announced its intention to open in Hong Kong after applying for a ...
European Commission proposes new e-commerce rules
May 27th, 2016
The European Commission today tabled a package of measures to allow consumers and companies to buy and sell products and services online more easily and confidently across the EU. Delivering on its Digital Single Market and Single Market strategies, ...
Top 50 most loved brands in Europe 2016
May 26th, 2016
Tech giant Apple is the UK and Europe’s most loved brand and dominates social conversation, according to a Brand Love List report launched today by enterprise social analytics company NetBase. Love, best, great, perfect and awesome were the top ...
